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


Got migraines? FDA approved Pfizer's nasal spray treatment

Every day, there are 40,000 migraine attacks in Israel. This new Pfizer treatment could help

 Close-up of unrecognizable woman using nasal spray

This Alzheimer's drug was called a 'breakthrough,' so why did 3 people die?

Lecanemab was hailed by headlines as a breakthrough treatment for Alzheimer's. Now, with the death of a third patient, there are concerns about this medication.

 Alzheimer's disease (illustrative).

US appeals court preserves limited approval of abortion pill

The appeals court declined to block portions of Kacsmaryk's order, effectively reinstating restrictions on the pill's distribution that had been lifted since 2016.

 Used boxes of Mifepristone pills, the first drug used in a medical abortion, fill a trash can at Alamo Women's Clinic in New Mexico

Plant milk is definitely milk, and now it's official

In recent years, plant-based milk has become very popular, which has angered cow milk producers who objected to producers of cashew, soy and other plant-based drinks calling these products milk.

Milk poured in a glass (illustrative)

US FDA proposes to ease sexual abstinence rule for blood donors

Gay and Bi men might not need to go without sex for a year to donate blood with future proposed policy

 Macrophages, white blood cells

Reversing abortion drug's approval would harm public interest, US FDA says

The FDA commented on risks that would be posed by an abortion drug no longer being accessible.

 Used boxes of Mifepristone pills, the first drug used in a medical abortion, fill a trash can at Alamo Women's Clinic in New Mexico

Hershey sued over chocolate containing heavy metals

Lazazzaro, a resident of Nassau County, New York, sued Hershey two weeks after Consumer Reports unveiled the results of scientific testing of 28 dark chocolate bars for lead and cadmium.

  The company logo for Hershey Co. is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., March 4, 2019

FDA broke own rules in approving Biogen Alzheimer's drug - congress

The FDA's interactions with Biogen were "atypical" and did not follow the agency's documentation protocol, according to a staff report

 One hemisphere of a healthy brain (L) is pictured next to one hemisphere of a brain of a person suffering from Alzheimer disease, at the Morphological unit of psychopathology in the Neuropsychiatry division of the Belle Idee University Hospital in Chene-Bourg near Geneva March 14, 2011.

Israeli startup Neteera’s patient monitoring sensor gets FDA approval

Neteera’s revolutionary platform uses AI alongside a unique and proprietary micro-motion sensor to observe patients without wires and medical equipment.

 Patient in a hospital (illustrative).

New Omicron vaccines proven safe and effective

The new boosters are suited to two COVID-19 strains of the Omicron virus variant that represents the vast majority of infections, according to the FDA.

 Test tube labelled "COVID-19 Omicron variant test positive" is seen in this illustration picture taken January 15, 2022.