FDA - Food and Drug Administration

FDA clears AI model to triage urgent CT findings, Israeli firm says

Aidoc won FDA clearance for a 'foundation model' clinical AI that triages 14 abdomen-CT indications in one workflow, aiming to surface urgent findings faster amid ED crowding and imaging backlogs.

(Illustrative) A doctor uses AI for a medical screening.
ENDOART, A synthetic endothelial layer for the treatment of chronic corneal edema.

FDA clears first US trial of Israel’s EndoArt synthetic corneal implant

 Dividing cancer cell

Arizona couple admits in court to faking cancer-curing 'smart chip' device

Wegovy pills

Forget the injections: The FDA has approved a daily weight-loss pill for the first time


US approves first over-the-counter birth control pill

The approval is expected to cut barriers to access to contraceptives such as the cost and time of seeing a healthcare provider, advocacy groups have said.

 Contraceptive pills.

Amy Schumer stopped taking Ozempic – here's why

Everyone is talking about Ozempic. But not everyone is honest if they take it, or about the side effects of the drug.

Actress Amy Schumer poses during the CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas

FDA approves first drug to slow Alzheimer's progression

Leqembi is an antibody designed to remove sticky deposits of a protein called amyloid beta from the brains of Alzheimer's patients.

The Alzheimer's drug LEQEMBI is seen in this undated handout image obtained by Reuters on January 20, 2023

'Stoneos' cannabis cookies look too much like Oreos, says US FTC

The letters were sent by the FTC and FDA over concern that children may want to try them, including products that could easily be mistaken for Doritos chips and Cheetos cheese-flavored snacks.


US FDA panel weighs makeup of next COVID vaccine

The next-generation shots should select a single XBB-related target, the FDA's staff reviewers suggested.

 Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine are pictured in a General practitioners practice in Berlin, Germany, April 10, 2021.

Drugs are not a shortcut to weight loss - opinion

Ultimately, all of these drugs were withdrawn from the market because although they were effective for weight loss, they also harmed and killed people.

 THE WORLD Health Organization has issued a statement that Wegovy is not a ‘silver bullet’ for the ever-worsening obesity crises.

Ozempic, Wegovy and Saxenda: How do these weight loss drugs really work?

As a new weight loss drug prepares to enter the market, find out how the existing ones work, and what the difference is between all of them.

 Boxes of Ozempic and Mounjaro, semaglutide and tirzepatide injection drugs used for treating type 2 diabetes and made by Novo Nordisk and Lilly, is seen at a Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah, US March 29, 2023.

Elon Musk's Neuralink gets FDA approval for study of brain implants in humans

The company, founded in 2016, did not seek permission from the FDA until early 2022

 Neuralink logo and Elon Musk photo are seen in this illustration taken, December 19, 2022.

Hadassah’s 'organoid' bank is ready to revolutionize medicine. Here is how

Organoids are lab-grown tissues that mimic the features and functions of a tissue in the body.

 From left to right Widad Samman, MSc student, Dr Naama Sznayder, researcher and  Dr Myriam Grunewald, Director of the Hadassah Organoid Center.

US FDA eases restrictions on blood donation

Individuals, other than those who report having a new sexual partner or multiple partners and had anal sex in the past three months, will be eligible to donate blood.

 Magen David Adom personnel (Israel's national emergency medical, disaster, ambulance and blood bank service) at a blood donation drive in Moshav Yashresh, central Israel