With FDA green light, fecal transplants can now use first tablet

The first pill containing beneficial bacteria isolated from human feces has been approved by health regulators in the United States as a safer alternative to invasive fecal transplants. Some medical specialists have been using stool-based procedures to help difficult-to-treat patients for over a decade. The new treatment from Seres Therapeutics offers a simpler, rigorously tested version of these procedures. The capsules are safe and effective....