Q&A: Bioethicist Leigh Turner on the worrisome boom in unregulated stem cell clinics
(By Megan Molteni for STAT) In 2016, the Food and Drug Administration put the emerging stem cell cottage industry on
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2 blood pressure drugs recalled because of concern about cancer-causing ingredient
(By Rachel Treisman for NPR) Two types of blood pressure medication made by the company Lupin Pharmaceuticals are being recalled because
Read MoreFDA authorizes booster shots of Moderna, Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines
(By Helen Branswell and Matthew Herper for STAT) Many Americans who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 will soon be able
Read MoreThe FDA wants you to be able to buy a hearing aid without a prescription
(By Bill Chappell for NPR) People with mild or moderate hearing loss could soon be able to buy hearing aids
Read MoreWhat we know about mixing COVID-19 vaccine doses
(By Katie Adams for Becker’s Hospital Review) The FDA is planning to allow Americans to receive a COVID-19 booster made
Read MoreMerck asks FDA to authorize promising anti-COVID pill
NPR WASHINGTON — Drugmaker Merck asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its pill against COVID-19 in what would add an
Read MoreRepurposing drugs can speed new treatments for Covid-19
(By Robert Goldberg for STAT) As the summer of 2021 started to unfold, many Americans thought the pandemic was beginning to
Read MoreAlzheimer’s Drug Targets People With Mild Cognitive Impairment. What Does That Mean?
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) The approval of a controversial new drug for Alzheimer’s disease, Aduhelm, is shining
Read MoreThe FDA OKs Pfizer-BioNTech Booster For People 65+ Or At High Risk For Severe COVID
(By Scott Hensley for NPR) The Food and Drug Administration authorized a booster dose Wednesday of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
Read MoreFDA vaccine regulators argue against Covid-19 vaccine boosters in new international review
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) A group of international experts — including, notably, two outgoing Food and Drug Administration vaccine
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