Healthy Returns: The FDA approved fewer new drugs in 2024 — but some big ones hit the market
The FDA wrapped up 2024 with 50 new drug approvals, clearing a wave of long-awaited treatments. Meanwhile, Transcarent will ...
FDA sets limits for lead in many baby foods as California disclosure law takes effect
The FDA has set maximum levels for lead in baby food. A new California law requires baby food makers selling products in the ...
Biden FDA moves forward with rule to lower nicotine in cigarettes, a ‘gift’ to cartels, critic says
Opponents argue that the change could cause current smokers to use more cigarettes to compensate for the lower nicotine ...
FDA issues draft guidance to improve accuracy of pulse oximeters for people with darker skin tones
Years of research have showed that pulse oximeters yield less accurate readings for people with darker skin tones, and now ...
FDA approves injectable version of Bristol Myers Squibb's cancer drug Opdivo
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday that it has approved an injectable version of Bristol Myers Squibb's ...
FDA seeks to boost accuracy of blood-oxygen monitors across skin tones
The U.S. health regulator on Monday proposed new guidelines for widely-used blood oxygen monitoring devices to improve their ...
FDA Accepts Astellas Pharma's Revised SNDA For IZERVAY In Geographic Atrophy Treatment
Astellas Pharma Inc. (ALPMY, ALPMY) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration accepted the revised supplemental New Drug ...
FDA weighs novel pain drug amid opioid crisis
The FDA will decide later this month whether to approve a novel drug for acute pain that could offer a nonaddictive ...
FDA Pushes to Improve Blood Oxygen Monitor Accuracy Across Skin Tones
The FDA's draft recommendations for pulse oximeters aims to include clinical studies involving at least 150 participants with ...
FDA sets limits on lead in some baby foods
But consumer advocates say the Food and Drug Administration's new guidance on lead limit in baby food doesn't go far enough.
FDA recommends fixing racial disparities in pulse oximeter readings
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday proposed a long-awaited plan aimed at improving how pulse oximeters work on people ...
Health Advocates Are Unhappy with FDA Guidance on Lead Levels in Baby Food
TUESDAY, Jan. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Association (FDA) released the first-ever guidelines for ...