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Two bags of blood platelets.

<乌鸦传媒>The Cost of Blood Platelets Is About to Surge

FDA's flawed new guidance for blood transfusion safety takes effect October 1

Two computer rendered cigarette packs with graphic warning labels.

<乌鸦传媒>How Many Deaths Will New Cigarette Warnings Prevent?

Modeling study comes up with big numbers

A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on an orange and a vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on an apple.

<乌鸦传媒>I Got Moderna. Can I Boost With Pfizer?

"There's all sorts of anarchy going on"

FDA APPROVED Ruxolitinib (Opzelura) over a photo of atopic dermatitis on a man鈥檚 arm

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Approves First Topical JAK Inhibitor for Atopic Dermatitis

Significant skin clearance, reduced itch in majority of patients treated with ruxolitinib cream

The Supplement Facts from a phenibut supplemental product.

<乌鸦传媒>Unapproved Drug Found in Dietary Supplements Despite FDA Warning

Phenibut was found in all four products analyzed, with increased quantities in three

FDA RECALL Medtronic Pipeline Flex + Pipeline Flex with Shield Technology over a computer rendering of the device.

<乌鸦传媒>Pipeline Flex Endovascular Flow Diverters Under Recall

Serious injury and death linked to fracturing issue in the delivery system, FDA warns

Two white rubber gloved hands pour yellow and blue liquids from beakers into another vessel.

<乌鸦传媒>The Technological Marvel of Combination Vaccines

Many questions remain for co-formulating COVID vaccines, but pursuing this now is the right move

A syringe and seven vials of Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine.

<乌鸦传媒>Pfizer Makes Its Case for COVID Booster Shots

Ahead of advisory meeting, FDA staff notes "inferred" effectiveness, and no new safety concerns

FDA ADCOMM AAV Gene Therapies over a computer rendering of neurons.

<乌鸦传媒>Gene Therapies Require Neurologic Monitoring

Nerve conduction, MRI monitoring may mitigate neurotoxicity risks

FDA ADCOMM AAV Gene Therapies over a computer rendering of the liver anatomy.

<乌鸦传媒>Liver Toxicity in Gene Therapy Trials Could Merit Stricter Entry Criteria

FDA panel weighs in on lower vector doses and role of animal studies

COVID-19 vaccination record card with syringe and vial.

<乌鸦传媒>Take Another Look at the Spacing Between COVID Vaccine Doses

Growing body of research suggests robust immune response with extended dosing interval

An image of of package of Xeljanz

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Slaps Restrictions on JAK Inhibitors Over Serious Safety Risks

Use for inflammatory conditions limited to those who fail on TNF blockers

FDA APPROVED MicroTransponder Vivistim Paired VNS System (Vivistim System) over a photo and computer rendering of the device

<乌鸦传媒>Novel Stroke Rehab Treatment Wins FDA Approval

Neurostim system approved for upper limb deficits

FDA WARNING Eco-Med Ultrasound Gels and Lotions over a photo of a bottle of EcoGel 200 ultrasound gel.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Warns on Contamination Risk With Eco-Med Ultrasound Gels

Healthcare providers must toss all of company's gels and lotions, agency says

FDA APPROVED over a computer rendering of a tumor.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Grants Tissue-Agnostic Approval to Dostarlimab for dMMR Tumors

Overall response rate of 41.6% in various tumor types with mismatch repair deficiency

FDA APPROVED calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium oxybates (Xywav) over a photo of a young woman asleep at her computer.

<乌鸦传媒>First Drug OK'd for Idiopathic Hypersomnia

Sleep drug Xywav gains a new indication

HIMSS over a conceptual image of a physician accessing data via a tablet.

<乌鸦传媒>Notice Any Rule Changes in Washington? You Can Thank COVID

"It's opened a Pandora's box, which is not going back"

A map of the world created by the arrangement of various pills and capsules.

<乌鸦传媒>CMS Proposes to Rescind 'Most Favored Nation' Drug Pricing Rule

Regulation from Trump administration had been barred from taking effect due to court challenges

A Juul vape pen and packaging and pack of Virginia tobacco flavored pods.

<乌鸦传媒>All Eyes on FDA: The Upcoming Regulation of Juul E-Cigarettes

Will the public health be protected?

FDA ADCOMM TriGuard 3 cerebral protection device over a computer rendering of the device.

<乌鸦传媒>TAVR Debris Deflector Doesn't Fly With FDA Advisory Panel

TriGuard 3 met with skepticism in its bid for approval

FDA APPROVED casirivimab and imdevimab (REGEN-COV) over a computer rendering of COVID-19 viruses in aerosol & a masked person

<乌鸦传媒>Monoclonal Antibody Cocktail Authorized for Post-COVID Exposure

REGEN-COV becomes first monoclonal antibody treatment with EUA following exposure alone

A computer rendering of t-cells attacking a COVID-19 virus.

<乌鸦传媒>Call in the T-Cell Cavalry to Fight COVID in the Immunocompromised

Preliminary research suggests immunotherapy could play role in protecting vaccine non-responders

An x-ray image of a senior woman with a left ventricular assist device implanted

<乌鸦传媒>More Medical Device Deaths Than We Previously Thought?

Study finds many reports of patient deaths that were not classified as a death in FDA database

Photo of vials of the drug Shingrix.

<乌鸦传媒>Shingrix OK'd for Immunocompromised Adults

CDC's vaccine committee currently discussing vaccine for this population, manufacturer says

FDA APPROVED immunoglobulins (IVIG; Octagam 10%) over photos of adults with dermatomyositis

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Approves IVIG for Dermatomyositis

Octagam 10% lands indication for adults following results of ProDERM trial

A box of Chantix (varenicline) tablets

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Warns Doctors, Consumers on Contaminated Chantix

Latest drug found with cancer-causing nitrosamines

FDA APPROVED Tacrolimus (Prograf) over a computer rendering of a lung in a metal dish with surgical tools.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Breaks New Ground With Transplant Drug Approval

No prospective trial offered or required

FDA ADCOMM roxadustat over a computer renering of chronic kidney disease.

<乌鸦传媒>Safety Concerns Turn FDA Panel Thumbs Down for Novel CKD-Anemia Drug

Advisory committee rejected oral anemia drug for dialysis and non-dialysis patient populations

FDA ADCOMM Transmedics OCS Liver over a photo of the device.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Panel Nearly Unanimous on Liver Transplant Perfusion Device

Thumbs up on safety and efficacy

INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

<乌鸦传媒>Company Shut Down Robot Mid-Surgery; Infected in Quarantine; Investigating Aduhelm

This past week in healthcare investigations

Four JUUL advertisements

<乌鸦传媒>Juul Bought Out Medical Journal for $51K

E-cig maker sponsored nearly a dozen studies, took over journal as it awaits FDA ruling

The YouTube video thumbnail with Dr. Zubin Damania and Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH, and the words IVERMECTIN& Aducanumab?

<乌鸦传媒>Ivermectin and Aducanumab: Do They Work?

ZDoggMD and Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH, analyze the evidence

The vial and packaging for NovoLog (insulin aspart) injection over a Walmart branded background.

<乌鸦传媒>Walmart's Low-Price Insulin Is a Band-Aid on a Broken System

Exorbitant drug pricing and inaccessible care require government intervention

FDA APPROVED finerenone (Kerendia) over a computer rendering of a diseased kidney and a healthy kidney.

<乌鸦传媒>Finerenone OK'd for Slowing Kidney Disease in T2D

Drug also indicated for cardiovascular event risk reduction

The vial and packaging of Aduhelm (aducanumab) for injection with blurred prescribing information in the background.

<乌鸦传媒>Alzheimer's Aducanumab Prescribing Information Changes

"We as neurologists need a strategy to advise our patients," experts say

An anatomical model head with brain exposed and electrodes attached to the temples.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Cannot Ban Use of Electric Shock Devices for Harmful Behaviors

Appeals court rules in favor of only U.S. facility still using devices for behavioral treatment

A young pregnant woman takes a selfie with her smartphone while receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.

<乌鸦传媒>Is Confirmation Bias Guiding COVID Vaccine Recommendations?

Policy must be based on indisputable evidence

COVID-19 UPDATE and Other News over a background of illustrated coronaviruses

<乌鸦传媒>COVID Surges Emerge; FDA Warns About Chantix; Lions, Tigers, Bears Get Vaxxed

A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine

A male nurse gives a teen male a COVID-19 vaccination, both are wearing protective masks.

<乌鸦传媒>CDC's All-or-Nothing Approach to Teen COVID Vaccination Is All Wrong

The agency should revisit its latest guidance to maximize benefits and minimize risks

A bottle of (ranitidine) tablets spilled on a table.

<乌鸦传媒>Ranitidine Did Not Convert to Carcinogen in Two Small FDA Studies

However, don't expect the drug's return to market anytime soon, say editorialists

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