FILE PHOTO: Psilocybin or “magic mushrooms” are seen in an undated photo provided by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) in Washington, U.S. May 7, 2019. DEA | Reuters The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday announced a series of measures aimed at accelerating the development of psychedelic treatments for serious mental illness. That…
Sierra Smith holds her son, Travis, whose deafness was successfully treated with gene therapy. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals hide caption toggle caption Regeneron Pharmaceuticals The Food and Drug Administration approved the first gene therapy to restore hearing for people who were born deaf. The decision, while only immediately affecting people born with a very rare form of…
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday cleared a new hypertension detection tool for the Apple Watch. The health feature was one of the highlights at Apple’s September iPhone event and will alert Apple Watch owners of potential signs of high blood pressure, a dangerous condition that can lead to heart attack or stroke and goes undiagnosed in…
The Meals and Drug Administration has approved using Zepbound for adults with weight problems and reasonable to extreme obstructive sleep apnea. Getty Photographs/iStockphoto disguise caption toggle caption Getty Photographs/iStockphoto The burden loss drug Zepbound has grow to be the primary prescription remedy accepted to deal with obstructive sleep apnea. The Meals and Drug Administration on…
