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Anti-vaccine sentiment may derail vaccines already awaiting FDA approval, experts fear
Concern is growing among public health experts that anti-vaccine sentiments within federal and state governments may derail ...
FDA says it will phase out animal testing requirement for monoclonal antibodies and drugs
The US Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it will be phasing out a requirement that monoclonal antibodies ...
As FDA slashes workforce, number of new medical devices reaching the public has fallen
U.S. Food and Drug Administration approvals of life-changing, high-risk medical devices reportedly slowed to a 10-year low ...
FDA approves first at-home, over-the-counter test for STIs. But it's not for everyone.
The FDA announced Friday that it had approved the first at-home test for sexually transmitted infections, opening the pathway for more to come.
Experimental drug shown to slow multiple sclerosis disability
An experimental drug can help patients with advanced multiple sclerosis delay the progressive disability that comes with ...
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FDA Delays Final Approval of Novavax COVID Vaccine
The decision had been expected by April 1, but the agency now says it needs more information before moving forward.
'I don't look at myself as a dying person anymore': New drug that slows incurable breast cancer now available on the NHS
Professor Nicholas Turner, from the Institute of Cancer Research, tells Sky News that capivasertib is a "great success story ...
'Decapitated': More top vaccine regulators out at FDA, threatening new approvals
More top vaccine regulators at the FDA have either left or been forced out, which could hobble the agency's ability to ...
FDA-approved sleeping pill offers new hope in the fight against Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer’s disease is notorious for robbing individuals of memory and cognitive function. Researchers have struggled for ...
Novavax shares tumble after U.S. health secretary raises concerns over COVID shot's efficacy
(Reuters) -Vaccine maker Novavax's shares plunged nearly 20% at market close on Thursday, after Health and Human Services ...
RFK Jr. vowed to upend American health care. It’s happening faster than expected.
Shortly after Donald Trump picked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead his health department, a group of pharmaceutical executives ...
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'A slow-moving catastrophe': FDA cuts are like firing all hospital staff except doctors, Janet Woodcock says
Shuren, who retired from his spot leading the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) in 2024, said last week ...