Laboratory-developed tests: FDA moves to close loophole

Laboratory-developed tests have proliferated in volume and complexity. In 2024, the FDA released a rule that mandates LDTs to comply with current FDA requirements.

Making sense of science in the media: Spotting red flags

Many readers may not understand that few safeguards are in place to make sure that science is correctly interpreted and used once it is published. This post lists 10 common red flags in media stories, along with examples, that could alert readers to poor science usage.

Retraction distraction

At least 247 COVID-19 papers have been retracted so far (out of more than 275,000 published to date) and probably more will be or should be withdrawn.

A Glimmer of Hope for Equitable Global Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccines

An Ethical Conundrum

Trump Administration deregulatory blitz: the last gasp of a failing agenda

That the country is reeling from the President’s attack on the Capitol and his subsequent impeachment makes it a worse time still.

Trump EPA finalizes rule limiting science available to agency

Make no mistake: this is a bad-faith exercise aimed at making life easier for polluters.

CSPI urges vaccination of placebo groups in vaccine trials

No volunteer who puts his or her body on the line in a COVID-19 vaccine trial should be at a disadvantage in terms of vaccine access, according to Dr. Peter G. Lurie, president of the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Leading health experts reject unproven treatments touted before Senate committee

A hearing of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee tomorrow will feature witnesses who will cast doubt on vaccinations for COVID-19 and who will promote the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 despite the lack of evidence for its effectiveness.

Nation’s leading health experts urge GSA administrator to immediately begin presidential transition

Amid surging COVID-19 cases nationwide, nearly 200 former public health officials, public health and medical school deans, and public health and medical experts and researchers are sounding the alarm today in a letter to General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Emily Murphy.