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- Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association Announces Appointments of New Executive and Advisory Board Officershttps://modernod.com/news/neuro-optometric-rehabilitation-association-announces-appointments-of-new-executive-and-advisory-board-officers/2478297/The Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association (NORA) announced the appointments of its new executive and advisory board members. DeAnn Fitzgerald, OD, assumes the position of President, succeeding Susan Daniel, OD, who now joins the NORA Advisory Board. Dr. Fitzgerald has been providing
- Novel Imaging Technology Reveals Role of Immune Cells in Early Diabetic Cataract Developmenthttps://modernod.com/news/novel-imaging-technology-reveals-role-of-immune-cells-in-early-diabetic-cataract-development-1/2481623/Novel findings from researchers at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, in collaboration with the Health Campus Göttingen in Germany, contradict previous notions about sugar's role in the onset of diabetic cataracts, according to a University Medical Center G&
- NASA Astronauts to Headline Heidelberg Engineering’s 2025 International Spectralis Symposiumhttps://modernod.com/news/nasa-astronauts-to-headline-heidelberg-engineerings-2025-international-spectralis-symposium/2482818/Heidelberg Engineering announced that NASA astronauts Warren Hoburg and Tyson Brunstetter, OD, PhD, will lead the keynote presentation at the company’s
- Stephen Hahn Confirmed as New FDA Chiefhttps://modernod.com/news/stephen-hahn-confirmed-as-new-fda-chief/2477168/The US Senate voted 72 to 18 on Thursday to confirm President Donald Trump nominee Stephen Hahn as the next FDA Commissioner. The radiation oncologist, who was recently cleared by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, replaces Scott Gottlieb, who stepped down in Ap
- National Cancer Institute Director Ned Sharpless to Become Acting FDA Headhttps://modernod.com/news/national-cancer-institute-director-ned-sharpless-to-cecome-acting-fda-head/2476373/Ned Sharpless, MD, the current director of the US National Cancer Institute (NCI), will assume the position of acting chief of the FDA when Scott Gottlieb, MD, steps down next month. Dr. Gottlieb, who recently tendered his resignation from the role, is said to have recommended Dr. Sharpless for t
- Gottlieb’s Quick Goodbye Triggers Investor Panic, Biopharma Bewildermenthttps://modernod.com/news/gottliebs-quick-goodbye-triggers-investor-panic-biopharma-bewilderment/2476360/When FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb got his job, critics called him a shill and industry types figured they’d gained a friend in the most important drug regulatory agency in the world. It didn’t turn out quite that way. Gottlieb was biopharma-friendly—to the point where the Na
- Statement From FDA Leadership On a Record Year for Device Innovationhttps://modernod.com/news/statement-from-fda-leadership-on-a-record-year-for-device-innovation/2479598/FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, and Jeff Shuren, MD, director for the Center for Devices and Radiological Health, released the following statement addressing a record year for device innovation: “The FDA’s focus on both safety and innovation stems from our historic mission
- FDA Commissioner Gottlieb Announces Efforts to Improve Assessment of REMS Programshttps://modernod.com/news/fda-commissioner-gottlieb-announces-efforts-to-improve-assessment-of-rems-programs/2479604/In an FDA statement, Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, announced efforts to improve the quality of the information used to assess the effectiveness of Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) programs in supporting the safe use of medications. In making decisions about whether the ben
- FDA to Boost Staff to Help Handle Anticipated Increase in Cell and Gene Therapy Filingshttps://modernod.com/news/fda-to-boost-staff-to-help-handle-anticipated-increase-in-cell-and-gene-therapy-filings/2476185/FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said Tuesday that the agency’s “eventual goal” is to add about 50 additional clinical reviewers to the group that oversees the clinical investigation, development, and review of cell and gene therapy products. He also cited the more than 800 activ
- Three Optometric Practices in Florida Partner With US Eyehttps://modernod.com/news/us-eye-expands-into-now-5-states-50-clinics-and-5-ascs-100-providers-and-1000-team-members/2480526/Three optometric practices in Florida have partnered with US Eye. The new partnerships include Rick Billings, OD; Hart Eye Care; and Precision Eye Care of Central Florida.