FDA lifts restrictive embargo rules

Pressure from an organization of health journalists, among others, prompted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to change its embargo policies last week. Previously, reporters had been barred from speaking to outside experts about medical device approvals until the approval's embargo was lifted, making it difficult to prepare a complete story in advance. Details from the Association of Health Care Journalists and Embargo Watch.

June 20, 2011

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