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Agency officials say they have received reports of problems after patients used versions of semaglutide, the active ingredient in the brand-name medications, that have been compounded or mixed in pharmacies.

The market for gummies, powders and capsules containing extracts of the fungus is raising eyebrows, though, amid concerns from the FDA and in the absence of human clinical trials.

Neuralink is one of many groups working on linking the nervous system to computers. Elon Musk previously said one of the first applications in people would to attempt to restore vision.

The drug has been fully vetted by the U.S. government and can remain on the market indefinitely. Millions of Americans have received Paxlovid since it was granted emergency authorization in 2021.

Opvee is similar to naloxone, the life-saving drug that has been used for decades to quickly counter overdoses of heroin, fentanyl and prescription painkillers.

The CDC has identified 81 patients in 18 states, including Florida, with the rare strain of P. aeruginosa. This represents an increase of 13 patients since the last update.

At least 58,000 childern younger than 5 years old are hospitalized each year with RSV infections. A Pfizer vaccine given to pregnant people could help protect their infants from severe RSV illness.

Due to a national drug shortage, Tallahassee Memorial Hospital says it is going through emergency supplies to make ends meet.

The once-a-day pill from Astellas Pharma is designed to treat moderate-to-severe symptoms such as sweating, flushing and chills.

In a unanimous vote, 17-0, a panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration recommended that the agency approve the first over-the-counter birth control pill.