Medscape Medical News, October 16, 2015. Theranos, the clinical lab company revolutionizing its industry with low-cost finger-prick tests, is limiting the use of its tiny blood vials to assays approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), company CEO Elizabeth Holmes said yesterday.
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Would Washington’s FDA Fix Cure the Patients or the Drug Industry?
ProPublica, October 20, 2015. In Congress, however, things are looking better for the manufacturers. Legislation is advancing that would speed up the FDA’s approval process for medications and medical devices, offering a rare example of how major initiatives can get traction even in today’s gridlocked Washington.
Read More »Bernie Sanders Opposes Califf for FDA Post Cites Industry Ties
Mad in America, October 16, 2015. Current presidential hopeful and longtime Vermont independent senator, Bernie Sanders, said that he will vote against Robert Califf’s nomination to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Sanders explained his opposition by citing Califf’s extensive ties to the pharmaceutical companies that he would be in charge of regulating.
Read More »Women with Essure Contraceptive Implant Needed More Surgeries, Study Finds
The New York Times, October 13, 2015. Women who sought permanent sterilization through a contraceptive implant called Essure were 10 times as more likely to be back for surgery within a year than women who had their tubes tied, according to a new study of 52,326 women
Read More »How Medical Device Companies Test Products out on Patients—After They’re Released
Pacific Standard, October 8, 2015. Federal scrutiny has been a long time coming for Essure: Since the device was approved nearly 13 years ago, thousands of women have filed complaints reporting punctured tubes, debilitating muscle fatigue, and severe pain.
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