• An NPR investigation found stalled confirmatory trials and lax enforcement are plaguing the FDA’s accelerated approval of drugs for urgent medical needs.
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• Just a handful of formula makers dominate the industry so a single plant shutdown can lead to empty shelves.
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• The FDA has fully approved the Pfizer vaccine, but what does it mean for local Central Floridians including children and pregnant people?
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• Orlando’s Matt Kleizo built a vape company because he wanted to help smokers quit. Fast Eddie’s Vape Shop, named after Kleizo’s 6-year-old son, is the center of what he says is a $10 million company. A former smoker, he says vaping was his key to quitting. But the vaping industry is at a crossroads as advocates and opponents weigh the risks. Cigarettes are the leading cause of preventable death in the United States; smoking kills almost half a million people every year. The dilemma facing vape advocates is this: how to get addicted smokers to switch to less harmful e-cigarettes, without tempting non-smokers into a nicotine habit. The 2017 Florida Youth Tobacco Survey found that Florida high-school students used e-cigarettes …
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• While the state of Florida drags its feet through the process of implementing medical marijuana, some prospective patients are relying on CBD products as a fallback. CBD is the non-psychoactive medicinal compound derived from cannabis. It’s generally processed from hemp, not marijuana. And in what seems like great news for CBD, it’s likely the Federal Farm Bill making its way through Congress will legalize hemp farming. But not so fast: Big Pharma may have made an end run around this nascent industry. On June 25, the FDA approved GW Pharmaceuticals’ Epidiolex, a drug with CBD as its active ingredient, to treat epilepsy. But the FDA considers the sale of any food or cosmetic that contains the active ingredient of an …
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• Rose Acre Farms has recalled more than 200 million of its eggs because of suspected contamination. The eggs were purchased by grocery store chains and restaurants.
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• The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a blood test to help doctors decide whether a CT scan would be helpful for patients with concussions. It can predict whether brain damage could be detected by medical imaging.
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