News from the FDA/CDC
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA authorizes emergency use of rapid fingerstick test for Ebola
The DPP Ebola Antigen System can provide rapid results in locations where health care providers lack access to authorized Ebola virus nucleic acid...
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FDA approves omadacycline for pneumonia and skin infections
The tetracycline antibiotic was approved for CABP and acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections in adults.
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FDA approves cemiplimab for advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma
The FDA has approved checkpoint inhibitor cemiplimab for the treatment of advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.
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ID experts urge widespread flu vaccination for 2018-2019 season
“Community immunity” helps the healthy protect those at greater risk from influenza, Surgeon General Adams emphasized.
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FDA attacks antibiotic resistance with new strategy
Four-pronged approach addresses product development, stewardship, surveillance, and science.
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Feds take baseline on EHR interoperability
Survey respondents report challenges with integrating external reports, summaries.
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FDA approves first EpiPen generic
The approval is for the generic version of the most widely prescribed epinephrine autoinjector in the United States.
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Fluoroquinolones can cause fatal hypoglycemia, FDA warns
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Cost led to missed care for 4.5% of Americans in 2017
Steady decline in national rate appears to have halted.
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Zika topped Lyme in 2016
In the race between ticks and mosquitoes, who do you root for: Lyme or Zika?
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Pregnant women in clinical trials: FDA questions how to include them
Lack of research can be harmful to mother and fetus, FDA draft guidance says, and it can be “ethically justifiable” to include them in studies.