Speedier drug approvals hit slowdown as FDA faces scrutiny
By MATTHEW PERRONE - AP Health Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Expedited drug approvals slowed this year as the Food and Drug Administration's controversial…
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FDA clears 1st fecal transplant treatment for gut infection
By MATTHEW PERRONE - AP Health Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials have approved the first pharmaceutical-grade version of the so-called fecal…
$3.5M gene therapy for hemophilia gets FDA approval
By MATTHEW PERRONE - AP Health Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators on Tuesday approved the first gene therapy for hemophilia, a $3.5 million…
Colorado voters decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms
By THOMAS PEIPERT - Associated Press
DENVER (AP) — Colorado voters have passed a ballot initiative to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms for people 21…
‘Magic mushrooms’ vote too early to call in Colorado
By THOMAS PEIPERT - Associated Press
DENVER (AP) — A vote to decide whether Colorado will become the second state, after Oregon, to create a legalized…
Colorado votes on decriminalizing ‘magic mushrooms’
By THOMAS PEIPERT - Associated Press
DENVER (AP) — Colorado voters are deciding Tuesday whether theirs will become the second state, after Oregon, to…
US warns monkeypox could mutate to resist antiviral drug
MATTHEW PERRONE and MIKE STOBBE - Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials are warning against overuse of the lone drug available to…
FDA panel backs much-debated ALS drug in rare, 2nd review
By MATTHEW PERRONE - AP Health Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — A panel of federal health advisers voted Wednesday to recommend approval for an experimental…
ALS drug gets rare second review at high-stakes FDA meeting
By MATTHEW PERRONE - AP Health Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — A closely watched experimental drug for Lou Gehrig’s disease got an unusual second look from…
FDA still skeptical of ALS drug ahead of high-stakes meeting
By MATTHEW PERRONE - AP Health Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health regulators remain unconvinced about the benefits of a closely watched…