-
Christina Jewett
Posts
From AI to Musk’s Brain Chip, the F.D.A.’s Device Unit Faces Rapid Change
The new director overseeing medical devices will confront criticisms about hasty approvals as she ushers in revolutionary technology.
FDA Names a New Chief of Medical Devices
Patient advocates hope Dr. Michelle Tarver will lead the agency to focus more on safety and less on rapid approvals.
U.S. Races to Replace IV Fluid Supplies After Hurricane Helene
Officials are looking to foreign sources to ease shortages of IV bags caused by Hurricane Helene as hospitals begin rationing fluids to protect the sickest…
Lawmakers Seek Inquiry Into F.D.A. Device Chief’s Potential Conflicts
A top medical device regulator’s work overlapped at times with his wife’s legal representation of clients with business before the agency.
Nasal Flu Vaccine Is Approved for At-Home Use
The F.D.A. authorized AstraZeneca’s treatment to be given outside a health care setting, although it will still need a prescription.
Mushroom-Laced Candy Recall Highlights F.D.A.’s Limited Safety Role
More than 150 people were sickened from products sold at smoke and vape shops, providing evidence of the lax regulation of new food items.
Teenage E-Cigarette Use Continues to Decline
The percentage of middle and high school students reporting that they vaped tobacco products dropped to about a third of those students reporting use of…
He Regulated Medical Devices. She Represented Their Makers.
Ethics rules barred Dr. Jeffrey E. Shuren from working on matters involving clients of his wife’s law firm. But he did not always step aside.
Law Enforcement Unit Formed to Crack Down on Illegal E-Cigarettes
Agents from various federal agencies will focus on unauthorized candy-flavored and nicotine-laden vapes that have flooded the U.S. market from overseas.
Setback Deals Blow to Neuralink’s First Brain Implant Patient, but He Stays Upbeat
Elon Musk’s first human experiment with a computerized brain device developed significant flaws, but the subject, who is paralyzed, has few regrets.