Category: CDC

FDA Restricts Imports of Eye Drops Amid Bacterial Outbreak With Risk of Blindness, Death

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Thursday that it has restricted imports from an Indian health care company amid a multistate bacterial outbreak linked to recalled eye drops. At least one person has died, five are permanently blind, and at least 55 cases have been identified as of Jan. 31 in the 12-state outbreak involving…


CDC Issues Warning to Stop Using Eye Drops After 1 Death, Dozens of Infections Reported

A brand of over-the-counter eye drops could be linked a bacterial infection that left one person dead, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in a notice urging consumers to stop using EzriCare Artificial Tears while an investigation is underway. The CDC said (pdf) in a document circulated by the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) that…


BOMBSHELL Emails Show CDC Removed Pro-Gun Data, Moving Towards ‘Science-Based Gun Control’ | Facts Matter

About a month ago, a news publication called “The Reload” obtained a treasure trove of e-mails from inside the CDC, which revealed the fact that gun-control advocates successfully pressured the top officials within the agency to hide the number of times per year that Americans used guns in self-defense. But the story actually gets a…


CDC Issues New COVID-19 Guidance After FDA Makes Change

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new guidance to people with weak immune systems, saying they should take extra precautions after a key COVID-19 antibody treatment’s emergency use authorization was pulled by another federal agency. The guidance again calls for immunocompromised individuals to wear masks and engage in social distancing, the CDC’s…


Tennessee to Begin Rejecting Most Federal Funding for HIV Programs

Tennessee will begin rejecting federal funding for HIV programs at the end of May, according to a letter sent to grantees from the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) and provided to The Epoch Times from TDH Communications Officer Dean Flener. The letter was sent earlier this month to providers regarding the federal pass-through funding from…


CDC Investigating 1st Cases of New Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea Strain

Health officials in Massachusetts confirmed Thursday they have discovered two cases of a new strain of gonorrhea that appears to be drug-resistant and that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating. The state Department of Public Health (DPH) said a novel strain of the bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae “showed reduced response to multiple antibiotics,” while another…


LIVE 10:30 AM ET: The mRNA Vaccines Could Wind Up in Food Supplies; CDC Investigates Vaccines and Strokes

New food programs could result in mRNA vaccines in the world’s food supplies. This is raising concerns over the potential impact the vaccines could have on people who regularly consume products with the controversial drugs. Meanwhile, the FDA and CDC are investigating the impact of vaccines and possible links to stroke in elderly people. Early…


LIVE NOW: The mRNA Vaccines Could Wind Up in Food Supplies; CDC Investigates Vaccines and Strokes

New food programs could result in mRNA vaccines in the world’s food supplies. This is raising concerns over the potential impact the vaccines could have on people who regularly consume products with the controversial drugs. Meanwhile, the FDA and CDC are investigating the impact of vaccines and possible links to stroke in elderly people. Early…


The mRNA Vaccines Could Wind Up in Food Supplies; CDC Investigates Vaccines and Strokes

New food programs could result in mRNA vaccines in the world’s food supplies. This is raising concerns over the potential impact the vaccines could have on people who regularly consume products with the controversial drugs. Meanwhile, the FDA and CDC are investigating the impact of vaccines and possible links to stroke in elderly people. Early…


LIVE 1/18, at 10:30 AM ET: The mRNA Vaccines Could Wind Up in Food Supplies; CDC Investigates Vaccines and Strokes

New food programs could result in mRNA vaccines in the world’s food supplies. This is raising concerns over the potential impact the vaccines could have on people who regularly consume products with the controversial drugs. Meanwhile, the FDA and CDC are investigating the impact of vaccines and possible links to stroke in elderly people. Early…