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FDA Allows Temporary Import of Unapproved Chinese Cancer Drug to Ease U.S. Shortage
The FDA has given Qilu Pharmaceutical permission to ship cisplatin to the U.S. to ease a national cancer drug shortage.
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Elon Musk's Brain Implant Company Neuralink Announces FDA Approval of In-Human Clinical Study
The implant, which Neuralink calls the “Link,” aims to help patients with severe paralysis control external technologies using only neural signals.
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FDA Panel Backs Over-The-Counter Birth Control Pill
Federal health advisers are recommending that a decades-old birth control pill be sold without a prescription. The positive vote on Wednesday by a Food and Drug Administration panel paves the way for what could be the first birth control pill available over the counter. The recommendation is not binding and the FDA is expected to make its decision on the...
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FDA Approves First Pill Derived From Human Feces to Treat Gut Infections
U.S. health officials on Wednesday approved the first pill made from healthy bacteria found in human waste to fight dangerous gut infections — an easier way of performing so-called fecal transplants.
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Alzheimer's: Medicare Will Cover Leqembi for All Patients If FDA Approves Drug, CMS Chief Says
Medicare has severely restricted access to the medication Leqembi, which costs $26,500 per year, because the FDA approved it just on an expedited basis.
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FDA Approves Drug for Rare Form of Lou Gehrig's Disease
U.S. health regulators have approved a first-of-a-kind drug for a rare form of Lou Gehrig’s disease.
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Appeals Court Preserves Access to Abortion Pill, But With Tighter Rules
A federal appeals court late on Wednesday blocked part of a ruling issued last week by a Trump-appointed judge that endangers access to the abortion pill mifepristone.
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FDA Orders Immediate Withdrawal of Unproven Premature Birth Drug Makena
The Food and Drug Administration is ordering an unproven drug intended to prevent premature births off the market.
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Maker of Eyedrops Linked to Bacterial Outbreak Couldn't Ensure Factory Was Sterile, FDA Says
The Food and Drug Administration says it found a host of problems at an Indian manufacturing plant recently linked to contaminated eyedrops.
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FDA Approves Over-The-Counter Narcan. Here's What It Means
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved selling overdose antidote naloxone over-the-counter, marking the first time a opioid treatment drug will be available without a prescription.
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FDA's New Mammogram Guidelines Could Help Detect Breast Cancer Earlier
All U.S. women getting mammograms will soon receive information about their breast density, which can sometimes make cancer harder to spot.
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FDA Warns Consumers About Two More Eyedrop Brands Recalled Due to Contamination Risks
U.S. health officials are alerting consumers about two more recalls of eyedrops due to contamination risks that could lead to vision problems and serious injury.
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FDA Authorizes First Combination Flu-COVID Test for Home Use
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first combination test for flu and COVID-19 that can be used at home, giving consumers an easy way to determine if a runny nose is caused by either disease.
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FDA Releases Draft Guidance on How Plant-Based Milk Beverages Should Be Labeled
Draft U.S. rules would allow soy, oat, almond and other drinks that bill themselves as “milk” to keep using the name.
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Pfizer RSV Vaccine That Protects Infants Could Receive FDA Approval This Summer
The single-dose RSV vaccine developed by Pfizer is administered to expectant mothers in the late second-to-third trimester of their pregnancy.
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Eye Drops Recalled After Being Linked to Bacterial Infections
U.S. health officials say a company is recalling its over-the-counter eye drops that have been linked to an outbreak of drug-resistant infections.
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FDA Proposes Easing Restrictions on Blood Donation for Gay Men in Monogamous Relationships
The U.S. plans to make it easier for gay and bisexual men to give blood by easing restrictions on groups that typically face higher risks of HIV.
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FDA Adds Sesame to List of Major Allergens That Must Be Declared on Food Labels
More than 1.6 million people in the U.S. are allergic to sesame, some so severe that they need injections of epinephrine, a drug used to treat life-threatening reactions
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Probe: Alzheimer's Drug Approval ‘Rife With Irregularities'
The Biogen company wanted to set an “unjustifiably high” initial price of $56,000 a year for the Alzheimer’s drug, investigators said.
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FDA Approves First Drug to Delay Progression of Type 1 Diabetes
The FDA approved the new diabetes treatment Tzield, an injectable treatment that can slow the progression of Type 1 diabetes in patients with stage 2 and delay the need for injectable insulin by two years.