Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from FDA

Texas lawsuit that seeks to ban abortion drug nationwide sparks fear among advocates

A decision on the lawsuit could come as early as this week.

The Texas Tribune

Why a new Alzheimer's drug is having a slow US debut

The first drug to show that it slows Alzheimer’s is on sale, but treatment for most patients is still several months away

The Independent UK

Cancer vaccines are already a reality—but your doctor might not tell you about them unless you ask

“Patients need to advocate for themselves."

Fortune

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

3 Stocks to Buy if You're Building a Portfolio From Scratch

Shares of Pfizer (PFE), Centene (CNC), and Kellogg (K) could provide a solid foundation to new portfolios for sustained wealth creation, given the fundamental strength, consistent profitability, and resilient demand of these companies. Continue reading….

StockNews.com

U.S. FDA says India-made eye drop linked to some infections, blindness and one death

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned against using an eye drop made in India that has been linked to the outbreak of a drug-resistant bacteria leading to adverse events in at least 55 patients in the United States including infections, blindness and one death.

Reuters

How Orlando’s gay community, after Pulse, helped spur proposed changes to blood donor rules

ORLANDO, Fla. — In the days after the 2016 Pulse gay nightclub shooting ―the second-deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history — gay and bisexual men were turned away from donating blood unless they had been celibate for a year.

Orlando Sentinel

UnitedHealthcare coverage denial exposed

A college student's fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims

Salon

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

GOP AGs threaten CVS over abortion pills

More than a dozen attorneys general sent a threatening letter to the chains, citing a law from 1873

Salon

End of public health emergency causes cascade of changes

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration’s plan to unwind the public health emergency tied to the COVID-19 pandemic will spur a whirlwind of changes related to telehealth, Medicaid, pharmaceuticals and other priorities.

Tribune News Service

Looming court rulings to decide future of abortion pills

Medication abortion, which accounts for more than half of all abortions in the United States, has become more common since the Supreme Court overturned the federal right to abortion this summer.

Tribune News Service

End of public health emergency causes cascade of changes - Roll Call

The public health emergency created an array of health flexibilities, impacting everything from Medicaid to telehealth coverage.

Roll Call

Meet the Scientists Who Want to Make Medical Devices Work for Everyone, Finally

Can scientists fix the racial biases baked into medicine, starting with the ubiquitous pulse oximeter?

Inverse

Sunak urged to ‘come clean’ on what he knew about Raab complaints

Head of FDA union criticises PM for ‘point blank’ refusing to say if he was aware of informal concerns

The Guardian - UK

Civil servants ‘bullied’ by Raab suffered mental health crises – union chief

FDA union leader Dave Penman denied claims that complaints against the Deputy Prime Minister are politically motivated.

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

CDC warns deadly bacterial infection may be spreading in eye drops made in India

At least one person has died from drug-resistant bacterial infection

Tribune News Service

Texas biotech company, UT win $42 million patent case against Boston Scientific

A small Dallas biotech company and the University of Texas took on big pharma and won.

The Independent UK

20 attorneys general warn Walgreens, CVS over abortion pills

Attorneys general in 20 conservative-led states are warning CVS and Walgreens that they could face legal consequences if they sell abortion pills by mail in those states

The Independent UK

Sunak defends handling of Raab row amid calls for suspension of Deputy PM

Rishi Sunak said he had acted swiftly to appoint a senior lawyer to investigate the bullying claims against Dominic Raab.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Union chief: Raab should be suspended while bullying claims are investigated

Dozens of civil servants are believed to be involved in eight formal complaints being investigated.

Salon

Experts unsure about who needs boosters

FDA expert committee needs more data to decide when to give out COVID boosters — and who needs them most

The Independent UK

FDA revamping foods program to move past ‘constant turmoil’

The head of the Food and Drug Administration has announced an overhaul of the agency's food safety and nutrition division

Inverse

Thomas Oxley Wants to Transform Our Brains’ Relationship With Computers Forever

Neuroscientist Thomas Oxley thinks Synchron’s brain implant, which is essentially a stent placed at the base of the motor cortex, is the Goldilocks of brain-computer interfaces. Here's how it works.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Since when is any amount of lead allowed in baby food?

PHILADELPHIA -- The Food and Drug Administration urged food manufacturers last week to significantly reduce the amount of lead in processed baby food.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: We shouldn’t get caught up in the hype over new Alzheimer’s drug

This month, the Food and Drug Administration approved a new drug, lecanemab, for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. The drug, sold under the brand name Leqembi, was developed by Japanese pharmaceutical company Eisai and will be marketed commercially in partnership with American pharmaceutical company Biogen. Biogen, notably, is the maker…

WEKU

Wegovy works. But here's what happens if you can't afford to keep taking the drug

The new weight-loss drugs can be life-changing for people facing health conditions worsened by obesity, but price and spotty insurance coverage may keep them out of reach.

1 … 169 170 171 172

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.