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FDA approves digital tracking pill

November 16, 2017

On Nov. 13, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Abilify MyCite, a pill with a sensor that digitally…

FDA approves first biosimilar for treatment of cancer

September 18, 2017

On Sept. 14, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Mvasi (bevacizumab-awwb) as a biosimilar to Avastin (bevacizumab) for…

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FDA approves first treatment for Erdheim-Chester Disease

November 13, 2017

On Nov. 6, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded approval of Zelboraf (vemurafenib) to treat certain adult patients…

FDA approves first two-drug regimen for HIV

November 27, 2017

On Nov. 21, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Juluca, the first treatment regimen containing two drugs to…

FDA approves new breast cancer treatment

October 7, 2017

On Sept. 28, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Verzenio (abemaciclib) to treat adult patients who have hormone…

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FDA approves new drug for acute myeloid leukemia

September 8, 2017

On Sept. 1, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Mylotarg (gemtuzumab ozogamicin) for the treatment of adults with…

FDA approves new treatment for relapsed follicular lymphoma

September 18, 2017

On Sept. 14, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to Aliqopa (copanlisib) for the treatment of…

FDA clears duodenoscope with disposable distal cap

September 24, 2017

On Sept. 20, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared Pentax ED34-i10T, the first duodenoscope with a disposable distal…

FDA clears new robotically-assisted surgical device

October 20, 2017

On Oct. 13, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the Senhance System, a new robotically-assisted surgical device (RASD)…

FDA clears patient-assisted mammography system

September 8, 2017

On Sept. 1, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the first 2D digital mammography system that allows patients…

FDA launches new dashboard for adverse events database

October 6, 2017

On Sept. 28, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched a user-friendly dashboard for its adverse event reporting system.…

Teen vaping: Is it an epidemic?

September 20, 2018

By Julie Cullen, Managing Editor, American Nurse Today I read an article in the New York Times the other day…

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