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FDA Approves AR Surgery Tool That Gives Surgeons 'X-ray Vision'
Augmented reality will soon be used to give surgeons a type of x-ray vision -- and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just given it the green light. Augmedics' new Xvision Spine System lets surgeons visualize the 3D spinal anatomy of a patient while operating.
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FDA Allows Easier Access To MDMA for PTSD Treatment
The U.S. government has battled with recreational drugs for a long time. However, over the last decade, they have begun to see the medical benefits of these drugs. They even have legalized a few of them. One that is still illegal is MDMA (also referred to as molly). It has typically been known as party drug, oftentimes done at a festival or club. This was until it began being tested on subjects with PTSD and depression.
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FDA approves video game for treating ADHD in kids
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has for the first time approved a video game for treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children. The FDA said Monday the game built by Boston-based Akili Interactive Labs can improve attention function. The game, called EndeavorRx, requires a prescription and is designed for children ages 8 to 12 with certain symptoms of ADHD.
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Ex-OANN Reporter Emily Miller Out as FDA Spokeswoman After Just 11 Days on the Job
Her ouster came after a week in which the FDA took heat for overstating the benefits of convalescent plasma as a treatment for the coronavirus.
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F.D.A. Clears Pfizer Vaccine, and Millions of Doses Will Be Shipped Right Away
The Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use on Friday, clearing the way for millions of highly vulnerable people to begin receiving the vaccine within days. The authorization is a historic turning point in a pandemic that has taken more than 290,000 lives in the United States. With the decision, the United States becomes the sixth country — in addition to Britain, Bahrain, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Mexico — to clear the vaccine. Other authorizations, including by the European Union, are expected within weeks.
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Pfizer earned $3.5 billion on COVID-19 vaccine in first quarter
Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine earned the company $3.5 billion in the first three months of this year, representing nearly a quarter of its total revenue, the company announced ahead of its earnings call Tuesday.
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Receiving a Flu Shot and Covid Vaccine at the Same Time Is Safe, Study Finds
According to a clinical trial led by researchers at the University of Bristol, individuals can receive a flu shot and their second dose of a Covid-19 vaccine simultaneously, Carl Zimmer reports for the New York Times. The preliminary results were released as a pre-print study in The Lancet in September and have not yet been peer-reviewed.
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FDA authorizes Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children 5-11
The Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency authorization for the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11. The FDA's authorization follows the recommendation of its independent advisory committee, which earlier this week voted nearly unanimously in favor of authorizing the vaccine. The committee of 18 voting members voted 17 to 0 in favor, with one abstention.
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What's behind the FDA's controversial strategy for evaluating new COVID boosters
Some scientists are alarmed that the agency plans to evaluate the next generation of boosters by reviewing mouse studies alone. Others say there's no time to waste waiting for human trials.
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FDA Approves First Nonprescription Daily Oral Contraceptive
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Opill (norgestrel) tablet for nonprescription use to prevent pregnancy— the first daily oral contraceptive approved for use in the U.S. without a prescription. Approval of this progestin-only oral contraceptive pill provides an option for consumers to purchase oral contraceptive medicine without a prescription at drug stores, convenience stores and grocery stores, as well as online.
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