July 6, 2022 Uterus transplants allow successful pregnancies in US women, study says Uterus transplants are now a clinical reality in the U.S. More than half of U.S. women who received a uterus through a transplant went on to have successful pregnancies, a study shows.
June 27, 2022 AstraZeneca gets EU backing for targeted breast cancer therapies Breast cancer patients may now benefit from two of AstraZeneca's existing therapies. The EU has recommended lynparza and enhertu to treat high-risk breast cancer.
June 14, 2022 Republicans ask Biden to solve medical dye shortage, reliance on Chinese products amid supply chain crisis EXCLUSIVE: Amid unresolved supply chain issues nationwide, House Republicans are demanding that President Biden specifically address shortages of medical dye imperative to detecting cancer, brain clots and other diseases.
June 13, 2022 Insulin shortage might be next supply chain crisis Insulin could be the next supply chain crisis. It can be addressed with a mixture of new medicines and technologies, generics and government involvement.
June 6, 2022 Telehealth could get more expensive with public health emergency set to end this year Telehealth could soon cost patients more money, once a public health emergency allowing Medicare to cover the costs is lifted -- and in-person visits could rise.
September 16, 2021 New York Times essay complains it's 'sexist' for Elizabeth Holmes to be held accountable for Theranos disaster A New York Times guest essayist complained Wednesday that it was sexist for Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes to face accountability for her alleged massive fraud while powerful male tech executives frequently escaped punishment.
July 29, 2021 FDA allows automatic 'generic' swap for brand-name insulin U.S. regulators took action Wednesday that will make it easier to get a cheaper, near-copy of a brand-name insulin at the drugstore.
July 15, 2021 Device taps brain waves to help paralyzed man communicate In a medical first, researchers harnessed the brain waves of a paralyzed man unable to speak — and turned what he intended to say into sentences on a computer screen.
May 27, 2021 FDA approves new prostate cancer imaging tool, company says The company behind an imaging agent meant to identify prostate cancer said it received FDA approval on Thursday for use in patients with suspected metastasis or recurrence.
May 17, 2021 Pacemakers recalled over risk of electrical short The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a recall of nearly 62,000 pacemakers that were distributed between April 2015 and February 2019 after it was discovered that moisture could get inside the device causing an electrical short.
