FDA Should Consider Costs in Some Decisions
The following guest post comes from Steve Grossman, who works to increase…
MelaFind Gets FDA Approval For Detecting Melanoma
This has been a long haul for Melafind as back in November…
FDA Has A New Training Program for Medical Device Reviewers
This is good thing and it’s the same process that should and…
A Victory for Coverage with Evidence Development
A federal study of a new stent designed to prevent repeat strokes…
FDA Criticized for Lack of Controls over Increasing Prescription Narcotic Abuse
The rise in prescription drug abuse in this country has been muted…
FDA Approves Middle of the Night Sleeping Pill–Treatments Are Getting Specific–Is This Personalized Medicine?
Ok so a little humor as you are only supposed to have…
Yanking Avastin’s Breast Cancer Indication –the Right Thing To Do
As expected the FDA today removed Avastin’s approval for use as a…
Medical Device Connectivity: Lessons from a Recent Recall
A recent Class I recall of a medical monitor with a hospital…
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…
Plan B: Understanding Obama’s Cynical but Savvy Political Calculation
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius overruled the FDA to prevent…