FDA Stories

US suspends chikungunya vaccine after reports of severe side effects
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 25, 2025

Ixchiq is one of only two vaccines approved by the FDA for chikungunya, a mosquito-borne virus that mainly occurs in tropical and subtropical regions...

US researchers find widely used asthma drug impacts the brain
Reuters  |  Nov 23, 2024

The researchers found that the drug, sold under the brand name Singulair and generically as montelukast, attaches to multiple brain receptors critical...

FDA approves Astellas' gastric cancer therapy
Reuters  |  Oct 19, 2024

Gastric cancer accounts for about 1.5% of all new cancers diagnosed in the United States each year, according to the American Cancer Society.

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