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Questions about breast implant safety are getting new attention from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as thousands of women say their implants cause debilitating joint pain and fatigue.

FDA Takes New Look at Breast Implant Safety

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Agency has acknowledged that breast implants may contain materials that affect people's health
Tecentriq (atezolizumab) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat adults with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer.

FDA OKs Tecentriq for Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer

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Drug now approved as first-line treatment to be used in combination with carboplatin and etoposide
Nutra Pharma Corp. has been warned about illegal marketing of unapproved homeopathic products with claims that they can treat addiction and chronic pain from serious conditions such as cancer

FDA Warns Homeopathic Company About Illegal Product Claims

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Nutra Pharma warned that failure to correct the violations may result in legal action
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will temporarily be overseen by the head of the National Cancer Institute when FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb

Head of National Cancer Institute Named Acting FDA Commissioner

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Current commissioner, Scott Gottlieb, will be stepping down in April
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a new generic version of the high blood pressure/heart failure drug valsartan

FDA Approves New Generic Valsartan to Ease Shortage

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Certain lots of valsartan recalled due to contamination with trace amounts of nitrosamine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given its blessing to the first immunotherapy regimen for breast cancer.

FDA Approves First Immunotherapy Drug for Breast Cancer

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Combo of Tecentriq and chemo given accelerated approval for triple-negative breast cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the nasal spray medication esketamine -- a relative of the club drug and anesthetic ketamine -- for use against severe depression. Sold as Spravato

FDA Approves Ketamine-Like Drug for Severe Depression

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Drug available through restricted distribution system, must be administered in certified medical office
In what probably came as a surprise to many

FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb Resigns

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Gottlieb's signature effort has been tighter scrutiny, enforcement of e-cigarette industry
A large Canadian drug distributor sells unapproved and mislabeled medicines to Americans

FDA Warns Americans Not to Buy Drugs From Canadian Company

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CanaRx sells prescription medicines at a lower cost to U.S. public, private employer programs
A safety clinical trial has revealed that tofacitinib (Xeljanz

FDA: Pulmonary Embolism Risk Up With Tofacitinib 10 mg for RA

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Safety clinical trial shows risk for PE, death with 10-mg dose versus 5-mg dose, TNF inhibitor