Why Are There Drug Shortages in the US?March 6, 2019 |
A look at why some families dealing with serious illnesses are having to put treatment on hold over prescription drug shortages – with comments from our Yoram Unguru
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Is a Gene-Edited Animal a Drug?February 26, 2019 |
We eat mutations every day. All the vegetables, grains, fruits and meat humans consume as part of their diet is jam-packed with DNA speckled with mutations and beneficial variations
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James Toomey writes that the core argument—that unless Facebook’s suicide prediction algorithm is subject to the regulatory regime of medicine and operated on an opt-in basis it is morally problematic—is misguided and alarmist
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The FDA Says Buying Young People’s Blood Won’t Stop You From AgingFebruary 20, 2019 |
Now one controversial startup is halting treatment
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Bob Field was set to kick off his second course of BCG — a potent immunotherapy that treats his fast-growing bladder cancer. Instead, the New York City banking executive got a call from his urologist’s office, canceling that week’s appointment
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At the same time, Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the agency’s commissioner, suggested that Congress strengthen the F.D.A.’s authority over an estimated $40 billion industry, which sells as many as 80,000 kinds of powders and pills with little federal scrutiny
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Prominent ‘Right-To-Try’ Advocate Is Getting Treatment Under New LawFebruary 6, 2019 |
One of the namesakes of the federal “right-to-try” law confirmed Tuesday that he gained access to an experimental treatment thanks to the new law
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Ketamine Could Be the Key to Reversing America’s Rising Suicide RateFebruary 6, 2019 |
A version of the club drug is expected to be approved for depression in March. Researchers think it could help treat suicidal thinking
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