Tag: Food and Drug Administration
The Trump team withdrew millions of dollars for addiction and mental health care
US President Donald Trump’s administration has cut 20,000 jobs in the Health and Human Services (HHS) department, as it restructures the department. The department includes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other smaller divisions.
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The FDA approves new covid vaccines
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved two new COVID-19 vaccine candidates that target the “long” coronavirus variant. The two vaccines are called KP.2 and JN.1 variants. The last version of the vaccine was greenlit by the FDA on September 11, 2023. The two vaccines are the same, which was approved in October last year.
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FDA reviews MDMA for treatment of post traumatic stress disorder; Biden will issue an executive order on border policy
A panel of experts that advise the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the use of MDMA did not find the evidence to show that the drug was effective or its benefits outweighed its risks. “Although we do have two positive studies, the results are in the context of dramatic functional unblinding,” Dr David Millis, clinical reviewer for the FDA, said.
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What is at stake in the Supreme Court case?
Former US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioners, who are representing pharmaceutical companies in a Supreme Court case related to abortion, have argued that it could “affect the authority of federal agencies and the drug industry.” They claimed that the case could be used to challenge FDA approval of a rival’s drug. More than six in 10 abortions in 2023 were carried out via medication.
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The first human trials of Neuralink’s brain-computer interface are being sought
Elon Musk’s Neuralink has received US Food and Drug Administration’s approval to conduct a human test of its brain-to-computer device for helping people with paralysis control prostheses and to restore vision. It is seeking people who are over the age of 22 with a reliable and consistent family member to participate in the study. The implant is not visible when implanted.
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