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A sign for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is displayed outside their offices in Silver Spring, Md., Dec. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

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FDA tobacco official is removed from post in latest blow to health agency's leadership
By MATTHEW PERRONE - AP Health Writer
Tue,04/01/25-7:04AM , 184 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration’s chief tobacco regulator was removed from his post Tuesday, part of sweeping cuts to the federal health w
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A barber cuts a client's hair at a barber shop in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. (C.B. Schmelter/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP, File)

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This cutting edge hair loss treatment is a repurposed drug from the 1990s
By MATTHEW PERRONE - AP Health Writer
Wed,03/19/25-9:21AM , 110 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest trend in treating hair loss may sound familiar — essentially, it's a repurposed drug first popularized in the 1990s.

Back then, TV viewers were inundated with ads for Rogaine, a sticky topical solution that could help treat thinning hair when applied to the scalp.
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This March 2025 image from the website of artificial intelligence company Xoltar shows a demonstration of one of their avatars for conducting video calls with a patients. (Xoltar via AP)

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As AI nurses reshape hospital care, human nurses are pushing back
By MATTHEW PERRONE - AP Health Writer
Sun,03/16/25-8:02AM , 227 Reads
The next time you’re due for a medical exam you may get a call from someone like Ana: a friendly voice that can help you prepare for your appointment and answer any pressing questions you might have.
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A sign for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is displayed outside their offices in Silver Spring, Md., Dec. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

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FDA warns of misuse of laughing gas sold in colorful, flavored canisters
By MATTHEW PERRONE - AP Health Writer
Fri,03/14/25-3:29PM , 147 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials are tracking a rise in injuries tied to the misuse of nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, including some brands that are sold in small canisters containing flavors like blueberry, strawberry and watermelon.
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