Hidden FDA Reports Detail Harm Caused By Scores Of Medical Devices
(By Christine Jewett for Kaiser Health News) Dr. Douglas Kwazneski was helping a Pittsburgh surgeon remove an appendix when something
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Patients Question How FDA Approves Medical Devices
(By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio and Kaiser Health News) There’s no doubt that surgically implanted medical devices can improve
Read MoreFDA: Young-blood transfusions provide ‘no proven clinical benefit’ for aging, Alzheimer’s
(By Rebecca Robbins for STAT) The quest to rejuvenate aging people with the blood of young donors has generated paying
Read MoreTrump Administration Salutes Parade Of Generic Drug Approvals, But Hundreds Aren’t For Sale
(By Sydney Lupkin and Jay Hancock for Kaiser Health News) The Trump administration has been trumpeting a huge increase in
Read MoreFDA releases regulatory framework for digital health: 4 things to know
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) The FDA has drafted a new regulatory framework outlining how it wants to
Read MoreGottlieb blasts high insulin prices, touts far-off new rules he says will spur competition in that market
(By Nicholas Florko for STAT) WASHINGTON — FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb blasted insulin makers Tuesday for what he called unacceptably
Read MoreGovernment Investigation Finds Flaws In the FDA’s Orphan Drug Program
(By Sarah Jane Tribble and Sydney Lupkin for Kaiser Health News) The Food and Drug Administration has failed to ensure
Read MoreIntensity, duration of drug shortages are spiking, FDA says
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) The FDA is not only seeing an increased incidence of drug shortages, there’s
Read More‘A loss for the rest of us’: An FDA approval is a boon for a drug maker, but could come at a major cost for patients
(By Meghana Keshavan for STAT) Vickie Moored can walk again. Her words don’t slur, her vision isn’t blurred, and she
Read MoreFDA Seeks Ban On Menthol Cigarettes To Fight Teen Smoking
(By Rob Stein for NPR) The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it will seek a ban on the
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