First comprehensive Great Steppe genomic dataset uncovers unique variants

Researchers from Nazarbayev University's National Laboratory created the first large-scale, high-quality genotyping dataset ...
FierceBiotech

FDA opens door to massive real-world datasets in medical device submissions

The FDA said it plans to accept new forms of real-world evidence in product applications, starting with a subset of medical device submissions. The agency said the policy change aims to enable the use ...
Scientific American

U.S. Sunscreens Aren’t Great. The FDA Could Soon Change That

Sunscreens in the U.S. could be in line for a long overdue update. On Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a proposal to permit the use of bemotrizinol, a broad-spectrum ...
Wall Street Journal

Former FDA Chiefs Criticize Agency’s Proposed Vaccine Hurdles

Former Food and Drug Administration commissioners said new vaccine standards threaten to put Americans’ health at risk and upend the agency’s scientific integrity. The 12 former FDA leaders criticized ...
Bloomberg L.P.

FDA Slow Walking a Long-Awaited Abortion Pill Safety Study

The drug is used in nearly two-thirds of US abortions and for miscarriage management, according to the American Civil Liberties Union, which estimates that roughly 7.5 million Americans have taken the ...
KXAN

Cereno Scientific Receives FDA Clearance to Initiate Global Phase IIb Trial of CS1 in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Dec. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cereno Scientific (Nasdaq First North: CRNO B), an innovative biotech pioneering treatments to enhance and extend life for people with rare ...
WTHR

Indiana woman reports vision loss after taking GLP-1 drug; scientific research suggests drugs potentially increase risk for 'eye stroke'

FRANKLIN, Ind. — When Elizabeth Wilde Gestner woke up one morning in September 2024, something wasn’t right. She could not see out of most of her right eye. There was no warning. No physical pain.
Scientific American

Puppy Power, Vaccines under Fire, Satellite Warning

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. You’re listening to our weekly science news roundup. First up: vaccines. On Thursday and ...
The New York Times

A Powerful New Drug Is Creating a ‘Withdrawal Crisis’ in Philadelphia

Medetomidine, a veterinary sedative, mixed into fentanyl has sent thousands to hospitals, not only for overdose but for life-threatening withdrawal. It is spreading to other cities. Joseph is newly in ...