The Peanut Butter Grandma Goes To WashingtonNovember 22, 2017 |
The Uncertain Hour Podcast explores food regulation and the story of Ruth Desmond AKA “Peanut Butter Grandma”. Featuring comments from our Angie Boyce.
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Doctor’s Rx For A Stiff Knee: A Prescription For 90 Percocet PillsNovember 21, 2017 |
I recently hobbled to the drugstore to pick up painkillers after minor outpatient knee surgery, only to discover that the pharmacist hadn’t yet filled the prescription. My doctor’s order of 90 generic Percocet exceeded the number my insurer would approve, he said. I left a short time later with a bottle containing a smaller number
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Hurricanes Maria and Irma devastated Puerto Rico, a major area for drug-manufacturing plants, causing shortages of many drugs, including cancer and HIV drugs. The storms have also exacerbated the shortage of saline bags that started in 2014. With comments from our Yoram Unguru
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FDA Vote Sets Stage for Gene Therapy’s FutureOctober 12, 2017 |
A first-of-its-kind treatment that fixes a mutated gene could soon be available in the US
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Students Look to Vending Machines for Better Access to Morning-After PillSeptember 28, 2017 |
It has been four years since the federal government lifted the age limit for the morning-after pill, but college students across the country say gaining access to it remains fraught with confusion and difficulty
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FDA Study Halted After Jane Goodall ObjectsSeptember 27, 2017 |
Primatologist Jane Goodall has prompted the US Food and Drug Administration to pause a study of nicotine addiction in squirrel monkeys by writing a letter—in which she called the research “horrific”—to FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb
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A new paper in the latest issue of Health Affairs is worth a look. “Drugs Cleared Through The FDA’s Expedited Review Offer Greater Gains Than Drugs Approved By Conventional Process“
Quick ReadJohn Zhang, a New York fertility doctor, wanted to push the boundaries of science and fertility by giving women at risk of passing on serious genetic conditions a chance at healthy kids through an IVF technique that uses the DNA of three people
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