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FDA clears Galaxy robotic surgery system, sending lung cancer diagnosis to a new frontier

A surgical robot system developed by Noah Medical and newly cleared by the FDA is out of this world—or, at least, the current world of bronchoscopy procedures. Bronc...
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With spotlight on FDA, Congress weighs reforms to accelerated drug approvals

Over the past few years, the Food and Drug Administration has come increasingly under scrutiny for its program to grant speedy approvals to drugs that show early sign...
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FDA places stricter limits on J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine after review of rare side effect

Dive Brief: The Food and Drug Administration has determined that the risk of a rare, but serious, clotting syndrome tied to Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccin...
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FDA sets back Novartis’ best chance at a COVID-19 drug

Dive Brief: Novartis is reevaluating its commitment to an experimental COVID-19 treatment originally developed by fellow Swiss drug company Molecular Partners afte...
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FDA panel supports agency push to raise approval bar for certain cancer drugs

The Food and Drug Administration appears ready to raise its approval standards for a well-known class of cancer drugs due to concerns they aren't helping patients liv...
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FDA clears Gilead to restart some studies of top cancer drug

Dive Brief: The Food and Drug Administration has cleared Gilead to restart some trials testing an experimental cancer drug the company acquired in a roughly $5 bil...
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FDA advisers grapple with how to update COVID-19 vaccines

A group of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration agreed Wednesday that COVID-19 vaccines will likely need to be updated to keep pace with a fast-changing coron...
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Akebia to lay off 42% of workforce, suspend trials after FDA drug rejection

Dive Brief: Akebia Therapeutics will lay off 42% of its workforce after the Food and Drug Administration last month rejected its most advanced experimental drug, a...
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FDA rejects Akebia drug, dealing another blow to anemia pills

Dive Brief: The Food and Drug Administration rejected an Akebia Therapeutics' anemia pill vadadustat, the company announced Wednesday, over concerns the drug isn't...
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FDA advisers narrowly side against an experimental ALS drug, likely lowering its approval chances

By a slim margin, advisers to the Food and Drug Administration have concluded that the agency should hold off approving a closely watched, experimental medicine for A...
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