Category: Regulations
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Infographic – Superbugs Annually Kill 33,000 in Europe
Our friends at Statista posted a chart showing the median number of deaths by country in Europe from microbes resistant to antibiotics, this weekend’s infographic.
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FDA Updating Expanded Access to Investigational Drugs, Devices
The Food and Drug Administration says it’s streamlining policies for making drugs and medical devices in clinical trials or under review available for people in the U.S. with life-threatening conditions.
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FDA Clears Some Drug Reaction Genetic Tests, Warns About Others
The Food and Drug Administration cleared a consumer genetics company’s tests for gene variations associated with effective or adverse drug reactions, but warned about similar tests from non-authorized providers.
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FDA Preparing Animal, Plant Biotech Regulatory Guidance
The Food and Drug Administration intends to issue new regulatory guidance to cover advances in biotechnology, including genome editing, in animals and plants.
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NIH Stops Stem Cell Heart Failure Trial Over Retracted Data
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, or NHLBI, part of the National Institutes of Health is suspending a clinical trial of stem cells to regenerate new heart muscle.
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Infographic – Top U.S. Cyber Crimes
Our friends at Statista reported on a study by the Internet Crime Complaint Center or IC3 that tracks cyber crimes in the U.S., our infographic for this weekend.
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Diabetes Drug Assessed Long-Term Against All Other Treatments
A new clinical trial is testing the drug semaglutide for people with type 2 diabetes against as many as 40 other diabetes treatments when used as a supplemental drug over 2 years.
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Virtual Knee Replacement Rehab Shown Less Costly
Early results from a clinical trial show a virtual rehabilitation program for people with total knee replacement surgery works as well as conventional rehab methods, but at a lower cost.
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Improving Doctors’ Response to Health and Safety Accidents
It is the responsibility of the employer to ensure that the regulations on the workplace are not only respected but also fully relevant to their professional activities.
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Exploring The Leading Causes Of Road Accidents
This post will be exploring some of the more common issues which can result in a car accident.