King Charles III's Surgery; COVID Timeline Doubted; FDA Approvals Hit High Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Jan 18, 2024
FDA Clears AI-Powered Non-Invasive Skin Cancer Detector Intended for use in primary care, handheld device is first of its kind Jan 17, 2024
Novel Antiviral Shortens COVID Illness in Outpatients, Reduces Viral Load But trial did not provide data on the most clinically relevant outcomes, says expert Jan 17, 2024
Company Warned Over Human Placenta Product FDA tells MiMedx that its wound-healing product must be regulated as a biologic drug Jan 17, 2024
FDA Expands Pembrolizumab Approval in Cervical Cancer PD-1 inhibitor approved in combination with CRT for locally advanced disease Jan 16, 2024
The Sackler Family Can Act Today to Compensate Opioid Overdose Victims But it appears unlikely they will take this course of action Jan 14, 2024
Medicare Doc Payment Fix Bill Moving Along, GOP Doctors Caucus Co-Chair Says Rep. Greg Murphy, MD, is hoping for action within a week Jan 12, 2024
FDA Clears Wegovy, Other GLP-1 Drugs of Suicidality Risk for Now Preliminary evaluation reassures, while the agency's review continues Jan 11, 2024
Was the Name 'Operation Warp Speed' Misleading? Paul Offit reflects on how FDA communication may have led to vaccine hesitancy Jan 09, 2024 video
At-Home Treatment for Molluscum Contagiosum Wins FDA Approval Berdazimer gel led to 30% complete/near-complete clearance after 12 weeks in randomized trials Jan 08, 2024
FDA Approves Florida's Proposal to Import Prescription Drugs From Canada Drugmakers say they're "considering all options" in response Jan 05, 2024
Paul Offit Debunks Florida Surgeon General's Anti-Vax Warning "It is hard to believe that Dr. Ladapo actually issued that statement," said vaccine expert Jan 05, 2024 video
U.S. Rep's Death Medical Negligence? FDA Investigates GLPs; Fingerprint Mammograms Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Jan 05, 2024
FDA Warns of Toxic Oleander in Supplements Dangerous substitution once again found in tejocote root products Jan 04, 2024
FDA Warns Amazon Over Supplements Containing Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Agency bought and tested products that were found to contain tadalafil and sildenafil Dec 29, 2023
Bernie Sanders Has COVID; Global Fake Ozempic Problem; Nitazenes, the New Fentanyl? Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Dec 29, 2023
Ketamine and Chronic Pain; Ivermectin Lawsuit and Public Health; JN.1 Keeps Growing Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Dec 27, 2023
Deep Flaws in FDA's Device Oversight, and Patient Harm, Exposed in Lawsuits, Records "What is the threshold for the FDA to step in and do something?" Dec 24, 2023
FDA Approves New Agent for Nerve Pain From Rare Inherited Disease Eplontersen gets a nod for polyneuropathy from hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis Dec 22, 2023
FDA Warns of Unapproved Fat-Dissolving Injections Users have experienced permanent scars, infections Dec 21, 2023
FDA Rejects Drug for Chronic Cough Agency cites efficacy concerns in review of P2X3 receptor antagonist gefapixant Dec 21, 2023
First Test to Identify Opioid Addiction Risk Approved by FDA Genetic test intended to be used before patients are exposed to oral opioids for acute pain Dec 20, 2023
Bronchoscopes Recalled Over Burns, Fires in Patients' Airways Reports involved Olympus scopes used during high-frequency cauterization while supplying oxygen Dec 20, 2023
Topical Treatment for Epidermolysis Bullosa Wins FDA Approval Significantly more wounds healed within 45 days with birch triterpenes gel than with control gel Dec 19, 2023
FDA Approves New First-Line Standard of Care in Bladder Cancer Enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab doubled survival as compared with chemotherapy Dec 15, 2023
FDA Approves Belzutifan for Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma HIF-2 inhibitor indicated for patients who progress after immunotherapy and anti-VEGF Dec 15, 2023
Implant for Ocular Hypertension, Glaucoma Gets FDA Green Light A single travoprost implant proved noninferior to timolol eye drops, with good safety Dec 14, 2023
First Pulsed Field Ablation Catheter Approved for Afib Device is the first of a new class of non-thermal ablation catheters to get FDA's blessing Dec 14, 2023
Experts, Lawmakers Explore Downside of Drug-Price Negotiation Stifled innovation, reduced access suggested as future challenges Dec 14, 2023
FDA OKs Maintenance Option for High-Risk Neuroblastoma Eflornithine approved to reduce relapse risk in both kids and adults Dec 14, 2023
The FDA's Inequitable Conduct Problem Study finds that about half of all inequitable conduct cases were for FDA-regulated products Dec 12, 2023 video
A Closer Look at the Approval of CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease This landmark event brings up broader considerations and implications for other diseases Dec 11, 2023
FDA Inspections of Foreign Drug Manufacturers Haven't Bounced Back After Pandemic Overseas inspections "well below" pre-pandemic surveillance Dec 08, 2023
Milestone Gene Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease Greenlit by FDA Casgevy and Lyfgenia approved for one-time treatment of sickle cell disease Dec 08, 2023
FDA Clears First At-Home Kit for Artificial Insemination Intravaginal device was deemed "substantially equivalent" to clinically used intrauterine device Dec 07, 2023
FDA Approves Oral Factor B Inhibitor for Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria Iptacopan tops C5 Inhibitors for sustained hemoglobin levels, eliminating need for transfusion Dec 06, 2023
Jamie Foxx's Health Scare; 23andMe Hacked; Decongestant Probe Announced Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Dec 05, 2023
Don't Neglect Tobacco Use in People Experiencing Homelessness Cessation programs can save lives and improve financial stability Dec 04, 2023
Gaming the Patent System Can Keep Biosimilars Off the Market for Decades Sean Tu, PhD, JD, explains trade secret laws and patent laws for biologics Dec 04, 2023 video
