High up in the hills of Barcelona, brain science start-up Neuroelectrics is developing therapies that it says will improve the lives of people living with brain disease. The group manufactures around 400 devices, which it ships to 75 different countries worldwide each year. Its main product is a headcap, which monitors the brain’s electrical activity … Read more
(NewsNation) — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday to reject a lawsuit challenging the Food and Drug Administration’s regulation of the abortion medication mifepristone, which has been widely available for more than 20 years. The court said petitioners don’t have standing to challenge the FDA’s approval of the pill and it will continue to allow … Read more
Eli Lilly headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana, US, on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Eli Lilly & Co.’s shares climbed in early US trading after its experimental drug for Alzheimer’s slowed the progress of the disease in a final-stage trial, paving the way for the company to apply for US approval. AJ Mast | Bloomberg | Getty … Read more
The results sounds promising, but Michael Ostacher, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University who’s not involved with Lykos and wasn’t on the FDA panel, says there’s a big problem: “It’s unclear whether or not the participation in the study and anticipation of the effect is what makes people better, rather than … Read more
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on Feb. 23, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no … Read more
Nikos Pekiaridis | Lightrocket | Getty Images Moderna on Friday said the Food and Drug Administration has delayed the approval of its vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus to the end of May due to “administrative constraints” at the agency. The FDA was expected to make a decision on the RSV shot on Sunday. The agency … Read more
In late March, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it had detected cases of bird flu in dairy cattle. Initially discovered in dairy farms in Texas, Kansas, and New Mexico, there are now 36 confirmed outbreaks in dairy herds in nine states. Although the H5N1 virus circulates widely in wild birds, it is now … Read more
WASHINGTON ― Inside the Supreme Court on Tuesday, justices seemed to wonder why they were hearing a case about blocking distribution of medication abortion. Outside the court, plenty of others were wondering how they ended up here again, on the steps of the court, fighting to protect women’s reproductive rights. Again. “I’m 70 years old … Read more
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a drug from Merck designed to treat a progressive and life-threatening lung condition in a win for both the drugmaker and for patients suffering from the rare disease. The agency greenlighted the therapy, which will be marketed as Winrevair, for adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension. The decision … Read more
Ground cinnamon products containing lead in the U.S. aren’t sold in Canadian grocery stores, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a health advisory on Wednesday urging consumers to dispose of six brands of ground cinnamon that were found to contain elevated levels of lead. The … Read more
