antidepressants

Top FDA drug official is trying to hire a friend who’s seeking a bold new warning on antidepressants

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WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration’s top drug regulator, Dr. Tracy Beth Hoeg, is working to hire a researcher and friend who wants the agency to add new warnings to antidepressants about unproven pregnancy risks, The Associated Press has learned. Dr. Adam Urato, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist and critic of antidepressant safety, is pressing … Read more

Recent studies challenge Kennedy’s claims about vaccines, Tylenol and antidepressants

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They’re prominent talking points for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his top officials: Taking Tylenol while pregnant could be linked to autism. Antidepressants may be harmful during pregnancy. Aluminum salts in vaccines might pose a health risk. And Covid shots don’t benefit healthy kids. The remarks have sowed confusion over the past year, … Read more