Tag: FDA

FDA Should Consider Costs in Some Decisions

The following guest post comes from Steve Grossman, who works to increase…

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MelaFind Gets FDA Approval For Detecting Melanoma

This has been a long haul for Melafind as back in November…

BarbaraDuck

FDA Has A New Training Program for Medical Device Reviewers

This is good thing and it’s the same process that should and…

BarbaraDuck

A Victory for Coverage with Evidence Development

A federal study of a new stent designed to prevent repeat strokes…

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FDA Criticized for Lack of Controls over Increasing Prescription Narcotic Abuse

The rise in prescription drug abuse in this country has been muted…

MichaelDouglas1

Yanking Avastin’s Breast Cancer Indication –the Right Thing To Do

As expected the FDA today removed Avastin’s approval for use as a…

DavidEWilliams

Medical Device Connectivity: Lessons from a Recent Recall

A recent Class I recall of a medical monitor with a hospital…

Tim Gee

Where is the Device Industry’s Seat at the “Network of Experts” Table?

Recent draft polices from the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) have…

Patti Doherty

Plan B: Understanding Obama’s Cynical but Savvy Political Calculation

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius overruled the FDA to prevent…

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