A 2022 study estimates that at-home flu tests have a sensitivity of about 63% if the test is performed within 72 hours of ...

In the first US study looking at whether the recommended fluoride levels in drinking water affects brain function, researchers have found that the hot-button mineral has no negative impacts on ...

The longstanding public health practice of adding fluoride to community drinking water is facing heavy scrutiny in the United States over questions about whether the benefits outweigh the potential ...

A new decades-long study has found no evidence that exposure to recommended levels of fluoride lowers children’s cognitive skills. The research, which was published on Wednesday in Science Advances, ...

The agency announced new recommendations on fluoride supplements, a crucial tool for protecting children’s dental health. By Dani Blum The announcement came on Halloween, hours before ...

Rather than banning the products entirely, the FDA is now requiring manufacturers to update their labeling to limit their use to children aged 3 and older who are at high risk for tooth decay. The ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville residents can now pick up free at-home COVID-19 and flu combo test kits at community centers across the city. The effort comes as part of a renewed partnership ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday moved to limit the use of fluoride supplements used to strengthen children’s teeth, the latest action by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy ...

(NEXSTAR) — An unexpected delivery at your door may not always be an unwelcome surprise — just ask one Kentucky boy about the thousands of dollars worth of lollipops that arrived at his home earlier ...

Pitts, a former FDA associate commissioner, is president of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest. One of the most important lessons from the Covid-19 experience is that absolutes in ...

A meeting Wednesday at the Food and Drug Administration about fluoride supplements became, at one point, a contentious back-and-forth over whether the ingestible tablets harm children’s microbiomes or ...

Dental assistant Oscar Bolanos applies fluoride to Daniel Chavez's teeth during an appointment at Dental Aid Clinic in Louisville, Colo. Dental assistant Oscar Bolanos applies fluoride to Daniel ...