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Pig Hearts for Humans and the FDA

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved any genetically modified or pure animal organs for xenotransplantation in humans. For the surgery to go forward in Bennett’s case, the team had to submit a request to the FDA seeking to use the pig heart in the emergency procedure (so-called “compassionate use” ). Categorization.

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The FDA Backdoor to MDMA Rescheduling

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) means the drug may be rescheduled, which will lead to substantially decreased regulations attached to it. However, in 2016, DEA added some clarity to the “accepted medical use” qualification, saying that FDA approval was one way to achieve this threshold.

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What Type of Salt Should You Buy? Rethinking 1924 Food Fortification Policy in 2024

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Since the repeal of the Enrichment Act of 1943, FDA has not required mandatory fortification. And since 1952, FDA has enforced standards of identity , establish labeling guidelines for enriched foods to ensure that the characteristics of a specific food are consistent with consumer expectations.

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FDA clears Medtronic's smartphone-connected CGM for MDI users

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Medtronic has finally received FDA clearance for Guardian Connect, its smartphone-connected standalone CGM for patients who use multiple daily injections (MDI) for their insulin. Medtronic's closed-loop system for pump users was cleared in 2016.

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Monthly Round-Up of What to Read on Pharma Law and Policy

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Fulfillment of Postmarket Commitments and Requirements for New Drugs Approved by the FDA, 2013-2016. Limitations on the Capability of the FDA to Advise. A full posting of abstracts/summaries of these articles may be found on our? Brown BL, Mitra-Majumdar M, Darrow JJ, Moneer O, Pham C, Avorn J, Kesselheim AS. JAMA Intern Med.

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Intuity Medical launches POGO glucose monitoring system

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The POGO system was first cleared by the FDA in 2016.

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Cerner CEO pledges to zero-out 'noise' from EHRs, population health and revenue cycle

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Five years ago, in his then-capacity as president and chief executive officer of Geisinger , Dr. David Feinberg keynoted Day 4 of the 2016 annual Cerner Health Conference. "That same year, FDA approved smart pills. "In 2017, gene therapy was used to cure a teenage boy of sickle cell disease," he said.