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The biotechnology company Biogen and its regulator, the Food and Drug Administration, worked in concert -- ignoring internal concerns from the company and skirting the agencys own written guidance -- to allow the Alzheimers treatment Aduhelm to receive accelerated approval and hit the market at a cost to patients of $56,000 annually, according to a report released Thursday by two House committees.

Novo Nordisk has spoken out in support of Victoza after influential US consumer group Public Citizen called for the diabetes drug to be withdrawn. - News - PharmaTimes

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By the time OB-GYN Dr. Arthur Park surrendered his license in late 2021, all four of Bakersfield’s hospitals had been sued by patients of his, and at least two had paid out settlements. One, Mercy Hospital Southwest, was also found to have made errors in the days leading up to the death of one of his patients.

The California medical board accused Bakersfield obstetrician Dr. Arthur Park of gross negligence following several patient deaths. But he kept his medical license for more than 20 years. How did the medical and legal systems allow that to happen?

In over twenty hours of grueling confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Jackson’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, Republican Senators (Cruz, Cotton, Hawley, Blackburn, and Graham) found much time to disgrace themselves, using the Judge as a prop for their despicable political ambitions. Meanwhile the Democratic (and Republican) Senators found no time to tap into

The lawyer and his clients have made millions by exposing one Wall Street crime after another. But are they changing the industry?

Lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom should embrace sweeping reforms that put patient safety at the center of how California regulates doctors.

Some suggestions for how the Connecticut Medical Examining Board could do a better job of...

Some suggestions for how the Connecticut Medical Examining Board could do a better job of...