At the beginning of July 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first gene therapy for young children with ...

FDA approval describes when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) deems a medical product safe and effective for its intended use based on scientific data and testing. Before people use a medical ...

In early 2025, the FDA was rocked by sweeping layoffs and leadership turnover, raising questions about whether the agency could maintain its pace in reviewing new drug applications. By the end of the ...

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Two of the companies are taking a second-go at FDA approval this summer, while another hopes to cement its leader-status in ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is launching an effort to streamline the approval process for cheaper alternative “biosimilar” versions of biologic drugs as a way to curb health costs. The ...

The FDA has proposed new policies to speed up the development and lower the cost of biosimilar agents for cancer and other serious illnesses. These policies include “major updates to simplify ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Leucovorin.Photograph: Hannah Beier/Reuters This week, the Trump administration announced that the FDA had approved leucovorin, a ...

OTTAWA--Canada said Friday it intends to accelerate drug approvals in the country by relying on work done by foreign pharmaceutical regulators. Canada's health department said in a notice that this ...