Use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in cosmetic products appears to be declining, based on voluntary industry registrations with the US Food and Drug Administration. In any event, NGOs are gunning for PFAS' elimination, and the FDA says available data have yet to give a complete safety picture for PFAS used intentionally in cosmetics or present as impurities.

Edwards Lifesciences’ head of critical care expects that “smart recovery” AI-driven products will grow the fastest in its critical care unit, which is expected to reach $800m in total revenues for 2021.

I.V. Korsuva now has an August FDA action date, which partner Vifor would commercialize in the ESRD dialysis setting while Cara works toward a broad anti-pruritus label for its oral tablet formulation.