Newsletter - June 17, 2021
The Biogen Decision Begs a Question: Do We Need FDA Advisory Committees?
Although FDA is not bound to accept the recommendations of its Advisory Committees (Ad Coms), it mostly does. But it is the times when FDA went against the Ad Com, that raises the question, do these committee serve the purpose they were intended? Some of FDA’s most controversial, high-impact...Read More
“It's All In The Name”: How Titles of Publications Deceive Media.
Many times, we read stories in the mass media about experimental breakthroughs that seems to solve major scientific questions, creating hype around the inventions and companies announcing them. Often hidden from the headlines is the fact these discoveries were made in small animal models and are years...Read More
The Biogen Decision Begs a Question: Do We Need FDA Advisory Committees?
Although FDA is not bound to accept the recommendations of its Advisory Committees (Ad Coms), it mostly does. But it is the times when FDA went against the Ad Com, that raises the question, do these committee serve the purpose they were intended? Some of FDA’s most controversial, high-impact...Read More
“It's All In The Name”: How Titles of Publications Deceive Media.
Many times, we read stories in the mass media about experimental breakthroughs that seems to solve major scientific questions, creating hype around the inventions and companies announcing them. Often hidden from the headlines is the fact these discoveries were made in small animal models and are years...Read More
