Lax Regulation, Colorful Packaging, Draw Minors to Delta-8 Cannabinoids Online One-third of distributor sites did not ask customers their age Oct 23, 2023
Misinfo Removal Continues; New Meningitis Vax Approved; Long COVID and Menopause Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ľֱ staff Oct 23, 2023
House Members Mull Bills to Cut Red Tape and Improve Docs' Medicare Pay But Democrats say they weren't given enough input in many of the measures Oct 20, 2023
Shady Medicare Advantage Plan Tactics Blasted at Senate Hearing "It's a rip-off and it's got to stop," one Senator said Oct 19, 2023
IG Live October 23: Life in the Fast Lane With FDA's Accelerated Approvals Experts share their perspectives on the increasingly controversial FDA pathway Oct 19, 2023
Senators Grill NIH Director Nominee on Drug Prices, Gender-Affirming Care Monica Bertagnolli, MD, makes her case during confirmation hearing Oct 18, 2023
Eye Drops for Presbyopia Win FDA Approval Pilocarpine hydrochloride solution improved distance-corrected vision in two phase III trials Oct 18, 2023
FDA Approves First Phosphate Absorption Inhibitor for CKD Tenapanor indicated for adults on dialysis who fail on phosphate binders Oct 18, 2023
Pembrolizumab Wins FDA Approval in Operable Lung Cancer Checkpoint inhibitor demonstrated significant survival improvement in perioperative setting Oct 17, 2023
The Case for a Yearly COVID Booster Shot New analysis of Moderna's COVE trial looked at best time for boosters Oct 17, 2023
Suzanne Somers Dies; FDA Plans to Ban Hair Relaxers; Health Worker Minimum Wage Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ľֱ staff Oct 16, 2023
New Oral Drug Approved for Ulcerative Colitis in Adults S1P receptor modulator etrasimod indicated for moderately to severely active disease Oct 13, 2023
Have a Story About Private Equity Ownership? The FTC Wants to Hear From You The agency wants to even the healthcare playing field, says FTC chair Lina Khan Oct 12, 2023
FDA Warns That Umbilical Cord Injection Is a Drug Company owner also has a stem cell clinic in Panama claiming to treat various conditions Oct 12, 2023
Combination Therapy Wins FDA Approval for BRAF-Mutated NSCLC Encorafenib plus binimetinib led to 75% ORR in untreated patients, 59% in treated patients Oct 12, 2023
FDA Warns on Compounded Ketamine for Psych Disorders The agency emphasized the drug is not approved for any psychiatric disorder Oct 12, 2023
Opposing Gun Ownership by Domestic Abusers Is My Lane Commit to speaking out during Domestic Violence Awareness Month Oct 11, 2023
FDA Turns Down ATTR Cardiomyopathy Drug Decision cites insufficient evidence of clinical meaningfulness Oct 09, 2023
Trial Design, Treatment Options Spotlighted in Xylazine Conference Clinical trials need to include more active users, researcher says Oct 06, 2023
Sotorasib's Confirmatory Data in NSCLC Unreliable, Says FDA Panel But agency doesn't plan to immediately push for KRAS inhibitor's withdrawal Oct 05, 2023
Should 'Site Neutrality' Be Used to Set Payments? MedPAC Members Disagree "I don't think 'site-neutral' is neutral," one commissioner says Oct 05, 2023
FDA Panel Endorses DFMO for Kids' High-Risk Neuroblastoma in Remission Large improvement in event-free survival, but questions linger about sources of data Oct 04, 2023
Drugmaker Plans to Pull Lung Cancer Therapy From the Market Randomized trial of mobocertinib (Exkivity) failed to confirm benefit in rare tumor type Oct 04, 2023
Coast to Coast, Kaiser Permanente Workers Start 3-Day Strike Employees picket, complain of staff shortages, burnout, low pay, and low morale Oct 04, 2023
FDA Staff Highly Skeptical of Confirmatory Data on KRAS Inhibitor in NSCLC Reviewers see potentially tiny PFS benefit with sotorasib, raise concerns over "systemic bias" Oct 04, 2023
Novavax's Updated COVID Shot Authorized by FDA Protein-based vaccine is refreshed with 2023-2024 formula targeting XBB strain Oct 03, 2023
FDA Advisors to Consider DFMO Maintenance for High-Risk Neuroblastoma in Kids Lack of options for relapsed disease versus uncertainty about supporting data Oct 03, 2023
A Framework to Communicate With Pregnant Patients About the RSV Vaccine A values-based decision-making framework is key Oct 03, 2023
FDA Greenlights Test for Cancer-Predisposing Genetic Mutations First-of-its-kind DNA test achieved 99% accuracy for variants in dozens of genes Oct 03, 2023
FDA OKs Another Injectable for Rare Kidney Disorder Nedosiran approved for patients ages 9 years and older with primary hyperoxaluria type 1 Oct 02, 2023
Clean Up the COVID Booster Mess by Returning to a Single-Payer System We must reopen the door to easy preventive care access Oct 02, 2023
AMA Too Woke? FDA Warns on Probiotics; Medicare Drug-Price Negotiation Moves Forward Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ľֱ staff Oct 02, 2023
Lab Tests That Escape FDA Oversight May Come Under Agency Review Agency proposes tighter oversight of laboratory developed tests Sep 29, 2023
Senator Dianne Feinstein Dies at 90 Accomplishments included helping pass assault weapons ban, ACA, protecting kids from phthalates Sep 29, 2023
New Option OK'd for Pompe Disease FDA approves two-component therapy for patients not improving on enzyme replacement therapy Sep 29, 2023
Dianne Feinstein Dies; Prison for Alzheimer's Fraudsters; Kaiser Strike Looming Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ľֱ staff Sep 29, 2023
FDA Relents, Approves Novel Antidepressant After Many Rejections Gepirone extended-release approved after nearly 2 decades of trying Sep 28, 2023
OSHA Comes in for Both Praise and Harsh Criticism at House Hearing Illinois lawmaker calls agency head "inept" during discussion of COVID vaccine mandate rule Sep 28, 2023
FDA Adds Intestinal Blockage Reports to Ozempic Labeling Joins other approved GLP-1 receptor agonists in noting the potential adverse reaction Sep 28, 2023
Obamacare Makes Surprise Cameo in Second GOP Debate Fentanyl crisis, transgender care, and abortion also got some air time Sep 28, 2023
