Health

PepsiCo is accelerating its transition away from artificial colors, following Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary's announcement that particular food dyes are to be banned.

Reps. Mark Messmer (R-IN) and August Pfluger (R-TX) have introduced a bill to block the federal funding of universities requiring students to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

Vaccine maker Novavax announced that its COVID-19 vaccine is nearing full approval from the FDA.

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico announced that his government will stop its procurement of COVID-19 vaccines in light of a recent report highlighting the presence of DNA within them.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth released a new memo providing an update on the process to reinstate those who refused to comply with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

Dairy companies have pledged to remove products containing artificial dyes from schools. All products containing the materials are to be removed by the 2026-2027 school year.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has begun collecting medical records for its research into autism in the United States.

Dr. Robert Redfield, former CDC Director under President Donald Trump, expressed approval of the White House's recent acknowledgment that COVID-19 originated from a laboratory in Wuhan, China.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it is removing representatives of pharmaceutical companies from its advisory committees.

The Trump administration changed a Biden-era website to discuss the "true origins" of the COVID-19 virus.