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Fast tracking a vaccine: How comfortable are Americans?
4 September 2020 - Fast tracking vaccines to fight COVID-19, something the federal government has promised, may not be viewed ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Sep 2020
Debate rages over whether FDA should use emergency powers to clear a coronavirus vaccine early
3 September 2020 - Speeding the process could save lives, but some say it might also make it easier for the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Sep 2020
Second Trump appointee out at FDA amid credibility concerns
2 September 2020 - A second Trump administration appointee has been ousted at the Food and Drug Administration after the agency’s ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Sep 2020
23 attorneys general urge FDA to ensure affordable access to insulin
3 September 2020 - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a bipartisan coalition of 23 attorneys general in signing ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Aug 2020
FDA ousts spokeswoman after COVID therapy misstatements
29 August 2020 - Emily Miller joined the agency as chief spokeswoman this month. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Aug 2020
FDA announces Advisory Committee meeting to discuss COVID-19 vaccines
28 August 2020 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that a public meeting of the Vaccines and Related Biological ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Aug 2020
FDA broadens emergency use authorisation for Veklury (remdesivir) to include all hospitalised patients for treatment of COVID-19
28 August 2020 - Today, as part of its ongoing efforts to fight COVID-19, the U.S. FDA broadened the scope of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Aug 2020
COVID-19 vaccines are getting closer. Should we be worried they've come so quickly?
27 August 2020 - Back in March, when the coronavirus pandemic was starting to sweep the globe, a vaccine couldn't ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Aug 2020
Trump has launched an all-out attack on the FDA. Will its scientific integrity survive?
27 August 2020 - President Trump has instigated an all-out crusade against the FDA at a critical point in the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Aug 2020
FDA chief apologises for overstating plasma effect on virus
26 August 2020 - Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn is apologising for overstating the life-saving benefits of using convalescent ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Aug 2020
As COVID-19 pressures mount, political newcomer Stephen Hahn struggles to protect an FDA under siege
24 August 2020 - Stephen Hahn, a political novice who moved here in December to take over the FDA, has ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Aug 2020
FDA may fine clinical trial sponsors that don’t report data
24 August 2020 - The US FDA has said it will penalise sponsors of clinical trials that do not report ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Aug 2020
BioMarin, Gilead drug rejections don’t signal a change in attitude at the FDA
21 August 2020 - t’s tempting to interpret the FDA’s surprise rejections of drugs from Gilead Sciences and BioMarin Pharmaceutical ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Aug 2020
FDA finalises penalties for clinical trial sponsors that don’t share data, but critics say they fall short
18 August 2020 - After a year of deliberation, the FDA released final guidelines for penalising clinical trial sponsors that ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Aug 2020
The FDA response to COVID-19 at six months: regulatory innovation in the face of a pandemic
18 August 2020 - The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted American society, with more than 160,000 deaths and 5 million cases ...