Following the Nov. 8 elections, the power of the incumbency prevailed, and there were few election-related changes to key committee assignments in the Senate Finance Committee, which oversees Medicare, health and tax policy, and in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) panel, which oversees FDA and other health policy issues. Some members may choose to switch assignments once the next Congress convenes in January 2017, however.
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The US FDA has given up on its effort to regulate lab-developed tests as medical devices, at least for now. The agency will not appeal a decision from the Eastern District of Texas that tossed out the FDA’s final rule, leaving the agency with few cards.
During MD&M East in Manhattan last week, a panel of experts discussed how the Trump administration’s trade policy is affecting manufacturing and offered some ideas on what manufacturers can do to help mitigate the chaos.
A battle may be forming over the 2027 FDA user fee reauthorizations. At a conference Friday, Democratic Rep. Jake Auchincloss supports them for their effectiveness, while Deputy FDA Commissioner Grace Graham echoed criticisms from HHS Sec. Kennedy, among others, in calling for reform to ensure public trust.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. emphasized administrative cost reductions and defended budget decisions during a Senate hearing on HHS funding. Some senators, however, expressed concerns over the impacts spending cuts had on essential health programs.
Stay current on regulatory guidelines from around the world with Medtech Insight's Guidance Tracker. Thirty-six documents have been posted on the tracker since its last update.
The rallying cry to start as early as possible has become increasingly common in the world of medical device development. Innovation expert Dr. Stuart Grant challenges this conventional wisdom, asking: Is "sooner" truly better, or is there a smarter path to market for your medical device?
Guardant Health’s methylation-based blood test – Shield MCD – showed a specificity of 98.6% and sensitivity of 75% across eight cancer types in its clinical validation data presented at ASCO.
