Scientists at the University of Toronto have announced development of injectable heart patches that could dramatically improve the quality of life for patients suffering from heart failure. The noninvasive procedure uses lab-grown tissue to repair damaged tissue....
The FDA has announced updated warnings for liquid-filled intragastric balloons, medical devices used to treat obesity, after five deaths following balloon implants. All of the victims were implanted with devices from either Apollo Endosurgery or ReShape Medical. The...
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Harvard scientists have partnered with a private company to create gene-edited piglets without any gene mutations which could cause sickness or disease in humans. The breakthrough was created through gene splicing in hopes that pig-to-human organ transfers would be a...
The senate has passed a re-authorization of FDA fee collection and expanding access to unapproved medicines. The passed user authorization bill enables the FDA to continue collecting application processing fees from the pharmaceutical industry until 2022. The...