Patients Will Feel the Pain as FDA Slams Medical Device Industry With Growing Regulatory Burdens
Businesses that founder or just never get launched won't suffer anywhere nearly as much as the people who would have benefited from their innovations.
Businesses that founder or just never get launched won't suffer anywhere nearly as much as the people who would have benefited from their innovations.
FDA regulations aimed at discouraging underage vaping may also deter smokers from switching.
What exactly does an "added sugar" label tell us that the existing total sugar label does not? Nothing worthwhile.
The agency is willing to sacrifice the lives of adult smokers in the name of preventing adolescent vaping.
For the billionth time, there is no verified link between coffee and cancer.
Prescription drugs are getting more and more expensive thanks to the needlessly complex interplay of intellectual property, public funding, and FDA regulation.
MDMA, which was banned by the Drug Enforcement Administration in 1985, could be available by prescription as soon as 2021.
Our current system of federal food regulation is expensive and dangerous
Cannabidiol, recognized by most states as a treatment for epilepsy, now has the federal government's blessing.
Bans like San Francisco's hurt smokers by making the potentially lifesaving switch to vaping less attractive.
It's still not clear whether pharmaceutical companies will work with patients outside the FDA's supervision.
Scott Gottlieb announces a public meeting focused on the concerns of chronic pain patients.
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Change drug prices by changing the market.
Scott Gottlieb claims requiring the numbers on menus "does reduce overall caloric intake," which the research does not show.
Banned Since 1985, MDMA could soon be approved as a PTSD treatment.
The FDA should facilitate access to the the opioid-overdose antidote.
What if the e-cigarette features that appeal to teenagers also appeal to grownups?
Epidiolex shows great promise in relieving two severe forms of epilepsy.
The FDA chief's mixed, moderate record has surprised both his champions and his critics.
Bob Dole's magical pill changed the way Americans think about sickness and treatment.
Federal legislation for right-to-try may not have the right incentives.
People will find sources for what they want no matter what presumptuous regulators say.
If government will stay out of the way.
"The House will not let this be the end," Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday night.
Can the government prevent drug firms from telling patients true facts about the medicine they prescribe?
The Silicon Valley entrepreneur says cryptocurrencies, virtual reality, and mobile devices are helping individuals escape failed institutions.
The FDA debunks his fears.
Restricted distribution is a barrier to generic competition.
"No reliable evidence to support the use of kratom as a treatment for opioid use disorder and significant safety issues exist."
FSMA will put many small farmers out of business.
The drug regulator's clinical trials process for approving drugs needs a complete overhaul.
The opioid crisis is starting to drive people crazy.
A bill in Congress would follow the states and allow greater access.
FDA took unconstitutional action when it made electronic cigarettes subject to the Tobacco Control Act (even though they contain no tobacco), lawsuits argue.
An FDA-sponsored report confirms the harm-reducing potential of vaping yet worries, implausibly, that it will boost adolescent smoking.
When it comes to the FDA and USDA, where's the scaling back of rules?
The nanny state may force snortable cacao off the market.
The USDA just dumped Obama administration's proposed ridiculous biotech crop regulations; the FDA should quickly follow suit.
Host Ben Domenech also asks about deregulation at the FDA and EPA.
FDA head Scott Gottlieb overturns Obama's ban on direct-to-consumer genetic testing.
Why is the agency revoking a claim of soybeans' health benefits?
Law amended to make sure meat processors comply with federal regulations.
Gottlieb isn't a perfect harm reduction advocate, but he's a hell of a lot better than the D.C. status quo.