DIY Biohackers Are Editing Genes in Garages and Kitchens
With the latest breakthroughs in the life sciences, who needs a lab or degree?
With the latest breakthroughs in the life sciences, who needs a lab or degree?
The government taking away your bakery because you listed "love" as an ingredient in your granola isn't very, well, lovable.
Commissioner Scott Gottlieb applauds the agency's unfortunate mandate and promises clear guidance by the end of the year.
Never let the facts get in the way of a good agenda-driven story.
FDA honcho Scott Gottlieb caves on Obama's menu labeling regulations.
Federal officials deny big reductions in adolescent tobacco use and obscure the harm-reducing potential of e-cigarettes.
The designation should speed the drug's approval as a prescription medicine, which could happen as soon as 2021.
A lawsuit alleges Poland Spring Water amounts to "a colossal fraud perpetrated against American consumers."
Because Congress requires the FDA to come up with a "frankenfish" labeling scheme
At the government's behest, hospitals trash nearly a billion dollars worth of perfectly safe and effective medicines every year.
Lyme disease vaccine has been available for dogs since the 1990s; humans may get it next year.
Senate approves bill giving some earlier access to treatment.
If "light" cigarettes were a scam, how can "nonaddictive" cigarettes be a boon?
Embracing harm reduction, the agency's new head tries to make e-cigarette regulations less onerous.
A handful of food-industry groups say an equally bad federal law takes precedence.
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb extends a crucial application deadline by four years and promises "a greater awareness" of vaping's health advantages.
A work-around for the FDA's ban on direct-to-consumer genetic testing?
Nothing gets past Senator Nanny.
Because lawmakers didn't understand that the future might bring new, better products, we'll soon be stuck with only the old, dirty options.
The recently confirmed FDA commissioner plans to make good on his promise of getting out of Silicon Valley's way.
Make pharmaceutical competition great again.
Despite claims by supporters, requiring calorie counts is neither easy nor sensible.
Successful clinical trials would lead to MDMA's removal from schedule I.
Not a radical reformer, but clearly understands how overregulation is slowing medical innovation
Cures for HIV/AIDS and specifically targeted antibiotics
Meet the father-daughter team behind the Yarlap, which promises to fix incontinence...and so much more.
And other fun notes from the world's largest gathering of psychedelic researchers.
The failure of consensus nutrition "science" and the ongoing collapse of dietary puritanism.
Expensive calorie count mandate set to begin on May 5. Is delay or repeal possible?
More automation in health care could save lives, but progress is too slow.
Still forbidden to tell customers nearly 90 percent of what the company used to be able to share
The cost of getting FDA approval doesn't bode well for ketamine's therapeutic potential.
Understands how over-regulation is slowing down innovation in medicines and foods
Biohackers, much like their computer hacker forebears, prefer asking for forgiveness rather than permission.
A new bill not surprisingly has several Wisconsin lawmakers' support.
The Swedish-made cigarette alternative knows all about the FDA's "slow and burdensome" permitting process. Some changes could make Americans healthier.
Slashing the restraints on the agency's slow and burdensome process.
The New York Times' breathlessly covers nominees for the Department of Labor and the FCC, and a potential nominee for the FDA.
Let's focus on overturning existing government policies that undermine security.
New report calls for Trump administration to make it easier for Americans to switch from smoking to vaping.
In the future, President Trump's lifelong fanaticism for capital punishment could make such shady deals unnecessary.
"If DNA is a drug, then all life on Earth is high."
The "Dairy Pride Act" calls for the FDA to crack down on cow-dairy alternatives that use terms like "milk" or "yogurt."
According to federal regulators, companies that talk about reducing health risks by switching from smoking to vaping are breaking the law.
Lawmakers try to further restrict who can use the term 'milk.'
FDA decided not to decide whether snus can be marketed as the first safer-than-cigarettes product.
Are nicotine-free e-liquids covered? Maybe. What about synthetic nicotine? Dunno.