the da, i accelerated approval and it appears that the drug big pharma company, biogen and the food and drug administration and united states were collaborating and working together in this process. they had over a 100 and meetings and calls about this issue. and they weren't very apologetic, it seems about that they were working together to carry out a joint goal. this is what has been reveal other than the scheduling e mails indicating the conversations took place. there was no official memorial. i sation of at least 66 cause as substantive email exchanges among the sub groups of the collaborative work stream team. a fact that was apparently overlooked by f d h review team until the internal review was initiated. now at this point, we have the facts in front of us and the details of this report are pretty damning . they seem to show that rather than being concerned about making sure that the 6000000 americans own suffering from alzheimer's would get some kind of treatment that would improve their conditions. they would, the f d a was simply secured and concerned about securing the profits for these drug

according to the food and drug administration, four lots of the blood pressure medication quinn aapril last week over concerns it could increase the risk of cancer. patients who were on the medication don't need to stop it immediately but should find an alternative treatment with their doctors. >>> and new york city is prepping for its big new year's eve's bash. the seven-foot-high numbers 2023 were installed yesterday on top of one times square, ready to shine bright at midnight. >>> for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm courtney kealy, cbs news, new york. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm jericka duncan in for norah. national drug chains are limiting the sale of over-the-counter children's medicine amid a widespread shortage. plus, the white house accuses texas governor greg abbott of endangering lives when he dropped off busloads of migrants outside the vice president's home on a very cold christmas eve. more on those stories in just a moment burst state of emight in new york state

but there are some new concerns about side effects like brain swelling, the food and drug administration is set to decide on whether to approve the drug by early january. >> the cdc has updated guidance for homeless shelters and prisons when it comes to cases of the virus. the facilities are no longer routinely recommending quarantine after someone is exposed to a person with covid-19. the new guidelines also include an option to end isolation for people with covid after 7 days with a negative test. the cdc also emphasizes the importance of maximizing access to in-person visitation at detention facilities to help with the residents. mental health and will be. deadly. tornadoes have been sweeping through parts of the south. we'll take a look at the damage in alabama. >> where people have died. [ sneezing ] are you okay? oh, it's just a cold. if you have high blood pressure, a cold is not just a cold. coricidin is the #1 doctor recommended cold and flu brand. specially designed for people with high blood pressure. be there for life's best moments. trust coricidin. first psoriasis, then pso

more study is expected the food and drug administration is set to decide on whether or not to grant acceleratedapproval of this drug by early january. >> the cdc is planning on testing wastewater for polio in more communities, michigan and philadelphia are among the first locations outside of new york to explore plans for analysis. a single case of paralytic polio was confirmed earlier this year in rockland county, new york and wastewater testing there found the virus present in 5 counties. the cdc says wastewater testing will happen in counties with possible connections to those communities as well as counties with potentially low polio vaccination coverage. the cdc says the risk to the public remains low with more than 92% of americans vaccinated against polio in childhood. >> coming up, there's going to be a lot of familiar faces on both sides of the during the forty-niners dolphins matchup sunday. coming up next, a sports jason dumas. so tell us if the student teacher relationship between head relationship between head coaches, kyle shanahan and there's nothing like volunteering at the fire

by the time we made this video, the us food and drug administration approved the fish unsafe to eat in 2015. but the decision saw heavy backlash from civil society and environmental groups. they took the company to court. there's evidence highlighting the rest of the, of genetically engineered salmon bleed with wild salmon. that within a couple generations, i'll examine and not only are ecosystems at risk, the potential benefits of artificial genetic engineering can come at a price undesirable mutations and side effects. in 2020 a u. s. court ruled that the f d a had failed to sufficiently investigate the environmental consequences of approving genetically engineered salmon. despite this one, wholesale has recently begun to sell the fish to restaurants in the us and canada. but what about less invasive, selective breeding? that's been animals with the desired features across bread, with each other to boost or to say those certain traits, their genes are not directly modified. or this shape has won an award, or rather its creators were honored for their contribution to mitigating climat

well in my country the united states we have to go through a regulatory review with the food and drug administrations assume it's approved. the next step is an insurer for people living with it. we ought to strive to harmonize the fda decision so that it makes sense. as was pointed outthis is a myth -- risky drug. it can cause brain bleeds and swelling, events that are more likely in people with certain genes. you have got a bit of a conundrum t. i would hope that fda and cms could co up with a risk of indication strategy that would allow guardrails to be put up for the kinds of patients to get the drug and the kinds of expertise the provider needs to demonstrate. laura: indeed. about 6 million people in the u.s. have alzheimer's. 30 million people around the world. the number is expected to increase hugely, isn't it? the alzheimer's drug could have profound significance. >> well, it could. it was tesd in people who had mild stage disease, not the full spectrum. the logic of testing in that population is it delays the time of when it arrives at the later stage of disease with greater disability. of

it is also currently being reviewed by the us food and drug administration for approval as medicine then started out in the desert as a farmer, growing wheat and flowers, cultivating the desert in the spirit of the visionary founder of the state of israel, davi been graham to day he wants to make the baron landscape blue with innovation, but it's hard to find workers in this remote place. miguel m is babbling mccomb, her name american fish who wants to come to this desert with his harsh living conditions for women, people with strong wills who are motivated by ideas to settle this land. that's who there is. no dispute over land here. we can produce excellent agricultural products and our children have a wonderful place to grow up. all of them are heavily on the remote. luckily, molecular with the remote although his scientific partners and their laboratories are located elsewhere, yossi ben has remained loyal to the arrival they set 1st as a farmer now as of biotech, entrepreneur per future 2 lies in the desert in the negative. 19 year old. are you sure average other is that between and

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the food and drug administration is warning about rapid test results because the covid subvariants that are going around. the agency says the tests may not detect the new omicron variants as easily or accurately. they are working with test developers to fully evaluate the impact on those covid diagnostic tests we do at home. >>> tonight antioch city council is considering hiring private security to make its downtown corridor safer. supporters say it's necessary since the city's police department is stretched thin due to an ongoing fbi investigation. the mayor, though, in antioch believes using private security is a better option regardless of how many officers are available. here is nbc bay area's pete suratos. >> i think we need to give the presence of security for the customer base. >> reporter: monica is the owner of monica's river view in antioch, the popular brunch spot that's only been around for a year and so far hasn't been hit by crime. with parking lots popular spots for sideshows she worries what can happen next. >> it's a hard ask to start up these new businesses in downtown

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they filed permission with the food and drug administration to use their new vaccine series. if authorized, children in that age group will still receive the original version of the vaccine as their first two doses. than the updated covid 19 vaccine which is formulated to target omicron subvariants ba.4 and ba.5. anchor: happening now, special city council meeting in san francisco to -- san jose for two seats. district eight in district 10 were vacated by matt may hand and sylvia arenas who was elected to the santa clara board of supervisors. here's a look at the meeting. according to city rules, empty seats can be filled by a vote of current councilmembers by special election or through an appointment until a special election takes ways. anchor: in the east bay, a tied race for -- this comes after a hand recount confirmed the districts to candidates andrew bud and cesar zappa both received the same number of votes. 1921. now four weeks after election day, the winner will be determined tomorrow when the city clerk draws a name out of a bag. the drawing is scheduled to take pl

the food and drug administration have been in the headlines recently, a few of us know much about how the agency works drugs in the fda, safety, efficacy in the public's trust tells the story of how the fda became the most trusted regulatory agency in the world before it existed drug makers could hock any p potion, clean treatment for any ailment and make any comments on the label but a series of tragedies, health crises and patientak advocacy force the government to take responsibility for the efficacy and safety of drugs and medical devices. in 2011 tested a century of evolution demonstrating how checks and balances work or doesn't. now on to the author of the new york times bestseller the gene and intimate history of all maladies a biographyer of cancer which won the 2011 pulitzer prize in general nonfiction and the laws of medicine and he happens to be associate professor of medicine of columbia university and a cancer physician and researcher and exploration of medicine in the new begins in the late 1600s when the english polymath in the merchant looked through their handmade mic

thursday, the food and drug administration authorized updated covid shots that target the omicron variant for children as young as 6 months old. you know that covid is going to be around for some time. >> we know that kids can get and we want to prevent disease in kids as young as 6 months of age. stanford, medicine, infectious disease specialist doctor yvonne maldonado says there's a low uptake for these covid vaccines but hopes that will change as flu and rsv cases are rising. kids can get pretty sick. so we want to make sure that if there's prevention for any disease right now, we have vaccines for flu. we have vaccines for covid. we want to make sure that everybody is protected. in a statement, the fda commissioner is encouraging parents and caregivers of those eligible to consider getting the shot, especially as we head into the holidays and winter months or more time will be spent indoors. shots for the youngest children were only approved in june this year making in the last group to become eligible for vaccination. the updated bivalent boosters target both the initial covid-19 str

. >> officials from the food and drug administration assured lawmakers that food safety remained top priority for the agency after politico puished a report on how the fda had repeatedly failed to take timely action on foodborne outbreaks. they were also asked about the recentaby formula shortage and other regulatory challenges facing the agency. this hearing is one hour 45 minutes. >> good morning everybody, i want to welcome everyone to our hearing today. we have a distinguished panel of witnesses here to discuss the important food safety mission at the food and drug administration r our first panel i'd like to weome dr robert calif fda administrator commissioner. he is joined by dr susan mne and mr frank yannis and mr michael rogers, thank you all for being here this morning. the fda is charged with the critical mission of protecting america's food supply. yet recent reports have highlighted a lack of leadership, poor communication and slow governance athe agency that have had a detrimental impact on the safety of the food that every american relies upon. this hearing will highlig

the food and drug administration is exploring whether legal cannabis is safe and food of supplements cbd oil and specific federal rules guiding their manufacturing with marketing and research on cannabinoids is in the research in the coming months. >> iconic hollywood sign celebrating 100th anniversary in the dark next year and in order to illuminate next year was shot down by the city of los angeles' new mayor, karen bass. unnamed hollywood a-listers and others agree with her decision and believe the lights will impede traffic and wildlife. finally we'd like to welcome the newest member of the mornings with maria family. a huge congratulations with our producer caitlyn corane. logan was born december 22 at 1:37 p.m. and welcome to the world, logan. he'll probably be my boss soon. oh, congratulations. >> i know, right. congratulations, caitlyn. we love you and will see you soon. >> title 42 remains in effect till at least february. president biden commenting on the ruling out of st. croix. watch this. >> not going to decide till june apparently and in the meantime, we have to enforce

as a back bench sper, he spearheaded massive reforms at the food and drug administration. long before covid-19 he had a personal passion for helping to equip barta and other pandemic preparedness initiatives. richard authored transformational legislation that disability advocates call the most important advance for their cause in a quarter century. he reached across the aisle to help deliver justice for victims of decades-old hate crimes. he drove bipartisan consensus on a measure that's helped save students and families near $100 billion in loan payments. in a situation, folks in my own state know well, he stepped up to help tobacco farmers transition to succeed in a freer market. and as the ranking member of the veterans' affairs committee, richard delivered much-needed relief to -- with the veterans choice act of 2014. it is amazing what you can accomplish when you're willing to be patient, keep an even keel, share some credit, oh, and occasionally even jump out a window. let me explain. this has created problem solving in action. during sequestration when staffing short

food and drug administration's human foods program. d trish in a food progress, meant to healthy food, should be built upon and expanded, adding the agency needs to focus on prevention, and generally the food safety program needs to be enhanced. in order to do this, she says more funding is needed. dr. henney: getting the adequate amount of funding for this program is just, i use the word crucial, and i would underscore it again. amanda: the current fda commissioner says the fda will form -- informed the pr public on how it is informing by the january could today marks one week until christmas, and we are seeing the struggles many bay area families are facing this season. abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard shows us how nonprofits are helping underserved families make the holidays a bit brighter. >> feliz cornell: volunteers were busy helping santa, making some holiday dreams come true for the kids and their families. what does it mean for your family? >> it means the world. it means they are cared for, loved, special, regardless of how

food and drug administration human foods program says nutritional food programs meant to provide greater access to healthy foods should be built upon and expanded, adding that the agency needs to focus on prevention and that generally the food safety program needs to be enhanced and in order to do this she says more funding is needed. with >> giving the adequate amount of funding for the program is just -- i have used the word crucial and i would underscore it again. amanda: the current fda commissioner says the agency will inform the public with how it's moving forward with the suggestions by the end of january. in the north bay it's one week until christmas and we are seeing the struggles many bay area families are facing this holiday season. cornell barnard shows us how nonprofits are helping some families make their holidays brighter. [speaking cornell: volunteers in novato were busy helping santa, making some holiday dreams come true for kids and their families. what does it mean to your family? >> it means the world, that they are cared, loved, special, no matter how much we make.

food and drug administration is considering changing their donor criteria. what's changing?let's take a little bit of a look back historically. around 1985 is when we first saw this ban on those men who had sex with men. so until 2018 they were not allowed to give blood at all. and then this changed and said you can donate blood as long as you've been abstinent for the year. and can covid, they said as long as you've been abstinent without three months, can you donate blood. a lot medical groups, 500 doctors and health care petitioners wrote an open letter back in 2020 saying these now we can actually find out if someone is infkd within self-krn to ten-day, if and the issues comes down to the fact that a lot of these groups are saying this should be a targeted screening approach based on your individual risk, whether you are high risk and how you have sex, what are your sexual preferences, not based on how you identify and who at had risk, they use prep, march in monogamous relationship. and those to do. >> so the update has n-- they'r basically using this questionnaire-base

food and drug administration human foods program, says nutritional food programs meant to provide greater healthy foods should be built upon and expanded, adding that the agency needs to focus on prevention and that generally the food safety program needs to be enhanced. in order to do this she says more funding is needed. >> giving the adequate amount of funding for the program is just -- i have used the word crucial and i would underscore it again. amanda: the current fda commissioner says the agency will inform the public about how it's moving forward with the suggestions by the end of january. in the north bay it's one week until christmas and we are seeing the struggles many bay area families are facing this holiday season. abc7news reporter cornell barnard shows us how nonprofits are helping underserved families make their holidays brighter. felizavidadcornell: vo were busy helping santa, making some holiday dreams come true for kids and their families. what does it mean to your family? >> it means the world, that they are cared for, loved, special, regardless of how much we make. c

the wall street journal, we want to know if your senator approves about the raise in the food and drug administration to micromanager mascara or killing off fishing operations are leading athletes that service academies get a waiver to play professional sports, good luck, members of both parties will say that they voted for this turkey solely to avoid a government shutdown and they'll dock questions on the other major changes, 0 accountability only this is not lock it is by design, there are people that say why not take the $800 billion of defense spending and vote on that separately. a real debate can be had without the hostagetaking on the other money that needs to be spent. >> there are two reasons it was all put together because it was not enough time and i daresay not enough of a political will on both sides to get it done, we need the increase in defense spending president zelenskyy couldn't have made a more compelling case to congress, i believe it was wednesday, bottom line there is a lot of pork in there that doesn't make sense, there was also very little if anything in the bill for border s

drug theraflu, including in russia. because they consider it ineffective, according to the newspaper acute journal, several associations of doctors and pharmacologists have applied to the food safety authority. food and drug administrationtion to. theraflu has the same claims to the drugs benadryl muceniex and tylenol, which is much less known in russia, they all contain a substance called phenylephrine, which should help with nasal congestion, but, referring to several studies, american doctors. phenylephrine itself is said to be safe but effective in dealing with nasal congestion when used as a nasal spray and not as a powder or tablet as early as fifteenth year by florida university scientists. asked to remove phenyl frine from list approved for otc sale. but then the process somehow stalled, and even now some pharmacologists say to the lost journal newspaper about the safety of theraflu and other named drugs. there are no questions, which means that the authorities are unlikely to do anything to rob the dogs. under from the american company boston dynamics, they learned how to decorate a house for the new year and christmas well, how did they learn so, with varying success, the company published a traditional christ

the food and drug administration has been frequently in the headlines recently, but few of us know much about how the agency works. drugs, the fda safety, efficacy and the public's trust tells story of how the fda became the most trusted regulatory agency the world before it existed. drug makers could hawk any potion claim treatment for any ailment and make any promise on a label. but a series of tragedies, health crises and patient advocacy forced the government to take responsible for the efficacy and safety, drugs and medical devices. in 2011, the avastin hearings, a century of the fda's evolution demonstrating how its of checks and balances works or doesn't. now on to siddhartha mukherjee who is the author of the new york times best seller gene an intimate history the emperor of all maladies, a biography of cancer, which the 2011 pulitzer prize in general nonfiction and the laws of medicine. he also happens to be an associate professor of medicine at columbia university and a cancer and researcher. the song of the cell an exploration medicine in the new human begins in the late 1600

the food and drug administration authorized updated covid shots that target the omicron variant for children as young as 6 months old. you know that covid is going to be around for some time. >> we know that kids can get and we want to prevent disease in kids as young as 6 months of age. stanford, medicine, infectious disease specialist doctor yvonne maldonado says there's a low uptake for these covid vaccines but hopes that will change as flu and rsv cases are rising. kids can get pretty sick. so we want to make sure that if there's prevention for any disease right now, we have vaccines for food. we have vaccines for covid. we want to make sure that everybody is protected. in a statement, the fda commissioner is encouraging parents and caregivers of those eligible to consider getting the shot, especially as we head into the holidays and winter months or more time will be spent indoors. >> shots for the youngest children were only approved in june this year making in the last group to become eligible for vaccination. the updated bivalent boosters target both the initial covid-19 strain and t

and more study is coming on this truck, the food and drug administration meantime, is set to decide on whether to grant accelerated approval of the drug by early january. >> a reminder kron 4 celebrating the bay area's remarkable women. if you know someone making a difference in their community, you can nominate or for woman of the year you can enter your nomination by scanning that qr code on your screen or go to kron 4 dot com. we'll be right back. ok, floor and decor, show me what you've got. now this tile says “spa day, all day.” but this modern look is so me. how's that for on-trend and on-budget? at floor and decor, with our high-quality selection at everyday low prices, your upgrade has never been more “you.” explore floor and decor today! your upgrade has never been more “you.” building a suicide prevention net on the golden gate bridge say the project will cost about. >> 400 million dollars. that is more than double the original price, which was about 142 million dollars. contractors say changes to and flaws in the government's net design and the lack of transparency about the

new report says one division of the food and drug administration is having a hard time keeping up withpt regulates tobacco is overwhelmed by many new product applications , changes in management and constant litigation by both public health advocates and the tobacco and vaping industries. the review by an independent auditor says the agency's goals and priorities are not clear and that the work level is increased a lot when the department of justice does not enforce fda decisions. and dangerous products. a new study says you may be eating plastic in your christmas dinner without knowing it. that's according to researchers in england, who studied the amount of microplastics in our environment , microplastics are tiny pieces of plastic debris that never break down and measure measure smaller than five millimeters wide in an experiment, the scientists prepared to similar christmas dinners, a roasted chicken in various sides, but the difference in the results had to do with how those meals were stored and packaged. found seven times more microplastics in the wrapped dinner than the non wra

the food and drug administration is urging doctors to give patients more information on the risks associatedith the common vision. correcting procedure. the fda says doctors should more clearly explained the benefits and risks of lasik surgery. there are potential side effects the patients should be aware of, including dry eyes, double vision, even chronic pain. the fda recommendations have not been made official just yet. the fda says lasik surgery is one of the most common elective procedures in the world. the average person reportedly spends close to $3000 a year on wellness products in the hopes of boosting and improving their health researchers surveyed 2000 people across the country they found people are willing to pay an average of $239 per month on wellness, which is more than $2800 a year. the most common ways people are trying to be healthy or checking for healthy ingredients when grocery shopping, preparing home cooked meals. and taking vitamins and daily supplements. new claims data show that health plans drug utilization management disproportionately impacts patients of color. t

careful gaping of trump appointed judges. , first the far-right has filed lawsuits vocally food and drug administration'saim was inappropriately fast-track more than 20 years. ago the argument of this case defies years of research showing, that the medication is extremely safe and effective. safer than tylenol, apparently. despite solid evidence of the drug safety legal experts say that there is a strong chance that the court will rule against the fda, since the case was intentionally filed in texas. which is a district with a trump appointed judge. the appeals court, above, hannah is the ultimate conservative. circuit a ruling revoking the fda's approval of this drug would ban health care providers from prescribing, abortion in both red and blue states. such an outcome would lead in person surgical abortions in those states, as the only safe and legal. option in that, events advocates worry that the few remaining clinics will be overwhelmed to the point of paralysis. a second strategy the conservatives are gearing up for would be straight out of an episode of -- the deep, where it is not so. pernicious