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FDA Approves New Drug for A Timeless Illness–Frostbite–to Save Fingers and Toes from Amputation

It's not a cure for ALS or cancer, but the pharmacists who just developed a "game-changer" treatment for frostbite deserve plenty of congratulations nonetheless. On...

3-Legged Dog Cured of Cancer by Breakthrough FDA-Approved Treatment With 87% Success Rate

A 3-legged American pit bull with a heart of gold and sweet disposition captured the hearts of Alicia and Andrew Alderson when they adopted...

White House Issues Unprecedented Pardons After FDA Finds Cannabis to Be More Like Tylenol Than Heroin

On Friday, January 20th, the federal government waved the white flag in the war on drugs as it regards the cannabis plant. President Biden issued...

FDA Approves Cure for Sickle Cell Disease, the First Treatment to Use Gene-Editing Tool CRISPR

The first FDA-approved treatment using CRISPR may see hundreds of African Americans cured of sickle cell disease. Making headlines without end for years, but only...

Immunotherapy for Hard to Treat Cancer Just Granted FDA Fast Track During Promising Clinical Trial

An Australian pharma company has been granted fast-track status by the United States FDA for cancer treatment trials of bile duct cancer. This rare form...

FDA Clears First Study of CRISPR Gene-Editing in Human Patients

In a national first, the Food and Drug Administration has given Intellia Therapeutics the go-ahead to begin testing a drug that uses CRISPR gene...

Life-Saving Overdose Drug Narcan Approved by FDA for Over-the-Counter and Online Sale

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the lifesaving drug Narcan for over-the-counter use without a prescription for the first time. The nasal spray...

3 Years After CRISPR Treatment 73 of 75 Patients Cured of Blood Disease – FDA Approval is Near

The first serious clinical trials in humans using CRISPR continue to wow, after follow-up findings three years post procedure demonstrate that all patients but...

FDA Approves First Alopecia Drug That Restores Hair Growth in Many Patients

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the use of the Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor baricitinib as a treatment for severe alopecia areata, a...

Simple Breakthrough Skin Treatment For ‘Butterfly Children’ is Pending FDA Approval After Excellent Trial Results

A legitimate quality-of-life enhancing treatment is now available for a class of patient for whom treatments come few and far between. These patients are sometimes...

Eye Drops to Replace Reading Glasses For Aging Eyes Go on Sale Following FDA Approval

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first and only eye drop that can treat age-related blurry ‘near vision’. The new ophthalmic solution...

Stem-Cell Based ‘Cure’ for Type-1 Diabetes Draws Nearer, With FDA Trials Launched

While type-2 diabetes is largely preventable, type-1 diabetes is a disruptive autoimmune disorder that was once thought incurable. 'Once' is the keyword here, as...

FDA Approves America’s First Prescription COVID-19 Home Testing Kit

The FDA announced on the 17th that the first at-home COVID test which provides rapid results has been approved in the United States. The test...

FDA Approves Low-Cost Ventilator Designed by Team of Volunteers – Including the Jeopardy Teen Champion

Volunteers who designed a low-cost ventilator—including Avi Gupta, the Jeopardy Teen champ—got approval from the FDA for its use on patients.

FDA Approves Emergency Use of Nation’s First Drug Treatment Against COVID-19

The drug treatment from Gilead Sciences Inc. was approved for emergency usage after it was shown to help patients recover 31% faster.

FDA Okays Historic Blood Treatment for COVID; Clinical Trials to Use Antibodies From Recovered Patients

New York's Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to pursue the treatment following its relative success in treating influenza and Ebola.

FDA Approves ‘World’s First’ Portable Bedside MRI Scanner Costing 20 Times Less Than Current Systems

This week's 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration means that the device will be ready for shipment this summer.

FDA Approves Pancreatic Cancer Drug Treatment After It Was Shown to Double Patient Lifespans

The drug Lynparza is already approved for the treatment of breast and ovarian cancer in several dozen countries around the world.

Bionic Pancreas for Type 1 Diabetes Gets ‘Breakthrough’ Designation From FDA

After this devoted dad spent years developing an autonomous pancreas for his diabetic son, it has finally gotten a “breakthrough designation” from the FDA.

FDA Approves the First New Cystic Fibrosis Treatment in Decades

The drug, Trikafta, which was developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, can be used to treat 90% of cystic fibrosis patients 12 years or older in America.