FDA Transparency Push Expands to Monitoring Safety of Vaccines and Other Regulated Products

Frank Vinluan / medcitynews - The FDA said consolidating safety reporting into a single platform, the Adverse Event Monitoring System (AEMS), will increase transparency and reduce costs. But like the legacy systems it replaces, AEMS reports are unverified so causation and frequency of…

AI Summary: The FDA is consolidating multiple safety reporting systems into a single public Adverse Event Monitoring System to centralize reports for drugs, biologics, vaccines, cosmetics and animal products. The move aims to improve transparency, reduce fragmented reporting, and streamline monitoring — a tidy solution if it works as promised.

Gallup poll: One in three Americans cutting back on daily expenses to pay for healthcare

fiercehealthcare - Healthcare affordability remains a significant challenge, with a third of respondents to a new Gallup poll saying they had to cut back on daily living expenses to afford care.

AI Summary: A Gallup poll reports one-third of Americans trimmed everyday spending, borrowed money or skipped essentials to pay medical bills. The findings highlight acute affordability pressures that force families to choose between care and basic needs, underscoring systemic gaps in coverage and cost control while policymakers offer the usual sympathetic nod.