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FDA Flags Problems with Two Boston Scientific Heart Devices Tied to Injuries, Deaths
The company reported 386 serious injuries and 16 deaths associated with this issue.
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FDA Vaccine Chief Leaving Agency After Less Than 3 Months
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Sarepta Will Resume Gene Therapy Shipments After FDA Review of Recent Patient Death
The company has been under scrutiny after two teenage boys died earlier this year.
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Sarepta Shares Slide as Drugmaker Bows to FDA Pressure to Pause Gene Therapy
It was already under FDA scrutiny after two teenage boys died earlier this year.
July 23, 2025
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FDA Names Former Pharmaceutical Executive to Oversee U.S. Drug Program
He founded and led several pharmaceutical companies, including Horizon Pharmaceuticals.
July 21, 2025
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Gene Therapy Maker Sarepta Tells FDA it Won't Halt Shipments Despite Patient Deaths
It said that its scientific review showed "no new or changed safety signals."
July 21, 2025
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FDA Requires Updated Warning About Rare Heart Risk with COVID Shots
The new warning lists the risk of myocarditis as 8 cases per 1 million people.
June 30, 2025
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FDA to Offer Faster Drug Reviews to Companies Promoting 'National Priorities'
The broad criteria for receiving a voucher will give FDA officials unprecedented discretion.
June 17, 2025
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Second Patient Death Reported with Gene Therapy for Muscular Dystrophy
It occurred in a teenage boy who suffered a fatal case of acute liver injury.
June 17, 2025
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FDA Panel Debates COVID Vaccine Recipe as Questions Swirl About Fall Shots
Thursday's meeting is the group's first since President Donald Trump took office.
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New Trump Vaccine Policy Limits Access to COVID Shots
It's a stark break from the previous federal policy recommending an annual COVID shot.
May 21, 2025
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RFK Jr. Pledged Not to Upend U.S. Vaccine System, But Big Changes Are Underway
The FDA will soon "unleash a massive framework" for how vaccines are tested and approved.
May 19, 2025
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FDA OKs First Blood Test That Can Help Diagnose Alzheimer's Disease
The new test identifies a sticky brain plaque, known as beta-amyloid.
May 19, 2025
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Critic of Drug Industry and COVID-19 Measures to Lead FDA Vaccine Program
Prasad is the latest in a series of medical contrarians and critics of COVID-19 measures to join the federal government.
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