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Trump FDA nominee Hahn treads familiar ground on drugs, devices

President Donald Trump’s nominee for FDA commissioner pledged science, data and the law will be the guiding principles for decision making when faced with questions about FDA’s oversight of drugs and medical devices during testimony before the Senate HELP Committee on Wednesday. MD Anderson radiation oncologist Stephen Hahn largely stuck to a familiar script on… Read More »

Brain-based devices: How well do they work?

There are more than 10,000 patent filings for brain-based devices that claim to help people “develop muscle memory faster,” “lose weight,” “monitor and act on…sleep,” and “treat depression.” Many of the websites featuring these devices cite “science” as backing up their claims. However, a recent review by science journalist Diana Kwon concluded that the large… Read More »