Members of the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee probed FDA device-center chief Jeff Shuren about the agency's nascent efforts to improve facility inspections during a recent hearing on user-fee reauthorization. Lawmakers say they are hearing complaints from constituents about a lack of consistency and transparency in FDA inspection practices. Bills have now been introduced in both the House and Senate to address the issue, while FDA embarks on its "program alignment" upgrade to its inspections program.
Lawmakers pressed FDA Device Center Director Jeff Shuren on FDA's plans to improve the facility inspection process of device firms during a recent hearing.
During a March 28 session on device user-fee reauthorization, House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee members generally expressed support for...
Children with biliary atresia (BA) exhibited neurodevelopmental deficits and increased autism traits, with earlier surgery linked to better general neurodevelopment.
Multi-cancer diagnostics can help get oncology patients the treatment they need more quickly, but lack of reimbursement has kept such tests out of reach for many patients. Bills providing coverage have passed or are under consideration in more than half of the states and have been introduced in both houses of US Congress.
A government report requested by US lawmakers Debbie Dingell and Anna Eshoo to review the FDA’s postmarket surveillance of medical devices stresses that strengthening the system is critical to addressing adverse events linked to devices after they hit the market.
A bipartisan bill now in the US Senate seeks to change the classification of implantable hearing aid devices to allow Medicare to reimburse for the devices, potentially expanding access for many Americans who require them.
This week, Establishment Labs Holdings announced the FDA gave it premarket approval for Motiva breast implant, Cologuard lands FDA approval for Cologuard Plus and GE HealthCare gets FDA nod for a new imaging agent. The FDA announces another expansion for TAP into ophthalmology and radiology. The AAMI and CTA will join forces to develop standards for AI and ML-enabled health care products.
Children with biliary atresia (BA) exhibited neurodevelopmental deficits and increased autism traits, with earlier surgery linked to better general neurodevelopment.
