Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Ensuring safety of drugs, medical supplies and food which is used daily.

FDA is an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services.

The FDA's organization consists of the Office of the Commissioner and four directorates overseeing the core functions of the agency: Medical Products and Tobacco, Foods, Global Regulatory Operations and Policy, and Operations.

The FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation.

The FDA is also responsible for advancing the public health by helping to speed innovations that make medicines and foods more effective, safer, and more affordable; and helping the public get the accurate, science-based information they need to use medicines and foods to improve their health.

Visit website: https://www.fda.gov/

Details last updated 21-Oct-2019

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is also referenced in the following:

Deep Medicine

In Deep Medicine, leading physician Eric Topol reveals how artificial intelligence can help

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Blog Posts

31-Jul-2023

Choosing supplements - why all supplements are not the same

When selecting a supplement, price is not the sole determining factor

16-Jul-2020

Genflow Seeks Investors for Novel SIRT6 DNA Repair Anti-Ageing Therapy

Great to see a startup willing to explicitly state they are treating ageing itself as a disease

03-Feb-2020

Ambrosia Plasma relaunches - announces improvement in key ageing biomarkers

The Club interviews Jesse Karmazin, CEO, to find out more about the trial, the FDA warning, and the relaunch

19-Aug-2019

Does no smoking mean no vaping?

Sometimes news coverage of e-cigarettes can be confusing - what's the best advice?

People at Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Robert Califf

Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration

Jeffrey Shuren

Director of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health at the FDA.

Peter Marks

Peter Marks, M.D., Ph.D. is the director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) at the Food and Drug Administration

Scott Gottlieb

American physician and investor.

Amy Abernethy

Dr. A. Abernethy is a Principal Deputy Commissioner and Acting CIO at US FDA

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) News

World's first MRI-compatible surgical robot cleared by FDA for breast biopsies

FierceBiotech - 13-Sep-2023

Safer, more accurate breast biopsies made possible with IGAR robot

Humacyte's bioengineered tissue outperforms synthetic grafts

FierceBiotech - 12-Sep-2023

Human acellular vessel showed better results in vascular trauma repair

Neuralink's brain implant gets $280M in funding, eyes clinical trials

FierceBiotech - 08-Aug-2023

FDA approves Neuralink's brain implant, patients can now sign up for trials

FDA grants approval for Neuralink to proceed with human trials

BBC - 26-May-2023

Neuralink's implants will still require extensive testing to overcome technical and ethical issues

David Sinclair responds to FDA's ban on NMN dietary supplements

Live Forever Club - 19-Dec-2022

Mixed in with some generic platitudes, he makes his case that NMN should be an FDA approved drug

Beta NMN is no longer available as a nutritional supplement in the US market, reports FDA

Longevity Technology - 15-Nov-2022

Likely to be discussions before stock is removed from sale - and should still be available in the UK

FDA warns robotic surgery for breast cancer is unproven and could pose health risks

pharmaphorum - 22-Aug-2021

Prior study approval and monitoring long-term outcomes are needed to ensure patient's safety

Lifespan.io interviews George Church about gene therapy and longevity

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 28-Jul-2021

Discusses animal trials, potential human trials, reeducating the FDA and improvements in technology

For the first time in 20 years, FDA approved new drug to treat Alzheimer's disease

BBC - 08-Jun-2021

A long way from a cure, but hopefully indicates that Alzheimer's isn't unassailable

FDA grants Endogena's primary program for EA-2353 suspension targeting retinitis pigmentosa

Biospace - 13-May-2021

Endogena’s photoreceptor regeneration approach offers new treatment paradigm in retinitis pigmentosa

Bayshore latest drug maker to recall metformin after carcinogens found

FiercePharma - 21-Aug-2020

A good example of why you have to be careful buying meds - even big pharma has problems.

Brain ageing reversed by Israeli doctor through an oxygen chamber

The times of Israel - 15-Jul-2020

Don't try this at home! Too much oxygen (hyperoxia) is definitely bad for you

Crowdsourced samples of metformin from USA contain unacceptable levels of NDMA

New York Times - 27-May-2020

Found only in extended-release versions of metformin, immediate-release versions are okay

Parkinson's patient can swim again after stem cell transplant

Newsweek - 14-May-2020

Study and procedure represent a milestone in personalized medicine for Parkinson's

The integral role of gut microbiome in precision medicine

AACC (American Association for Clinical Chemistry) - 01-May-2020

Huge potential in a more personalized diagnostics and diet-based disease interventions

Mojo Vision secures another $51M to develop its augmented reality contact lens

TechCrunch - 29-Apr-2020

BBC was blown away at CES so let's hope this helps bring this "iPhone of wearables" to market

Longevity Vision Fund joins Series B funding for Sigilon Therapeutics

Longevity Vision Fund - 20-Apr-2020

To support human clinical trial of novel encapsulated cell therapy for hemophilia A

FDA gives the green light for human trials against a new coronavirus therapy

WebMD - 03-Apr-2020

May cause serious adverse effects if stem cells over attack normal lung cells

COVID-19 advanced testing lab created by UC Berkeley scientists

University of California, Berkeley - 30-Mar-2020

In response to mass testing needs, they employ robotics and automation for accuracy and speed

Digital twins to revolutionize personalized medicine

Medical Futurist - 19-Mar-2020

Risk prediction and best therapy for a specific patient is a future possibility

FDA issues safety alert for stool transplant after string of infections

Healio - 13-Mar-2020

Safety concerns alerted OpenBiome to recall unused materials and test donors in screening process

Comprehensive history and explanation of senescent cells

The Scientist - 01-Mar-2020

Including the latest on clinical trials of first-generation senolytics

New, more reliable FDA-approved device to help type 1 diabetes patients

The Verge - 13-Dec-2019

This closed-loop system customizes treatment, automatically adjusts insulin levels

FDA alerts consumers about the CBD products

Washington Post - 28-Nov-2019

CBD products developing companies are frustrated with the FDA's lack of of clear regulations

Revitalizing the aged brain - research evidence in animal models

Fight Aging! - 08-Oct-2019

Will this increase the tendency towards young blood transfusion?

Rapamycin shows a sixty percent life expectancy increase in mice model

Aging - 04-Oct-2019

Detailed history and review of current understanding of Rapamycin and longevity

New drugs can be unsafe leading to recalls

Harvard Health Publishing - 02-May-2019

The high rate of alerts and warnings maybe the result of post-approval monitoring

Improvements seen in Parkinson's patients given NuPlasma young blood plasma

NeurologyLive - 25-Apr-2019

50% improvement in complications of therapy, 19.2% in motor examinations and more

35 reported cases of seizures following e-cigarette use

Independent - 03-Apr-2019

FDA stresses it is not clear whether e-cigarettes have triggered seizures in dozens of users

FDA proposes new rules for locked and adaptive AI algorithms

The Register - 03-Apr-2019

Regulators will struggle to keep up with improvements in AI diagnosis

Dangerous toxins accidentally released from labs every few days

VOX - 20-Mar-2019

All too easy to get lax about safety when you work with deadly materials every day

Ambrosia ceases young blood plasma treatment

CNN - 19-Feb-2019

Only 2 months after starting. Calling it a medical treatment may be contravened FDA guidance.

FDA manipulates approval process of a high-strength opioid painkiller

Guardian - 24-Jan-2019

FDA only just sits back and watch as people succumb to this opioid crisis

New gene therapies having big impact

Guardian - 19-Jan-2019

Successful treatment of retinitis pigmentosa and spinal muscular atrophy

Direct-to-consumer stem cell marketing in Canada

Future Medicine - 26-Sep-2018

Direct-to-costumer marketing of stem cell interventions tend to minimize risk and make bold claims without scientific support

What Happens When CRISPR Backfires?

Seeker - 25-Sep-2018

Recent research revealed novel problems with the CRISPR technique, delaying human trials

Drug approved as alternative method to CRISPR

Singularity Hub - 21-Aug-2018

Patisiran is a new drug capable of silencing genes based on RNA interference technology

8 Types of Robotic Surgery Being Used Today

Nanalyze - 20-Jul-2018

Brief description of available robotic surgery procedures and their corresponding equipment

FDA approves bionic pancreas for home-use study

Diabetes.co.uk - 22-May-2018

iLet uses an algorithm to known when to deliver insulin, glucagon or a combination of both

FDA Clamps Down on Unapproved Stem Cell Therapies

New York Times - 09-May-2018

FDA seeking court orders to stop two stem cell clinics. Clinics extract stem cells from fat remo...

Cyberdyne's Exoskeleton Receives FDA Approval

IEEE Spectrum - 23-Jan-2018

FDA has approved lower-body exoskeleton through licensed medical facilities. HAL (Hybrid Assisti...

FDA approves cancer-gene profiling test

Chron - 02-Dec-2017

Foundation Medicine's test for patients with advanced or widely spread cancers. FoundationOne CD...

FDA Target Rogue Gene Therapy Clinics

New York Times - 16-Nov-2017

FDA issued new guidelines for expedited review of stem cell and gene therapies. Will crack down ...

Biohacker Attempts To Edit His DNA With CRISPR

BuzzFeed - 14-Oct-2017

Josiah Zayner started self-experimenting with CRISPR in his garage. Believes CRISPR should be av...

Personalised medicine and the ‘batch of you’

Silicon Republic - 30-Sep-2017

FDA approved in 2017, Kymriah is entirely customised to the individual patient. Eight of the top...

FDA Cracks Down on Stem Cell Clinics

New York Times - 28-Aug-2017

The F.D.A. reported actions against two large stem cell clinics and a biotech company calling th...

Digital health pharma news from Q4 2016

MobiHealthNews - 13-Jan-2017

Investment in digital tools to enhance data collection in clinical trials. Litmus Health using w...

Sound wave technology to blast plaque in arteries

MedCity News - 16-Sep-2016

Combines lithotripsy (used to break up kidney stones) with the commonly used angioplasty balloon ...

FDA approves new medical robot from Auris Surgical

IEEE Spectrum - 07-Jun-2016

Teleoperated ARES robot (Auris Robotic Endoscopy System) was cleared by the FDA at the end of May...

Trading Modern Medicine for Cheap Meat

Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET) - 03-Jun-2016

A superbug resistant to all known antibiotics has surfaced in the United States for the first tim...

Snake-like robot more accurate than surgeon

Computer World - 02-Mar-2016

Medrobotics Flex Robotic System has sub-millimeter accuracy. Articulated construction allows sur...

Big Pharma costs hundreds of thousands of lives with biased info

Independent - 24-Feb-2016

King’s Fund health think tank claims there is a systemic lack of transparency in the information ...

3D-printed pill approved by FDA

Guardian - 05-Aug-2015

Aprecia launches first FDA approved 3D-printed drug. The epilepsy pill could lead the way to pers...

Experimental device lowers blood pressure without drugs

AL.com - 09-Jun-2015

Vessix Renal Denervation System uses electrical pulses to disable nerves between kidneys and brai...