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The death cap mushroom (Amanita phalloides) is responsible for the most food poisoning deaths worldwide. Scientists used CRISPR to identify a potential antidote.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on May 11, 2023, that it has officially dropped restrictions that prohibit gay and bisexual men from donating blood under many circumstances on May 11, 2023. The ban was initially put in place in the early days of the AIDS epidemic, but for…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new pill for moderate to severe hot flashes.

Children who need growth hormone to achieve their full stature are having trouble getting the medicine. A shortage has stretched months longer than expected and could last the rest of the year.

Vice now joins an ignominious club of well-funded flameouts.

Amid calls for more disclosure and research into the health effects of these products, some states require more transparency.

The fatal victims ordered the “special roll,” which contained salmon and morel mushrooms

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new type of drug to treat hot flashes caused by menopause

Anti-abortion groups are looking for new ways to wage their battle against abortion rights, eyeing the potential implications of a 150-year-old law, the Comstock Act, that could effectively lead to a nationwide abortion ban.

An estimated 295 million people suffer from visual impairment globally. Around 43 million of those people are living with blindness. While not every form of blindness can be cured, recent scientific breakthroughs have uncovered new ways to treat some forms of inherited blindness through gene therapy.

While the number of people eligible to donate blood has expanded, the agency says it will continue to monitor the safety of the blood supply.