FDA - Food and Drug Administration

Definium's LSD-based drug lowers anxiety in second successful late-stage study

A single 100-microgram dose of DT120, a fast-dissolving tablet of lysergide, the chemical name for the psychedelic drug LSD, reduced scores on an anxiety scale by 9.8 points after 12 weeks.

Sad, child and crying on floor in home with mental health, abuse or anxiety from trauma.
Dr. Ariel Orbach (L), Co-Founder and CEO of GentaGel, Prof. Avi Domb (M), Inventor of GentaGel-LR Technology, and Eli Lerner (R), Co-founder and COO of GentaGel.

Targeted antibiotic gel helps 80% of pilot patients avoid foot amputation, Jerusalem trial finds

Menta "Steve" Wallace shows a bottle of daraxonrasib, Revolution Medicine?s pancreatic cancer drug, at his home in The Woodlands, Texas, U.S., May 29, 2026.

Revolution Medicines gets FDA approval for targeted pancreatic cancer drug

A close-up view of a large pile of green jalapeño peppers

What do we know about the multistate salmonella outbreak in the US? - explainer


FDA approves first drug to slow Alzheimer's progression

Leqembi is an antibody designed to remove sticky deposits of a protein called amyloid beta from the brains of Alzheimer's patients.

The Alzheimer's drug LEQEMBI is seen in this undated handout image obtained by Reuters on January 20, 2023

'Stoneos' cannabis cookies look too much like Oreos, says US FTC

The letters were sent by the FTC and FDA over concern that children may want to try them, including products that could easily be mistaken for Doritos chips and Cheetos cheese-flavored snacks.


US FDA panel weighs makeup of next COVID vaccine

The next-generation shots should select a single XBB-related target, the FDA's staff reviewers suggested.

 Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine are pictured in a General practitioners practice in Berlin, Germany, April 10, 2021.

Drugs are not a shortcut to weight loss - opinion

Ultimately, all of these drugs were withdrawn from the market because although they were effective for weight loss, they also harmed and killed people.

 THE WORLD Health Organization has issued a statement that Wegovy is not a ‘silver bullet’ for the ever-worsening obesity crises.

Ozempic, Wegovy and Saxenda: How do these weight loss drugs really work?

As a new weight loss drug prepares to enter the market, find out how the existing ones work, and what the difference is between all of them.

 Boxes of Ozempic and Mounjaro, semaglutide and tirzepatide injection drugs used for treating type 2 diabetes and made by Novo Nordisk and Lilly, is seen at a Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah, US March 29, 2023.

Elon Musk's Neuralink gets FDA approval for study of brain implants in humans

The company, founded in 2016, did not seek permission from the FDA until early 2022

 Neuralink logo and Elon Musk photo are seen in this illustration taken, December 19, 2022.

Hadassah’s 'organoid' bank is ready to revolutionize medicine. Here is how

Organoids are lab-grown tissues that mimic the features and functions of a tissue in the body.

 From left to right Widad Samman, MSc student, Dr Naama Sznayder, researcher and  Dr Myriam Grunewald, Director of the Hadassah Organoid Center.

US FDA eases restrictions on blood donation

Individuals, other than those who report having a new sexual partner or multiple partners and had anal sex in the past three months, will be eligible to donate blood.

 Magen David Adom personnel (Israel's national emergency medical, disaster, ambulance and blood bank service) at a blood donation drive in Moshav Yashresh, central Israel

Got migraines? FDA approved Pfizer's nasal spray treatment

Every day, there are 40,000 migraine attacks in Israel. This new Pfizer treatment could help

 Close-up of unrecognizable woman using nasal spray

This Alzheimer's drug was called a 'breakthrough,' so why did 3 people die?

Lecanemab was hailed by headlines as a breakthrough treatment for Alzheimer's. Now, with the death of a third patient, there are concerns about this medication.

 Alzheimer's disease (illustrative).