FDA Issues Final Order and Guidance on Surgical Staplers and Staples for Internal Use
New Class II designation for surgical staplers increases safety with stronger FDA review, oversight Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced several actions related to surgical stapler and staple regulation and safety. “At the heart of our public health mission is protecting the public by regulating medical devices to ensure they are safe to […]
Older LGBTQ Adults Lack Access to Healthcare, Financial Security and Caregiving
Older LGBTQ Adults Lack Access to Healthcare, Financial Security and Caregiving LGBTQ older adults across Illinois are struggling to get the healthcare, financial security and caregiving support they desperately need, according to a new report from AARP Illinois and SAGE released today. The disparities, outlined in a first-of-its-kind report commissioned to help LGBTQ older adults to be seen […]
FDA Revises Hospital and Health System Compounding Guidance to Help Preserve Patient Access to Compounded Drugs
Statement From:Donald D. Ashley, J.D. Director – Office of Compliance Compounded drugs can serve an important role for patients whose medical needs cannot be met by an FDA-approved drug. The FDA is continuing our efforts to help preserve access to compounded drugs for patients who have a medical need for them. We understand that compounded […]
Nature’s One Leads Baby Food & Formula Category by Eliminating Toxins
Nature’s One Dedication to Remove Toxic Heavy Metals from Children’s Food Featured on CBS Mornings LEWIS CENTER, Ohio — For nearly 25 years, Nature’s One has consciously committed to purity in their formulas and foods through ingredient sourcing and the use of filtration technology. It is the company’s mission to make the purest and most nutritious organic […]
FDA Authorizes Additional OTC Home Test to Increase Access to Rapid Testing for Consumers
The following is attributed to Jeff Shuren, M.D., J.D., director of FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the ACON Laboratories Flowflex COVID-19 Home Test, an over-the-counter (OTC) COVID-19 antigen test, which adds to the growing list of tests that can be […]
FDA Finalizes Two Foundational Rules for Companies Seeking to Market New Tobacco Products
Rules Provide Additional Information on the Requirements for Future Premarket Tobacco Product Applications and Substantial Equivalence Reports Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued two final rules for the premarket review of new tobacco products. These foundational rules provide additional information on the requirements for the content, format and review of Premarket Tobacco Product Applications (PMTAs) and Substantial […]
L.A. Care Health Plan and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan Celebrate New Community Resource Center in Wilmington
Ribbon-cutting ceremony includes unveiling of Wilmington’s largest mural by local artist Miranda Villanueva and launch of Kindness Rocks Project L.A. Care Health Plan and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan today are holding a long-awaited ribbon-cutting ceremony inaugurating their Community Resource Center in Wilmington, which opened to the public in early July. The new site […]
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Are We Close to a Pill to Treat Covid? (video)
Scientist are racing to develop new tools to combat and treat COVID-19. One of those tools is an experimental pill to treat the pandemic. Merck is the first company to seek emergency us authorization from the FDA with its molnupiravir, an antiviral pill which, once approved, will become a valuable tool in the fight to […]
Federal officials seize spices and food additive products held under insanitary conditions from a Florida warehouse
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that, on behalf of the agency, the U.S. Marshals Service conducted a mass seizure of FDA-regulated spices and food additive products held for sale under insanitary conditions. Specifically, these food products were exposed to widespread rodent infestation as well as other pests, such as live and dead […]