Fox 5 News, September 18, 2017. 11 artificial turf fields in DC failed their recent tests, leading to closures, replacements, and igniting another debate over the safety of synthetic turf. CPTF president points out these fields and playgrounds can cause cancer.
STAT News, September 12, 2017. The Food and Drug Administration carefully polices many categories of drugs and devices. But when it comes to software, the agency’s oversight is scanty at best — something that a new study finds is resulting in failure to detect dangerous glitches in software-enabled medical equipment.
Who What Why, September 7, 2017. Diana Zuckerman, president of the National Center for Health Research, points out that drug companies rely on a three-phase clinical trial process to gain FDA approval for their products. If RTT siphoned off patients with life-threatening illnesses from clinical trials, particularly for trials of medications serving limited populations with rare diseases, drug companies might find it even harder to enroll enough patients to complete them. And health insurers will not pay for drugs that lack FDA approval.
Marketwatch, July 28, 2017. An FDA announcement Friday included a proposal to lower nicotine levels in cigarettes and sent cigarette maker shares plunging.
The New York Times, July 11, 2017. Medical device makers might be able to delay reporting dangerous malfunctions to the FDA under a proposed agreement.
Bloomberg BNA: July 10, 2017. More than one thousand medical devices, including menstrual cups, and dentures, will be exempt from an FDA clearance process.