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Despite issues manifesting in its first implantee, the FDA has given Neuralink the green light to implant a brain chip in a second patient.

Neuroscience and Brain

Neuralink Jamming Wires Deeper Into Second Patient’s Brain

By Noor Al-Sibai

The not-so-buzzy version of coffee can harbor a chemical that can cause cancer, which has activists pushing to have the substance banned.

Decaf Coffee Contains a Horrifying Poison, Experts Say

By Sharon Adarlo

The maker of Wegovy has been granted FDA approval to sell its wares to help cut the risk of heart attack, heart disease, and stroke.

RX and Medicine

Wegovy Approved to Cut Heart Disease and Stroke Risk

By Noor Al-Sibai

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging the FDA to take action on tianeptine, or the addictive drug better known as "gas station heroin."

Please Don’t Take This “Gas Station Heroin” Even Though It’s Technically Legal

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

"Friends" actor Matthew Perry, who was undergoing ketamine treatment at the time of his death, had high levels of the drug in his body.

Matthew Perry Was Undergoing Ketamine Treatment at Time of Ketamine-Linked Death

By Sharon Adarlo

The Food and Drug Administration just approved the first topical erectile dysfunction drug in the US that works within just ten minutes.

RX and Medicine

FDA Approves First Erectile Dysfunction Gel That Doesn’t Require a Prescription

By Frank Landymore

The FDA has changed its rules to make it easier for patients to access abortion pills, which until now were difficult to get.

RX and Medicine

The FDA Will Now Allow You To Buy Abortion Pills At Normal Pharmacies

By Noor Al-Sibai

On Tuesday, the feds took their first legal action against six e-cigarette companies, all of which have been accused of selling vaping products illegally.

Feds Cracking Down on Vaping Companies for “Breaking the Law”

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The "Ice Bucket Challenge" to fund ALS research was so effective, it resulted in the development of a new drug that was just approved by the FDA.

Remember the Ice Bucket Challenge? It Ended Up Funding a New ALS Drug

By Noor Al-Sibai

A federal court has revived a lawsuit against Walmart and CVS for allegedly passing off long-discredited homeopathic treatments as actual, proven medicine.

RX and Medicine

Lawsuit Accuses Walmart and CVS of Equating Homeopathic Treatments With Real Medicine

By Noor Al-Sibai

A social media trend where people cook chicken that's been marinated in NyQuil has caused the FDA to step in and say "stop."

FDA Warns Americans to Stop Cooking Chicken in NyQuil

By Frank Landymore

An FDA ruling issued this Tuesday ushers in a new class of over-the-counter hearing aids that can be bought without a prescription at a local retailer.

Hearing Aids Will Be Available Over-The-Counter Starting This Fall, FDA Says

By Frank Landymore

FDA Approves Vanilla-Flavored Underwear That Protect Against STIs

Prosthetics and Devices

FDA Approves Vanilla-Flavored Underwear That Protect Against STIs

By Lonnie Lee Hood

The FDA has received over 100 reports this year about Lucky Charms making people sick and is officially investigating the incidents.

FDA Investigating Wave of People Who Got Sick After Eating Lucky Charms

By Victor Tangermann

A blood pressure medication gave a 77-year-old patient such intense diarrhea he was hospitalized and ended up in the New York Times.

Man Gets Such Horrible Diarrhea That It Ends Up in the New York Times

By Lonnie Lee Hood

The FDA just endorsed Vuse e-cigarettes, the first vaping products that the regulatory agency has approved, because it says they're safer than cigarettes.

The FDA Just Officially Endorsed Vaping

By Dan Robitzski

The Mississippi Department of Health released a health alert on Friday warning people not to take an anti-parastic drug meant for cows to prevent COVID.

FDA: Don’t Take Animal Livestock Drugs to Fight COVID-19, You Idiots

By Tony Ho Tran

A medical device for heart failure called the HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device likely contributed to thousands of deaths, and the FDA didn't step in.

Prosthetics and Devices

Defective Heart Pump Appears Have Killed Thousands of Patients

By Dan Robitzski

The FDA added the warning to two COVID vaccines, saying that there was a slight risk for myocarditis and pericarditis amongst vaccine recipients.

FDA Adds Heart Inflammation Warning to Moderna, Pfizer Vaccines

By Tony Ho Tran

Three members of an independent advisory panel to the FDA resigned in protest after the agency approved a controversial Alzheimer's treatment.

RX and Medicine

Furious FDA Advisors Resign to Protest Approval of Alzheimer’s Drug That They Say Doesn’t Work

By Dan Robitzski

On Friday, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new weight-loss drug for the first time since 2014.

Health & Medicine

FDA Approves “Game-Changer” Weight Loss Drug

By Victor Tangermann

The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech is effective after just two weeks following a single dose, according to FDA data.

US Government Orders 100 Million COVID-19 Vaccines

By Victor Tangermann

AstraZeneca didn't tell the FDA it halted its coronavirus vaccine trial after a volunteer got sick. The ommission could hurt the company's credibility.

AstraZeneca Keeps Bungling Stuff About Its Vaccine

By Dan Robitzski

Using just a pipette and a magnetic stirring device, a ragtag group of scientists is attempting to fast track the development of a COVID vaccine.

These Scientists Are Testing an Experimental COVID Vaccine on Themselves

By Victor Tangermann

An international team of researchers have identified 21 existing drugs that stop the coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 from replicating.

Researchers Identify 21 Existing Drugs That Stop the Coronavirus

By Victor Tangermann

The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized the "first test for patient at-home sample collection" for COVID-19.

Prosthetics and Devices

First COVID-19 At-Home Test Kit Authorized by FDA

By Victor Tangermann

The Food and Drug Administration announced a ban on most fruit and mint-flavored nicotine vaping products to reign in use by teenagers.

FDA Bans All Vape Pod Flavors Except Tobacco and Menthol

By Victor Tangermann

The FDA just sent a torrent of letters warning there's no evidence that CBD use has the medical benefits that companies claim, and it's in fact dangerous.

FDA Cracks Down on CBD, Saying It Has “Real Risks”

By Dan Robitzski

The FDA just announced a recall of Allergan breast implants, linking the manufacturer to hundreds of cases of a rare cancer.

Most People With This Rare Cancer Got a Specific Breast Implant

By Dan Robitzski

Juul Labs CEO Kevin Burns just issued a sort of apology for how many vaping teens have become addicted to nicotine by using his company's product.

Health & Medicine

Juul CEO: “I’m Sorry” for Teen Vaping Epidemic

By Dan Robitzski

The FDA just issued new black box warnings, the most severe that it can, against sleeping pills' dangerous sleep walking side effects.

FDA: Ambien Is Making People Kill Themselves While Asleep

By Dan Robitzski

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is officially considering the use of the first-ever medical device to treat the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.

Health & Medicine

The FDA Is Considering First-Ever Machine to Treat Alzheimer’s

By Victor Tangermann

FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb says that anti-vaxxers are putting the country at risk of facing epidemics of dangerous, preventable diseases.

Health & Medicine

FDA Head: Anti-Vaxxers Could Soon Cause an Epidemic

By Dan Robitzski

Facing stricter restrictions on their gene-editing research from the FDA, some scientists are packing up their labs and leaving the U.S.

Scientists Are Fleeing America’s Rules About Gene-Editing Animals

By Dan Robitzski

Vampire Clinic That Sold Young Blood to the Wealthy Closes Shop

Health & Medicine

Vampire Clinic That Sold Young Blood to the Wealthy Closes Shop

By Dan Robitzski

The FDA released a statement today warning that longevity companies advertising transfusions of young people's blood are likely scams.

Health & Medicine

The FDA Warns: Transfusions of Young Blood Are a Dangerous Scam

By Dan Robitzski

The FDA Is Trying to Figure out How to Regulate Smart Pills

The FDA Is Trying to Figure out How to Regulate Smart Pills

By Dan Robitzski

The FDA Just Raided the Headquarters of E-Cigarette Maker JUUL

The FDA Just Raided the Headquarters of E-Cigarette Maker JUUL

By Victor Tangermann

If e-cigarette manufacturers can't prove they're fighting marketing and sales to teens, the FDA has threatened to ban vape flavors like mango and cucumber.

Health & Medicine

The FDA Just Threatened to Crack Down on E-Cig Companies Like JUUL

By Jon Christian

The FDA just approved Natural Cycles, a contraceptive app that helps women track their fertility throughout the month, as a medical device.

Health & Medicine

The FDA Has Approved a Contraceptive App. Now More Could Flood the Market.

By Kristin Houser

The Newly-Passed Right To Try Act Is Redundant And Risky

Health & Medicine

The Newly-Passed Right To Try Act Is Redundant And Risky

By Dan Robitzski

Embattled GMO Golden Rice Is Now Allowed in US Food Supply

Embattled GMO Golden Rice Is Now Allowed in US Food Supply

There May Soon Be A New Vaccine To Combat Addiction To Bath Salts

There May Soon Be A New Vaccine To Combat Addiction To Bath Salts

By Dan Robitzski

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Health & Medicine

Doctors Can Now Use a Blood Test to Detect Concussions Faster

FDA Says Kratom Is An Opioid, Damaging Hopes for Addiction Treatment

FDA Says Kratom Is An Opioid, Damaging Hopes for Addiction Treatment

Lab Monkey Deaths Raise Questions About Animal Testing in the US

Science & Energy

Lab Monkey Deaths Raise Questions About Animal Testing in the US

By Christianna Reedy

The FDA Approves a New Gene Therapy Treatment for a Rare Form of Blindness

The FDA Approves a New Gene Therapy Treatment for a Rare Form of Blindness

The FDA Wants to Expedite Approval of Regenerative Organ Therapies

Health & Medicine

The FDA Wants to Expedite Approval of Regenerative Organ Therapies

Big Brother 2.0? FDA Approves World’s First Electronic “Smart Pill”

Health & Medicine

Big Brother 2.0? FDA Approves World’s First Electronic “Smart Pill”

By Patrick Caughill

An FDA Panel Approved a Breakthrough Gene Therapy That Fixes Hereditary Blindness

Health & Medicine

An FDA Panel Approved a Breakthrough Gene Therapy That Fixes Hereditary Blindness

By Patrick Caughill

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Health & Medicine

The FDA Just Approved the First Continuous Glucose Monitoring System

Breakthrough Cancer Treatment Trials Put on Hold Following Death of a Patient

Breakthrough Cancer Treatment Trials Put on Hold Following Death of a Patient

An FDA Panel Just Approved A Treatment That Genetically Alters Your Own Cells

An FDA Panel Just Approved A Treatment That Genetically Alters Your Own Cells

Meet The Woman Who Saved Millions of Lives And Stopped An Epidemic

Health & Medicine

Meet The Woman Who Saved Millions of Lives And Stopped An Epidemic

By Christianna Reedy

The FDA Is Moving From Animal Testing To “Organs-On-Chips”

Health & Medicine

The FDA Is Moving From Animal Testing To “Organs-On-Chips”

By Patrick Caughill

Biohackers May Soon Be Under The FDA’s Watchful Eye

Biohackers May Soon Be Under The FDA’s Watchful Eye

In Case You Missed It: The FDA Banned Chemicals in Antibacterial Soaps

Science & Energy

In Case You Missed It: The FDA Banned Chemicals in Antibacterial Soaps

By Michelle Lee

New FDA-Approved Device Sucks Food From Your Stomach Before You Can Digest It

New FDA-Approved Device Sucks Food From Your Stomach Before You Can Digest It

By Arra Dianne Hifarva

FDA Approves Drug That Uses the Body’s Immune System to Combat Bladder Cancer

Science & Energy

FDA Approves Drug That Uses the Body’s Immune System to Combat Bladder Cancer

By Sarah Marquart

A New Robotic Exoskeleton for Paraplegics Is on Its Way

Prosthetics and Devices

A New Robotic Exoskeleton for Paraplegics Is on Its Way

By Jelor Gallego

US Panel Greenlights Creation of ‘Three-Person’ Embryos

Prosthetics and Devices

US Panel Greenlights Creation of ‘Three-Person’ Embryos