Medtronic has a Class I cranial surgery software recall
The FDA deemed a recall of software for the Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) + StealthStation S8 as Class I, the most serious kind. Medtronic initiated a recall of some versions of …
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The Case for MDMA’s Approval Is Riddled With Problems
The results sounds promising, but Michael Ostacher, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University who’s not involved with Lykos and wasn’t on the FDA panel, says there’s …
1st US FDA-approved drug invented in India set for local launch as part of combination antibiotic
New Delhi: A molecule developed fully in India, enmetazobactam, which has gone on to become the first-ever internationally approved “new drug” from the country as part of an antibiotic fixed …
Nvidia’s new chip, GameStop soars
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on Feb. 23, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images This report …
Moderna says RSV vaccine FDA approval delayed to end of May
Nikos Pekiaridis | Lightrocket | Getty Images Moderna on Friday said the Food and Drug Administration has delayed the approval of its vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus to the end …
No One Knows How Far Bird Flu Has Spread
In late March, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it had detected cases of bird flu in dairy cattle. Initially discovered in dairy farms in Texas, Kansas, and New …
FDA finalizes rule to increase oversight of lab tests
By Lauren Clason, CQ-Roll Call WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Monday finalized a rule to regulate most tests developed in a lab, in a move that observers …
FDA announces recall of heart pumps linked to deaths and injuries
Daniel Chang, Holly K. Hacker | (TNS) KFF Health News A pair of heart devices linked to hundreds of injuries and at least 14 deaths has received the FDA’s most …
Is decaf coffee safe to drink? Experts weigh in on claims by health advocacy groups
By Kristen Rogers | CNN For people avoiding caffeine, decaf coffee seems like a harmless option. But some health advocacy groups that argue otherwise are petitioning the US Food and …
Lawsuit seeks to force long-stalled ban on menthol cigarettes
By Matthew Perrone | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Anti-smoking groups sued the U.S. government Tuesday over a long-awaited ban on menthol cigarettes, which has been idling at the White House …