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FDA’s Project Patient Voice makes patient-reported outcomes publicly available
On Tuesday, the FDA announced a new program called Project Patient Voice that aims to provide cancer patients with more information about their treatment options by making patient-reported outcome (PRO) data from clinical trials publicly available.
Super-antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 show promising results in animals
If you’ve been following biomedical news on the novel coronavirus over the last several months, there’s a good chance you’ve heard about the potential for antibodies from recovered COVID-19 patients (convalescent antibodies) to help fight the virus and provide temporary immunity to healthcare workers and other persons at high risk of contracting the virus.
Clinical trials in the time of COVID-19
FDA has issued guidelines for the conduct of clinical trials during the COVID-19 pandemic. “With this guidance issued today, the FDA is helping industry and investigators navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and help assess how to move forward with critical clinical...
If you are using heartburn medicine, please consider FDA warning regarding Zantac/ranitidine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced it is requesting manufacturers withdraw all prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) ranitidine drugs from the market immediately. This is the latest step in an ongoing investigation of a contaminant known as...