Browsing: Food and Drug Administration

The FDA has issued a Class I recall, the highest-level alert, for heart pumps linked to nearly 50 deaths. Impella heart pumps are used for short term support of pumping blood in the heart’s ventricles during medical procedures or after a severe heart attack. The…

The U.S. Supreme Court indicated on Tuesday that it probably will keep widespread access to one of the two common drugs used in medication abortion, in a case that could affect reproductive rights and the authority of federal agencies across the nation. During oral arguments, most of the judges seemed very doubtful that a group of…

The Thai Food and Drug Administration (Thai FDA) has banned six brands of toothpastes, shampoo and face mask after finding that they  were on the market without permits. The ban…

Researching cell-based therapies for arthritis is challenging because individuals often report significant relief from placebos, creating a challenge in sorting out whether they experienced relief from the treatment because they thought it would work.