US Supreme Court Limits Estoppel Rule In Minerva Surgical v. Hologic

US President Trump has imposed sweeping tariffs that encompass medtech. These are expected to drive up costs, disrupt supply chains and hinder innovation, likely driving the EU to seek new trade partnerships to mitigate the impact.

Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Democrats focus on criticizing HHS Secretary Kennedy’s RIF announcement, including 3,500 FDA jobs among cuts across HHS agencies. Representatives were left wondering if user fee programs would continue, even if reauthorized.

A federal judge in Texas delivered what is most likely a fatal blow to the US FDA’s final rule, which would have regulated lab-developed tests as medical devices.

A planned merger between medical device coating manufacturers Surmodics and Biocoat is facing an antitrust lawsuit from the US Federal Trade Commission. The FTC believes the move would create an illegal monopoly.