<ѻý>FDA Draft Guidance on T2D Devices; New GLP-1 Drug Succeeds in Trialѻý> News and commentary from the endocrinology world May 23, 2021
<ѻý>House Dems Grill Emergent Execs Over Spoiled J&J Dosesѻý> Mixed-up ingredients, wasted taxpayer dollars, potential insider training? May 20, 2021
<ѻý>Indian Variant a Global Risk; Good News on U.S. Cases; Baylor Expert Gets Threatsѻý> A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine May 11, 2021
<ѻý>First COVID Treatment Ads Hit the Airwavesѻý> Regeneron hoping patients ask their doctors about monoclonal antibodies May 10, 2021
<ѻý>FDA Panel to Weigh Avacopan's Fate for ANCA Vasculitisѻý> Agency staff called out "interpretability" of phase III trial results ahead of Thursday's meeting May 05, 2021
<ѻý>Op-Ed: Is FDA's Cigarette Ban Just Smoke and Menthols?ѻý> Actually implementing a ban on menthol cigarettes and cigars could take years May 03, 2021
<ѻý>Thumbs Up for New Birth Control Pill Across Multiple Subgroupsѻý> No differences in efficacy or unscheduled bleeding based on age, BMI, or prior contraceptive use May 03, 2021
<ѻý>'It's a Straw-Man Argument': What We Heard This Weekѻý> Quotable quotes from ѻý's sources May 02, 2021
<ѻý>Farxiga Gets FDA Greenlight for CKDѻý> SGLT2 OK'd to prevent chronic kidney disease progression and cardiovascular risks Apr 30, 2021
<ѻý>FDA Panel Splits on Anti-PD-1 Monotherapy in HCCѻý> All thumbs up for pembrolizumab, pending further data, but no such luck for nivolumab Apr 30, 2021
<ѻý>PD-1 Inhibitor Approved for dMMR Endometrial Cancerѻý> Dostarlimab led to 42.3% response rate in recurrent/advanced disease Apr 22, 2021
<ѻý>ALS 'Compassionate Use' Again Hits National Mediaѻý> Expanded access campaigns will only become more frequent with growing rare disease pipelines Apr 20, 2021
<ѻý>Op-Ed: Addiction Is Killing Our Familiesѻý> Closing treatment knowledge gaps can help Apr 14, 2021
<ѻý>Another Player in Advanced Bladder Cancerѻý> Accelerated FDA approval of sacituzumab govitecan after chemo, immunotherapy Apr 14, 2021
<ѻý>CDC Issues Health Advisory on J&J Shot; Pfizer Ramps Up; STDs at All-Time Highѻý> A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Apr 14, 2021
<ѻý>FDA Temporarily Lifts Restriction on Abortion Pillѻý> Allows clinicians to dispense mifepristone via telehealth during the pandemic Apr 13, 2021
<ѻý>Donor Heart Preserver Survives Review by FDA Advisorsѻý> Panel had many bones to pick with the Transmedics OCS device Apr 07, 2021
<ѻý>Common Hospital PCR Test Affected by Viral Variantѻý> Cepheid Xpert joins three other tests for which B.1.1.7 can be problematic Apr 05, 2021
<ѻý>FDA: Arrhythmia Risk With Lamotrigine May Be Class Effectѻý> Agency updates warning for people with cardiac disease taking sodium channel blockers Apr 01, 2021
<ѻý>Novel Device OK'd to Treat MS Gait Deficitsѻý> Tongue stimulator generates pulses to combat ataxia Mar 26, 2021
<ѻý>Harmony Pulmonary Valve Gets FDA Nodѻý> Transcatheter valve implantation approved for people without surgical RVOT conduits Mar 26, 2021
<ѻý>Overactive Bladder Drug Gains Pediatric Indicationѻý> Mirabegron approved to treat kids with neurogenic detrusor overactivity Mar 26, 2021
<ѻý>FDA Panel Unhappy With Novel OA Pain Drugѻý> Latest setback for troubled osteoarthritis biologic Mar 25, 2021
<ѻý>Benzene Found in Multiple Hand Sanitizer Brandsѻý> Known human carcinogen can be absorbed through the skin Mar 25, 2021
<ѻý>Op-Ed: Blood Cancer Patients Need More COVID Vax Answersѻý> Patients are left wondering, "will I be protected?" Mar 24, 2021
<ѻý>Banned Stimulants Again Found in Supplementsѻý> Researchers question FDA's commitment to enforcement Mar 23, 2021
<ѻý>Op-Ed: Now Isn't the Time to Ignore the Opioid Crisisѻý> Swift federal action can remove barriers to life-saving treatment Mar 06, 2021
<ѻý>FDA Warns Mercola for Selling Bogus COVID Treatmentsѻý> Controversial physician in trouble for claims about vitamin C, vitamin D, and quercetin products Mar 05, 2021
<ѻý>J&J COVID Vaccine Gets Green Light from FDA Panelѻý> No dissent on question of whether benefits outweigh risks Feb 26, 2021
<ѻý>Device to Prevent Athletes' Brain Injury Wins FDA Nodѻý> Low-tech neck collar keeps brain from "sloshing" during moderate impacts Feb 26, 2021
<ѻý>FDA Advisors Pan Drug-Coated Balloon for Lower-Leg Ischemiaѻý> Panel members cite muddy efficacy data Feb 18, 2021
<ѻý>First Drug Approved for Some HFpEFѻý> FDA doesn't set hard limits on ejection fraction in expanded indication Feb 16, 2021
<ѻý>New Drug OK'd for Chemo-Induced Myelosuppression in SCLCѻý> CDK4/6 inhibitor cut the risk for severe neutropenia in small-cell lung cancer patients Feb 13, 2021
<ѻý>First Immunotherapy Approved for Basal Cell Carcinomaѻý> Objective responses in 27% of previously treated patients who received cemiplimab Feb 10, 2021
<ѻý>FDA Panel Slows the Roll for Pembrolizumab in Breast Cancerѻý> Advisory committee: Wait for more data before considering neoadjuvant indication Feb 09, 2021
<ѻý>Has Pembrolizumab Finally Met an Indication FDA Doesn't Like?ѻý> Agency staff skeptical of data in early breast cancer Feb 08, 2021
<ѻý>HCP Busted for Selling Fake Stem Cell Therapyѻý> Assistant physician and Missouri state legislator indicted for wire fraud, other crimes Feb 04, 2021
<ѻý>Combined Cath Approach No Match for Surgery for Aortic Stenosis, CADѻý> Pacemakers increasingly an issue in TAVR plus PCI Jan 30, 2021
<ѻý>Will Recovering COVID-19 Patients Soon Be Walking Around on ECMO?ѻý> This year's winner of the STS "Shark Tank" session Jan 30, 2021
<ѻý>JAK Inhibitor Misses Endpoint in Safety Study. Now What?ѻý> Major blow to popular class of oral rheumatology drugs Jan 27, 2021