June 17, 2025
(ProPublica) – Sun Pharma’s transgressions were so egregious that the Food and Drug Administration imposed one of the government’s harshest penalties: banning the factory from exporting drugs to the United States. But the agency, worried about medication shortages, immediately undercut … Read More
June 17, 2025
(Axios) – Dermatologists had hoped that an active sunscreen ingredient popular in Europe would be available in the U.S. by summer — but the Food and Drug Administration still hasn’t approved it. Why it matters: U.S. sunscreens lack some of … Read More
June 17, 2025
(Wired) – An experimental obesity pill that works in a different way from the wildly popular Ozempic may help people lose weight, according to results from a small, preliminary human trial. Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs reduce food intake by … Read More
June 16, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – Parents desperate for treatments say cannabis helps, but doctors urge caution Marijuana is becoming easier to get in many states, and one group showing interest might surprise you: parents of children with autism. In online and … Read More
June 16, 2025
(The Guardian) – Combination of two targeted drugs found to produce better outcomes and was more tolerable than chemotherapy A groundbreaking UK-wide trial has found a chemotherapy-free approach to treating leukaemia that may lead to better outcomes for some patients, … Read More
June 16, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – A drop in overdoses astounded public officials and health experts who traveled across the country to learn the formula and replicate it The formula: making recovery a community affair. Many of the initiatives making a difference … Read More
June 11, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – Despite incomplete evidence, longevity enthusiasts are experimenting with SGLT2 inhibitors in their quest to live healthier for longer Some health-obsessed Americans believe the next antiaging therapeutic already exists—in the medicine cabinets of millions of diabetes patients. … Read More
June 11, 2025
(New York Times) – The Food and Drug Administration is planning to use artificial intelligence to “radically increase efficiency” in deciding whether to approve new drugs and devices, one of several top priorities laid out in an article published Tuesday … Read More
June 11, 2025
(Rest of World) – At overburdened clinics, pharmacists use AI to catch dangerous errors. It’s frontier tech meets frontier medicine — with global implications. Pharmacists in Brazil began testing the technology earlier this year. Its initial success suggests it could … Read More
June 10, 2025
(Wired) – Outro, which is now available in seven states, wants to help people taper off antidepressants without experiencing debilitating side effects. Outro officially launched in the US last month and is currently available in seven states, including California and … Read More
June 10, 2025
(KFF Health News) – “As a geriatrician, it gives me pause,” Han said. “Our brains are more sensitive to psychoactive substances as we age.” Thirty-nine states and the District of Columbia now allow cannabis use for medical reasons, and in … Read More
June 10, 2025
(New York Times) – A nurse practitioner spoke on the phone with patients in states with abortion bans, assessed their medical eligibility and sent pills. She took some unconventional steps to protect their privacy. Ms. Lynch is one of about … Read More
June 5, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – Later this month, the Food and Drug Administration is widely expected to approve a groundbreaking twice-yearly injection to prevent HIV—a milestone in the decadeslong fight against a once-devastating disease. For Gilead Sciences GILD 1.21%increase; green up pointing triangle, the … Read More
June 5, 2025
(Economist) – Of all the medical challenges that scientists have faced, Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, has been one of the trickiest. Between 1995 and 2021 private money spent on Alzheimer’s research came to $42.5bn, but more than 140 … Read More
June 3, 2025
(ABC News) – Most counties in the United States have seen a decline in childhood measles, mumps and rubella vaccination rates over the last five years, according to a new report published Monday. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University looked at … Read More
May 30, 2025
(New York Times) – Days after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that Covid shots would be removed from the federal immunization schedule for children, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued updated advice that largely counters Mr. … Read More
May 30, 2025
(NPR) – The nasal spray contains an experimental monoclonal antibody meant to reduce the Alzheimer’s-related inflammation in Walsh’s brain. He is the first person living with Alzheimer’s to get the treatment, which is also being tested in people with diseases … Read More
May 29, 2025
(Axios) – China is now setting the pace in life sciences R&D, conducting more clinical trials than the U.S. and licensing new discoveries to American companies. The big picture: China has become a linchpin in global drug development, the result … Read More
May 29, 2025
(The Verge) – Healthcare company Kaiser Permanente dealt with a system outage on Wednesday that forced its hospitals and pharmacies to fill out prescriptions with pen and paper and slowed down services at other parts of the company. (Read More)
May 28, 2025
(NBC News) – Most people who take dietary or herbal supplements do so on their own, not under a doctor’s advice. From 1995 through 2020, supplement-related liver failure requiring U.S. patients to be waitlisted for transplants increased eightfold, according to … Read More
May 27, 2025
(Associated Press) – U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday announced that COVID-19 vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women — a move immediately questioned by several public health experts. In a 58-second video … Read More
May 27, 2025
(The Independent) – It is hoped that the drug zosurabalpin will be approved by the end of the decade A new antibiotic that has the potential to save millions of lives has entered its last phase of human testing. Swiss … Read More
May 26, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – Now, Ozempic and others in the “GLP-1” category of drugs are approaching that critical mass. They are showing promise for an ever-expanding list of diseases, beyond today’s most common uses of weight loss and treating diabetes. … Read More
May 26, 2025
(MIT Technology Review) – This week, two new leaders at the US Food and Drug Administration announced plans to limit access to covid vaccines, arguing that there is not much evidence to support the value of annual shots in healthy … Read More
May 23, 2025
(Ars Technica) – Expert advisors for the Food and Drug Administration met Thursday to discuss which virus strain this year’s updated COVID-19 vaccines should target. The advisors have been meeting around this time each year for such a strain selection, … Read More
