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Op-Ed: Is FDA's Cigarette Ban Just Smoke and Menthols?

Actually implementing a ban on menthol cigarettes and cigars could take years

ACOG over a conceptual illustration of obstetrics and gynecology

Thumbs Up for New Birth Control Pill Across Multiple Subgroups

No differences in efficacy or unscheduled bleeding based on age, BMI, or prior contraceptive use

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'It's a Straw-Man Argument': What We Heard This Week

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FDA APPROVED dapagliflozin (Farxiga) oral tablets over a computer rendering of chronic kidney disease

Farxiga Gets FDA Greenlight for CKD

SGLT2 OK'd to prevent chronic kidney disease progression and cardiovascular risks

FDA ODAC pembrolizumab (Keytruda), nivolumab (Opdivo) over a micrograph of hepatocellular carcinoma

FDA Panel Splits on Anti-PD-1 Monotherapy in HCC

All thumbs up for pembrolizumab, pending further data, but no such luck for nivolumab

FDA APPROVED dostarlimab (Jemperli) over a computer rendering of endometrial carcinoma

PD-1 Inhibitor Approved for dMMR Endometrial Cancer

Dostarlimab led to 42.3% response rate in recurrent/advanced disease

A photo of Lisa Stockman Mauriello next to her dog and holding a sign which reads DON鈥橳 WANT TO DIE

ALS 'Compassionate Use' Again Hits National Media

Expanded access campaigns will only become more frequent with growing rare disease pipelines

A close up of a syringe laying in the palm of the hand of a man overdosing

Op-Ed: Addiction Is Killing Our Families

Closing treatment knowledge gaps can help

FDA APPROVED sacituzumab govitecan-hziy (Trodelvy) over a photo of the product over a microscope image of urothelial cancer

Another Player in Advanced Bladder Cancer

Accelerated FDA approval of sacituzumab govitecan after chemo, immunotherapy

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

CDC Issues Health Advisory on J&J Shot; Pfizer Ramps Up; STDs at All-Time High

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

A close up of a box of Mifeprex (Mifepristone) in a woman鈥檚 palms

FDA Temporarily Lifts Restriction on Abortion Pill

Allows clinicians to dispense mifepristone via telehealth during the pandemic

FDA ADCOMM TransMedics Organ Care System (OCS) Heart over a photo of the device

Donor Heart Preserver Survives Review by FDA Advisors

Panel had many bones to pick with the Transmedics OCS device

A GeneXpert Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2 rapid test

Common Hospital PCR Test Affected by Viral Variant

Cepheid Xpert joins three other tests for which B.1.1.7 can be problematic

A box of Lamictal (lamotrigine) tablets over an ECG with arrhythmia elements

FDA: Arrhythmia Risk With Lamotrigine May Be Class Effect

Agency updates warning for people with cardiac disease taking sodium channel blockers

FDA APPROVED Portable Neuromodulation Stimulator (PoNS) over an illustration showing how the device works

Novel Device OK'd to Treat MS Gait Deficits

Tongue stimulator generates pulses to combat ataxia

FDA APPROVED MEDTRONIC HARMONY TRANSCATHETER PULMONARY VALVE over 3 photos of the device

Harmony Pulmonary Valve Gets FDA Nod

Transcatheter valve implantation approved for people without surgical RVOT conduits

Computer rendering of an overactive bladder with the text FDA APPROVED MIRABEGRON (MYRBETRIQ)

Overactive Bladder Drug Gains Pediatric Indication

Mirabegron approved to treat kids with neurogenic detrusor overactivity

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FDA Panel Unhappy With Novel OA Pain Drug

Latest setback for troubled osteoarthritis biologic

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Benzene Found in Multiple Hand Sanitizer Brands

Known human carcinogen can be absorbed through the skin

A computer rendering of leukemia cells in the blood stream

Op-Ed: Blood Cancer Patients Need More COVID Vax Answers

Patients are left wondering, "will I be protected?"

A man holds several different nutritional supplements in his hand with many out of focus pill bottles in the background

Banned Stimulants Again Found in Supplements

Researchers question FDA's commitment to enforcement

A spotlight on a bottle of hydrocodone tablets

Op-Ed: Now Isn't the Time to Ignore the Opioid Crisis

Swift federal action can remove barriers to life-saving treatment

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FDA Warns Mercola for Selling Bogus COVID Treatments

Controversial physician in trouble for claims about vitamin C, vitamin D, and quercetin products

FDA ADCOMM Ad26.COV2.S Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine over a photo of a blue rubber gloved hand holding a vial

J&J COVID Vaccine Gets Green Light from FDA Panel

No dissent on question of whether benefits outweigh risks

FDA MARKETING Q-Collar compressive device over a photo of a young man wearing a football helmet Q-Collar

Device to Prevent Athletes' Brain Injury Wins FDA Nod

Low-tech neck collar keeps brain from "sloshing" during moderate impacts

FDA ADCOMM Lutonix 014 Drug Coated Balloon PTA catheter over a computer rendering of a drug coated balloon

FDA Advisors Pan Drug-Coated Balloon for Lower-Leg Ischemia

Panel members cite muddy efficacy data

FDA APPROVED Sacubitril/valsartan (Entresto) over a photo of a man clutching his chest which is highlighted in red

First Drug Approved for Some HFpEF

FDA doesn't set hard limits on ejection fraction in expanded indication

FDA APPROVED trilaciclib (Cosela) over a microscope image of bone marrow above

New Drug OK'd for Chemo-Induced Myelosuppression in SCLC

CDK4/6 inhibitor cut the risk for severe neutropenia in small-cell lung cancer patients

cemiplimab (LIBTAYO) over a photo of basal cell carcinoma above FDA APPROVED

First Immunotherapy Approved for Basal Cell Carcinoma

Objective responses in 27% of previously treated patients who received cemiplimab

pembrolizumab (Keytruda) over a close up of a pink breast cancer ribbon pinned to a woman鈥檚 tank top above FDA ODAC

FDA Panel Slows the Roll for Pembrolizumab in Breast Cancer

Advisory committee: Wait for more data before considering neoadjuvant indication

pembrolizumab (Keytruda) over a close up of a pink breast cancer ribbon pinned to a woman鈥檚 tank top above FDA ODAC

Has Pembrolizumab Finally Met an Indication FDA Doesn't Like?

Agency staff skeptical of data in early breast cancer

A photo of Missouri State representative Patricia 鈥淭ricia鈥� Ashton Derges

HCP Busted for Selling Fake Stem Cell Therapy

Assistant physician and Missouri state legislator indicted for wire fraud, other crimes

STS over a computer rendering of a transparent body with the heart and lungs highlighted

Combined Cath Approach No Match for Surgery for Aortic Stenosis, CAD

Pacemakers increasingly an issue in TAVR plus PCI

STS over a computer rendering of a transparent body with the heart and lungs highlighted

Will Recovering COVID-19 Patients Soon Be Walking Around on ECMO?

This year's winner of the STS "Shark Tank" session

A box of Xeljanz (tofacitinib) tablets over a background of thumbs down icons

JAK Inhibitor Misses Endpoint in Safety Study. Now What?

Major blow to popular class of oral rheumatology drugs

Cancer cells with OncoBreak in the center.

Cancer and COVID; Booze and Cancer; 'Screech' Starts Chemo

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

Feds Crack Down on Vitamin D COVID 'Cures'

Georgia-based companies ordered to stop sales after national recall, DOJ says

A paper speech bubble with ALLERGY punched out of it laying on a pile of peanuts in shells.

Promising Peanut Allergy Treatments Hit Snags in 2020

COVID-19 interrupts Palforzia rollout; FDA slams door on competitor's patch therapy

A RECALL ALERT stamp over a bottle of Metformin Extended Release tablets

Metformin Recalls Ballooned in 2020

Last addition to the list in November brought number to 254 products recalled

How Do We Inject Confidence Into Vaccine Hesitant Americans?

"We need to really up our game in terms of communicating," says Peter Hotez, MD, PhD

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