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FDA Warns Public Of Innova COVID Test Risks

FDA Warns Public Of Innova COVID Test Risks

Source : Medtech Insight

The US Food and Administration is warning the public to immediately stop using a COVID-19 nasal swab test from Innova Medical Group that has been recalled by the company.

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Clinical Trial Diversity Requires Community-Based Research Infrastructure, US FDA’s Woodcock Says

Clinical Trial Diversity Requires Community-Based Research Infrastructure, US FDA’s Woodcock Says

Source : 'The Pink Sheet'

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to build clinical research infrastructure in community settings to ensure speedy trial enrollment and adequate representation of diverse populations.

Expansion of the...

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Pandemic Perspectives: How COVID May Reshape US Emergency Use Authorizations

Pandemic Perspectives: How COVID May Reshape US Emergency Use Authorizations

Source : 'The Pink Sheet'

COVID-19 has been the most comprehensive test case for the US Food and Drug Administration’s emergency use authorization pathway since Congress enacted the 2004 Project Bioshield Act giving the agency...

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The More Things Change: The Return Of David Kessler To Capitol Hill

The More Things Change: The Return Of David Kessler To Capitol Hill

Source : 'The Pink Sheet'

“David, it has been a long time.”

With those words, Senate Health Committee Ranking Republican Richard Burr (NC), greeted David Kessler to his first appearance at a Congressional hearing in his...

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Coronavirus Notebook: UK Tests Preventative Treatments As Row Escalates With EU Over Vaccine Supply

Coronavirus Notebook: UK Tests Preventative Treatments As Row Escalates With EU Over Vaccine Supply

Source : 'The Pink Sheet'

The UK government is running two new clinical trials investigating the use of potential preventative COVID-19 treatments in the most vulnerable people, including care home residents and those with weakened...