Home equity borrowing has been a top option for many Americans over the last few years, buoyed by rising home values, higher interest rates on other types of debt and financial necessity. On the last ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a new process called “Rare Disease Evidence Principles” (RDEP), under which eligible drugs and biologics for ultra-rare diseases caused by known ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) development and approval process for drugs and medical devices involves multiple phases that ensure the safety and effectiveness of products before and after ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

Joseph Hicks, Richard Powers Jr. On November 20, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC issued a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) seeking comment on potential reforms to the approval process for ...

New tonight... Business owners say they're still learning how to adapt to a new T-H- C law. Some say the process to get products approved under the new guidelines has been a headache. Others say it's ...

Changes to health insurance don't come overnight, but they're coming. A new report says a group of insurers has committed to making it easier for some patients to get appropriate care by improving the ...

A surge of new cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds is expected to hit the US market in the coming weeks, as asset managers move quickly to capitalize on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s ...

The proposal will be before planning and zoning commission on Tuesday and will return to City Council in February.

A new streamlined process to improve delivery times of social housing projects has come into effect. Part of the Government's housing plan, it simplifies the approval process by replacing a ...