Category: Regulations
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Guidelines Proposed for Complex Clinical Trials
A working group published guidelines for conducting clinical trials that simultaneously test multiple cancer treatments and can change course over time.
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Artificial Pancreas System Cleared by FDA
A system for automatically measuring blood glucose levels and dispensing insulin for people with type 1 diabetes is authorized by the Food and Drug Administration.
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Climate Action Cost Accounting Standard Proposed
A new paper proposes an accounting standard that would require private companies to spell out their costs of meeting net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.
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FDA Blocks Monthly HIV Drug Combo
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration rejected a combination of experimental and existing drugs given once a month to treat HIV.
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Infographic – US Public Says It’s Tracked Each Day
A solid majority of Americans says companies or government agencies are collecting data about them each day, and they’re not happy about it.
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Patient Confidentiality, An Issue for New Medical Businesses
How are you going to keep your patient files confidential, and still ensure you’re running with all the access and affordability you need to?
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Bioprinting Ear Tissue Tagged Rare Disease Treatment
A company developing 3-D printed outer ear tissue received a rare pediatric disease designation on its treatment designed for children.
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Anti-Vaccine Groups More Adept at Facebook Ads
A review of advertisements about vaccinations shows a few groups took advantage of Facebook’s advertising policies to spread vaccine misinformation.
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Safety Reports Analyzed with A.I. to Reduce Medical Errors
Research is underway to write algorithms for analyzing free text and other unstructured data in safety report databases to reduce medical errors.
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Opioids Provide Few Pain Benefits, Yet Abuse Growing
Opioids appear to provide little benefit for patients with pain from osteoarthritis, yet opioid use disorder rates among patients with painful conditions continue to rise.