FDA - Food and Drug Administration

Cellular Intelligence strikes deal with Novo Nordisk to advance Parkinson’s cell therapy

'This cell therapy Parkinson's program is truly innovative and exemplifies the powerful convergence of exciting academic discovery with the uncompromising quality of a global pharmaceutical leader.'

In this photo illustration, a smartphone displays the logo of Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO), a Denmark-based pharmaceutical company specializing in diabetes care, obesity treatment, in front of a screen showing the company's latest stock market chart, January 29, 2026
US HEALTH and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

RFK Jr.’s health department ordered withdrawal of studies showing vaccine efficiency - report

A person cups their hand to their ear in an act of listening (illustrative)

'Miracle cure': 2-year-old steals show at White House announcement of hearing loss therapy approval

 U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order encouraging more research into ibogaine, next to U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Joe Rogan, and Americans for Ibogaine CEO W. Bryan Hubbard, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., April 18

Trump signs order to accelerate Ibogaine research for veterans with PTSD 


Israeli company SoniVie receives FDA approval for innovative hypertension treatment

SoniVie’s treatment is called TIVUS – an innovative Ultrasound system that treats Hypertension patients with Renal Artery Denervation. 

 SoniVie's TIVUS medical device.

US, Canada investigate Hepatitis A outbreak linked to strawberries

"Consumption of imported fresh organic strawberries is the likely source of the outbreak," American and Canadian health agencies said.

 Hepatitis A virus (HVA) causes acute inflammation of the liver and is the most common of all forms of viral hepatitis

US FDA clears Pfizer's COVID booster shot for young children

Children below the age of five are not yet eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine in the United States.

The Pfizer vaccine for children aged 5-11

State sues Teva over Copaxone drug royalties

Two doctors sued Teva for failing to acknowledge their contributions and demanded to be compensated with royalties stemming from the new version of copaxone.

Teva CEO Kåre Schultz at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, February 19, 2020

BioGenCell raises $16m. for chronic disease treatment

The company’s treatment has already prevented loss of limb in several patients during Phase I trials.

 Microglia (green) that were “matured” in the lab from stem cells of ALS patients; the cells’ nuclei are in blue. Viewed with confocal microscopy

Biogen pulls application for Alzheimer's drug in Europe

The drugmaker said the move follows interactions with the European Medicines Agency that suggested data provided so far would not be enough to support an approval.

A sign marks a Biogen facility, some of whose employees have tested positive for the coronavirus after attending a meeting in Boston, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, March 9, 2020.

Japan's Kowa says Ivermectin showed 'antiviral effect' against Omicron

Clinical trials are ongoing, but promotion of ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment has generated controversy.

Ivermectin

Biogen shares slide as Medicare restricts cover of Alzheimer's treatments

The coverage decision by US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the health agency that runs Medicare, crushes any hopes of the drug Aduhelm gaining traction.

Aduhelm, Biogen's controversial recently approved drug for early Alzheimer's disease, is seen at Butler Hospital, one of the clinical research sites in Providence, Rhode Island, US, June 16, 2021.

Wait 3 days, then swab throat and nose when using antigen test, Health Ministry says

The Health Ministry published new recommendations on how to use the at-home kits, amid criticism for their lack of accuracy.

 Meuhedet Health care worker wearing protective gear takes swab samples from a woman, at Meuhedet coronavirus testing center in Jerusalem, January 6, 2022.

Controversial Alzheimer's drug administered for first time in Israel

This marks the first time that the drug has been used outside of the United States.

 Dr. Bergman, the first patient Jeremiah Kozari and Dr. Shiner.