The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently updated two guidance documents applicable to wearable devices and guidance for clinical decision support tools, continuing the agency’s efforts to ease regulatory hurdles for digital health tools and potentially the use of artificial intelligence. The updates expand the type of digital health tools, including certain general wellness … Continue Reading
The 2025 U.S. government shutdown kicked in effective at 12:01am, October 1, 2025, and as of this posting, has been in place for over a week. The shutdown will continue indefinitely until Congress unifies and resolves the budget impasse. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), tasked with protecting public health by ensuring the safety, … Continue Reading
On Monday, March 31, a court in the Eastern District of Texas found unlawful and vacated the Food and Drug Administration’s 2024 Rule regulating as “devices” under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (“FDCA”), certain laboratory-developed test (“LDTs”) used to diagnose, monitor, or determine treatment for diseases and conditions. The decision, American Clinical Laboratory Assoc. v. … Continue Reading
