by Jennifer Shutt, Iowa Capital Dispatch May 8, 2024 WASHINGTON — The commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said at a congressional hearing Wednesday the agency is preparing for the possibility the strain of avian influenza affecting dairy cattle could jump to humans, though he cautioned the probability is low. Robert Califf told […]
by Brooklyn Draisey, Iowa Capital Dispatch May 8, 2024 When Yi-Yu Wang pictures the future, she hopes for a day when someone can just pop an empty water bottle in their car’s tank when running low on gas in order to deliver the energy it needs to keep driving. A graduate research assistant in the […]
by Jacob Fischler, Iowa Capital Dispatch May 7, 2024 TikTok and its Chinese parent company on Tuesday challenged a recently enacted federal law banning the short-form video platform from the United States if it is not sold to a non-Chinese owner. TikTok Inc., the U.S. company that operates the popular social media service, and ByteDance, […]
FDA, USDA Establish Memorandum of Understanding to Clarify Roles and Responsibilities for Regulation of Intentional Genomic Alterations in Animals Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration took important steps to advance the FDA’s regulatory process for intentional genomic alterations (IGAs) in animals. The updated guidance documents underscore the agency’s commitment to further modernize its approach […]
by Jacob Fischler, Iowa Capital Dispatch April 30, 2024 The Biden administration plans to remove marijuana from a list of the most dangerous and highly regulated drugs, the Department of Justice said Tuesday night. The Drug Enforcement Administration will propose moving the drug from a Schedule I substance, which also includes heroin and methamphetamine, to […]
April 29, 2024 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration took action aimed at helping to ensure the safety and effectiveness of laboratory developed tests, or LDTs, which are used in a growing number of health care decisions and about which concerns have been raised for many years. LDTs are in vitro diagnostic products (IVDs) […]
CLIVE, Iowa — The Powerball® jackpot continues to climb, now tying the game record for the most consecutive drawings without a grand-prize winner. The jackpot for Powerball’s next drawing on Saturday now stands at an estimated $1.23 billion annuity, $595.1 million lump-sum option. The Powerball jackpot was last won on New Year’s Day. Saturday’s drawing […]
by Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch April 1, 2024 Texas cows are believed to have directly transmitted an avian flu to other cows and one person, according to state agriculture and health officials. The new evidence of mammal-to-mammal transmissions of a virus that is highly infectious and deadly for domestic birds is a troubling development […]
by Casey Quinlan, Iowa Capital Dispatch March 29, 2024 Americans are still worried about their financial stability even as their recession fears lessen. High prices at the grocery store and consumers’ memories of their pre-pandemic budgets may be playing a role. Here’s what financial and economic experts have to say about what this week’s economic […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch March 28, 2024 Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will deploy more than 100 Iowa National Guard and Iowa Department of Public Safety officers to Texas to support the state’s law enforcement efforts along the U.S.-Mexico border. Reynolds said in a news release Thursday that sending personnel to Texas is an […]
