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Toward greater transparency at the FDA - now is the time to act
18 March 2026 - The US FDA has generally sought to uphold the highest standards of scientific rigour in its regulation ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Mar 2026
Political influence ‘a serious problem’ for FDA under Trump, former commissioner says
19 March 2026 - Political influence ‘a serious problem’ for FDA under Trump, former commissioner says. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Oct 2025
Flaws in the FDA’s new priority voucher program
25 October 2025 - A new FDA program is being promoted as a tool to facilitate the development and approval of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Apr 2024
The myth of the free market for pharmaceuticals
20 April 2024 - Critics of US policy aiming to reduce spending on prescription drugs claim that the government is wrongfully ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Nov 2023
Data sharing a a new era for research funded by the US Government
15 November 2023 - In January 2023, the NIH implemented its new Data Management and Sharing Policy. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Aug 2023
How a controversial US drug policy could be harming cancer patients worldwide
9 August 2023 - The FDA’s accelerated approval process was designed to help people access life saving drugs. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Aug 2023
How industrial policy could accelerate innovation in the life sciences
8 August 2023 - The US is expanding public investment in the technology-based industries, including the life sciences, in a move ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jul 2023
Novel Alzheimer disease treatments and reconsideration of US pharmaceutical reimbursement policy
17 July 2023 - While donanemab appears to be among the first therapies to demonstrate measurable clinical benefit for Alzheimer's disease, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jul 2023
A priority review voucher program to fuel generic drug development
6 July 2023 - Millions of Americans report that they are unable to fill their prescriptions or are not taking their ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Jun 2023
A review of labeling based on patient reported outcome endpoints for new oncology drugs approved by the EMA (2017-2021)
9 June 2023 - A review of new oncology indications approved by the EMA for 2012-2016 showed that 33% of new ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Feb 2023
State of the Union highlights America’s awkward conversation on financing the development of new medicines
9 February 2023 - Science, medicine, health care, and paying for medicines featured prominently in President Joe Biden’s State of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jan 2023
Prescription drug policy, 2022 and 2023: the year in review and the year ahead
9 January 2023 - This past year featured many significant developments in the prescription drug policy area, most notably the passage ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Aug 2022
Amazon versus Apple: only one will rewrite the rules of health care
29 August 2022 - Big tech has had a surprisingly small impact on U.S. healthcare, so far. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Jun 2022
EMA adopts first list of critical medicines for COVID-19
8 June 2022 - On 7 June 2022, the EMA’s Medicines Shortages Steering Group adopted the list of critical medicines for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Mar 2022
Medicago, Philip Morris and Health Canada: a predictable and avoidable fiasco
22 March 2022 - Health groups urge the Federal government to pressure Medicago to align its approach with that of ...