The strength and credibility of the FDA relies on maintaining a clear line between evidence-based, scientific rigor and political priority setting.

FDA approval describes when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) deems a medical product safe and effective for its intended use based on scientific data and testing. Before people use a medical ...

Incentives to bring vaccines to market are shrinking. Drugmakers are scaling back research investments and cutting jobs.

Montage is still awaiting FDA approval of its Wireless Healthphone, which is meant to send patient data wirelessly to doctors and other caregivers. Healthphone includes blood glucose monitoring ...

After teasing a new regulatory process for personalized genetic medicines at the end of last year, the FDA today unveiled draft guidance for an approval pathway that could see custom CRISPR therapies, ...

For decades, government intervention into the health care sector has increased at the expense of individual freedom. This disturbing trend is especially prevalent when it comes to the antiquated drug ...

FDA looks further ease biosimilar approvals by allowing foreign clinical data and reducing pharmacokinetic study requirements to cut costs.

The U.S. Senate has a plan to improve drug development for rare disease patients. The exit of controversial CBER chief Vinay Prasad will help clear the path.