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FDA offers new service to help cancer patients access unapproved treatments

Jun 5, 2019

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is starting a program to facilitate requests for cancer patients to access drugs that have not been approved yet. The program is part of a wider effort to make its expa...

FDA approves first drug designed to treat migraines

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May 18, 2018

Health, Innovation, Science

The Food and Drug Administration approved the first medication designed specifically to treat migraine headaches on Thursday, according to the New York Times. The approval represents a landmark development for ...

FDA proposes broad, unprecedented move to limit nicotine content in cigarettes

West Side Story

Mar 17, 2018

Health, Policy, Science

The US Food and Drug Administration has announced unprecedented plans to limit the amount of nicotine in cigarettes to less addictive levels, according to the LA Times. It’s the first time such a plan has be...

FDA approves “smart pill” with sensor to track whether patients are taking medication

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Nov 16, 2017

Health, Innovation, Science

For the first time ever, the US Food and Drug Administration has approved a digital pill that can track whether patients are taking it properly, with the help of an internal sensor. Reuters reported the approva...

FDA recalls half a million pacemakers, warning they could be hacked

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Sep 5, 2017

Health, Science

The US Food and Drug Administration has recalled nearly half a million pacemakers, out of concern that they could be hacked, draining the battery life or even interfering with a patient’s heartbeat. Instead of ...

FDA panel recommends approval of groundbreaking cancer treatment

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Jul 15, 2017

Health, Innovation, Science

A new cancer treatment was approved unanimously by a Food and Drug Administration Panel on Wednesday, recommending for approval the first ever treatment that genetically alters patient’s cells to fight cancer. ...

FDA approves first drug to treat spinal muscular atrophy, could prevent childhood deaths

West Side Story

Dec 31, 2016

Health, Innovation, Science

On December 23rd, the FDA approved a drug to treat spinal muscular atrophy, the most common cause of childhood death. SMA affects the motor neurons in the spinal cord and brain stem responsible for movement, wh...

FDA announces ban on antibacterial chemicals

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Sep 3, 2016

Health, Science

On Friday the 2nd, the United States Food and Drug Administration banned the sale of soaps containing 19 different antibacterial chemicals, asserting that the industry had failed to prove that they were either ...

Pfizer comes clear in FDA trials of Zoloft birth defect claims in Missouri

Cody Gash

Apr 19, 2015

Health

Pfizer is off the hook after a week-long trial in St. Louis Missouri cleared it of any liability that its antidepressant drug Zoloft caused birth defects in pregnant women. The lead plaintiff in the case Kristy...

E-Cigarette use triples over a year among teens, says CDC Study

Jamie Hacking

Apr 19, 2015

Health

E-Cigarettes have evoked strong reactions among health experts. While debates are raging about the safety profile of the e-cigarettes another debate is also raging about the easy availability among the young pe...

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