FDA announces project to advance diagnostics, approves new intubation/ventilation drug

Jun 18, 2020 - 03:23 PM
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The Food and Drug Administration a public-private partnership to advance COVID-19 diagnostics.

鈥淲hile there are current studies of viral diagnostic and antibody tests using traditional assessment methods, the Diagnostics Evidence Accelerator will allow the community to analyze both diagnostic and clinical data in real time, which has the potential to contribute to the scientific evaluation of diagnostic tools and medical interventions for COVID-19,鈥 said FDA Principal Deputy Commissioner Amy Abernethy, M.D.

The project is a companion to a launched by the Udall Foundation for the FDA and Friends of Cancer Research in April, which brings together experts in health data aggregation and analytics to inform the collective COVID-19 response.

In other COVID-19 news this week, FDA to facilitate tracheal intubation and muscle relaxation during surgery or mechanical ventilation; and issued for marketing unauthorized test kits directly to consumers for at-home use.

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