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In this edition of Quick Notes, we cover medical device clearances for GE HealthCare’s Allia IGS Pulse for cardiac imaging, Ventric Health’s Vivio system for heart failure diagnosis, the Ori by Masimo to analyze oxygen saturation and the TriLEAP anatomic plating system, a procedure-specific system designed for orthopedic clinicians. Read More
In an agreement worth up to $600 million, Eli Lilly will acquire Beam Therapeutics’ opt-in rights to three of Verve Therapeutics’ cardiovascular disease gene-editing programs in exchange for cash, potential milestone payments and an equity investment. Read More
Seeking to address the growing problem of how misinformation undermines confidence in both science and the FDA, the Regan-Udall Foundation recently released a report focusing on how the FDA can deliver clear messaging to deliver improved understanding of the FDA and the products it regulates. Read More
Although Medicare will now cover antiamyloid antibodies fully approved for early Alzheimer’s and the PET imaging required to qualify for them, questions remain about how coverage will shake out for other procedures that clinicians deem necessary for these treatment regimens. Read More
Whether Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ off-target safety analysis of its investigational sickle cell gene therapy exagamglogene autotemcel (exa-cel) is sufficient or not is the issue before an FDA advisory committee on Tuesday as it considers the therapy. Read More
In a move with ramifications for medical devicemakers, the Biden administration issued an executive order Monday targeting powerful AI systems, requiring developers to share safety test results and other critical information with the U.S. government. Read More
Virtual listening-only sessions for the public regarding the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program began Monday — and will continue through mid-November — providing an opportunity for patients, beneficiaries and caregivers to provide input on a single drug in each session. Read More
With the quality metrics movement resurfacing and CDER’s quality maturity model publication in the news, lately I have been giving much thought to what quality culture means and how to recognize a strong culture of quality in a pharmaceutical facility. Read More
As the first session of the 118th Congress continues, FDAnews will track important pending legislation that has been acted on since July 1, to keep you updated on laws and regulations that could impact your business. Read More
The election of newly installed Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) means the impending government shutdown on Nov. 17 almost certainly won’t occur, says Steven Grossman, executive director of the Alliance for a Stronger FDA. Read More
An upstream occlusion alarm in certain of B. Braun’s infusion pumps that may sound when no occlusion exists and cause the pump to stop pumping caused the company to issue a recall on Sept. 23, which the FDA has now deemed as class I, the most serious type of recall. Read More
In a win for Masimo, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) banned the importation of Apple watches with light-based oximetry technology that monitors heart rate and blood oxygen because the watches violate two patents held by Masimo. Read More