Pharmaceuticals
FDA's program to speed up drug approval shaved nearly a year off the process | Los Angeles Times
Two FDA programs, both instituted before Scott Gottlieb's tenure as head of the agency, have helped streamline the drug approval process, according to a new study. Faster approval means faster money-making for drug companies.
Food? Drug? The FDA says this capsule could cause deadly liver and lung problems | Miami Herald
The FDA is advising people to stop taking Limbrel, an osteoarthritis drug made by Primus Pharmaceuticals.
Information technology
Circulation joins forces with Lyft in rideshare co's latest non emergency medical transportation deal | Medcity News
Lyft has established at least five partnerships this year to use its ride-sharing services for non-emergency medical transportation. Circulation, which coordinates non-emergency medical transportation, has more than 1000 healthcare facility clients.
Safety, quality and clinical practice
Portugal's radical drugs policy is working. Why hasn't the world copied it? | The Guardian
In 2001, Portugal decriminalized all drugs. Since then, overdoses, HIV infection rates, and drug-related crimes have all dropped off in the country.
In other news
Biotech hedge fund titan Sam Isaly harassed, demeaned women for years, former employees say | Stat News
The #MeToo moment has come to biotech. This article, published a day before Time Magazine named #MeToo its person of the year, reports that Sam Isaly, managing partner of OrbiMed Advisors, sexually harrassed women at work.
