Tag: FDA
Brown University Health receives FDA clearance for cancer treatment trials
PROVIDENCE – A potential cancer-treating therapy developed in partnership with Brown University Health has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to...
University Orthopedics surgeon performs first R.I. thumb joint replacement with new FDA-approved...
PROVIDENCE – A University Orthopedics Inc. surgeon has become the first in Rhode Island to perform a thumb joint replacement using TOUCH CMC 1, a prothesis...
Chinese company, U.S. payment firm agree to pay $600M to settle...
PROVIDENCE – A Chinese company and its U.S.-based payment processor have agreed to pay $600 million to resolve allegations that they failed to prevent illegal sales of pharmaceuticals, The U.S. Department of...
Wins against tobacco in legislative session; work remains
As Rhode Island lawmakers move into summer and say goodbye to another legislative session, now is the perfect time to look back at tobacco...
Native Orthopaedics earns FDA approval for Dragonfly meniscal root repair tech
PROVIDENCE – Native Orthopaedics Inc., a sports medicine startup, recently announced it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market...
FDA awards EpiVax $1.1 million research contract
PROVIDENCE – Biotechnology company EpiVax Inc. received $1.1 million in funding Wednesday from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to further research efforts in...
Legal ‘gray area’ surrounds CBD-infused food and beverages
2018 was a busy year for the cannabis industry in the Northeast. Vermont legalized recreational marijuana, while Massachusetts saw the opening of its first...
FDA approves IlluminOss resin for aging, osteoporosis-related fractures
EAST PROVIDENCE —IlluminOss Medical has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance to use its IlluminOss Bone Stabilization System using light-sensitive resin to treat...
Cybersecurity and medical devices: Informed consent in digital age
We are becoming more comfortable using devices and appliances that are connected to the internet or store vast amounts of data about us. From...
IlluminOss Medical wins FDA clearance for bone stabilization treatment
EAST PROVIDENCE —IlluminOss Medical has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration de novo clearance – the first granted by the FDA’s Orthopedic Branch -...
- Featured Event -
