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June 14, 2022

Republicans ask Biden to solve medical dye shortage, reliance on Chinese products amid supply chain crisis

EXCLUSIVE: Amid unresolved supply chain issues nationwide, House Republicans are demanding that President Biden specifically address shortages of medical dye imperative to detecting cancer, brain clots and other diseases.

June 13, 2022

Insulin shortage might be next supply chain crisis

Insulin could be the next supply chain crisis. It can be addressed with a mixture of new medicines and technologies, generics and government involvement.

June 6, 2022

Telehealth could get more expensive with public health emergency set to end this year

Telehealth could soon cost patients more money, once a public health emergency allowing Medicare to cover the costs is lifted -- and in-person visits could rise.

September 16, 2021

New York Times essay complains it's 'sexist' for Elizabeth Holmes to be held accountable for Theranos disaster

A New York Times guest essayist complained Wednesday that it was sexist for Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes to face accountability for her alleged massive fraud while powerful male tech executives frequently escaped punishment.

July 29, 2021

FDA allows automatic 'generic' swap for brand-name insulin

U.S. regulators took action Wednesday that will make it easier to get a cheaper, near-copy of a brand-name insulin at the drugstore.

July 15, 2021

Device taps brain waves to help paralyzed man communicate

In a medical first, researchers harnessed the brain waves of a paralyzed man unable to speak — and turned what he intended to say into sentences on a computer screen.

May 27, 2021

FDA approves new prostate cancer imaging tool, company says

The company behind an imaging agent meant to identify prostate cancer said it received FDA approval on Thursday for use in patients with suspected metastasis or recurrence.

May 17, 2021

Pacemakers recalled over risk of electrical short

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a recall of nearly 62,000 pacemakers that were distributed between April 2015 and February 2019 after it was discovered that moisture could get inside the device causing an electrical short.

February 12, 2021

Test that detects coronavirus, flu gets FDA emergency use authorization, company says

The medical technology company behind a molecular diagnostic test that can detect both the influenza virus and coronavirus in a little as two to three hours said it received Emergency Use Authorization from the FDA on Friday.

February 11, 2021

Firefighters introduce new technology to quell cancer risk

While the coronavirus has been at the forefront of health news over the past year, fire departments nationwide face another crisis in rising cancer rates.