January 14, 2016. New York Times. Federal investigators said Thursday that there were flaws in the way the Food and Drug Administration tracked drugs after they came to market, raising questions about the agency’s effectiveness as the country’s main drug overseer.
January 14, 2016, Stat. Most Americans assume that drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration are safe to take as directed. But safety concerns often arise only after the drugs go on the market, when companies or doctors tell the FDA about cases of patients who have fallen ill or died from their medications.
December 31, 2015, Medscape. FDA proposes warning patients more quickly about the risks of medical devices Critics, including our president, question why safety isn’t a priority.
December 22, 2015, MarketWatch. The skin damage caused by tanning beds can be deadly and that’s why the FDA wants to ban minors from using them.
November 24, 2015 To patients grappling with incurable diseases, new therapies can’t come quickly enough. But a pair of new studies found that speeding up this process could put Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and depression drugs that are ineffective or harmful on the market..
A controversial proposed new health law would have had a terrible impact on the lives of Alzheimer’s patients, who would have been more likely to develop skin cancer and at the same time had no benefit to their memory.