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fda
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While genetic tests proliferate, journalists cite the lack of scientific evidence
The potential benefits of genetic testing are widely touted and drive greater interest in these tests – even though the…
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AHCJ objects to FDA’s ‘close-hold embargoes,’ requests explanation
AHCJ is protesting the Food and Drug Administration’s recent restrictive practices in handling news embargoes and has asked the agency…
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Access – or lack of access – to health information is making news
Several stories about access to public information have caught my eye in the past week. Whether it involves public health…
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Reporters learn about wearables, health IT and telehealth
More than 20 people came to the July 14, AHCJ chapter event in Washington, D.C., to learn about how technology…
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Trade group’s dispute with FDA highlights need to watch for report revisions
The nation’s clinical laboratories have pushed back hard against a proposal by U.S. Food and Drug Administration in October 2014…
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Debate over regulating lab-developed tests about to heat up
Sometime this year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to issue guidance to clinical laboratories that produce lab-developed…
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Health writer discusses story on experimental dental treatment
Baltimore Sun reporter Andrea McDaniels was surprised to learn about an off-label treatment for tooth decay that some dentists are…
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Stat details failure of research institutions to submit required study reports
A Stat investigation has found that “prestigious medical research institutions have flagrantly violated a federal law requiring public reporting of study results, depriving…
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Communicating drug risks in pharma marketing: A new FDA challenge
Many American consumers may not realize this, but only New Zealand and the United States are the only countries with strong pharmaceutical regulations…
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Illnesses, injuries linked to medical devices a ripe area for investigation #ahcj15
Most medical devices marketed in the United States do not need formal approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.…