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Concussion-detection device developed by Minnesota doctor gets FDA OK

Credit: CC0 Public Domain The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared a new medical device invented by a Twin Cities neurosurgeon to detect signs of concussion by tracking a patient’s eye movements. The device, called the EyeBox, was invented

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FDA: Chocolates, candies may be contaminated with hepatitis A

(HealthDay)—A public health alert about possible hepatitis A contamination in Modjeskas from Bauer’s Candies was announced Thursday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Consumers who bought the individually wrapped marshmallow candy dipped in chocolate or caramel after Nov. 14,

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