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Texas Invests $50M in Psychedelic Drug Research to Treat Addiction
MONDAY, June 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Texas has moved to fund research into ibogaine, a psychedelic drug that may help ...
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DOGE cuts cause FDA to delay decision on hereditary disease drug
The Food and Drug Administration will miss a deadline this week deciding whether to approve a drug for a potentially ...
FDA to miss approval deadline for Kalvista drug due to ‘resource constraints’
A “heavy workload” and “limited resources” have left the agency unable to meet a June 17 deadline to approve a therapy ...
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Here’s what food and drug regulation might look like under the Trump administration
Leaders of the FDA have published a list of new priorities for the agency. They want to deliver rapidly-approved cures and ...
F.D.A. to Use A.I. in Drug Approvals to ‘Radically Increase Efficiency’
With a Trump-driven reduction of nearly 2,000 employees, agency officials view artificial intelligence as a way to speed ...
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FDA Approves Keytruda as First Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor for Resectable Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
Pembrolizumab, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of patients with resectable locally advanced head and neck ...
US FDA extends review of KalVista's swelling disorder drug due to heavy workload
KalVista Pharmaceuticals' said on Friday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had extended the review of its drug for a ...
What Makes a Food Ultraprocessed? The FDA Is About to Weigh In.
The federal government plans to develop a new definition of ultraprocessed foods, a wide-ranging group of snacks, meals and ...
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Advice for trying GLP-1 drugs for weight loss from a doctor who's been there
Former FDA chief Dr. David Kessler says the new weight-loss drugs are a powerful tool to fight obesity. But they come with ...
FDA food inspector vacancies near 20% after Trump hiring freeze
Nearly 1 in 5 positions across the Food and Drug Administration's human food inspection divisions are now vacant, multiple ...