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17 April 2019
US regulator bans sale of transvaginal surgical mesh
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered manufacturers of transvaginal surgical mesh to stop selling and distributing in the country following safety concerns.
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5 April 2019
Australia to reform medical device regulatory system
The Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has announced plans to overhaul the regulatory system for medical devices in the country to increase patient safety.
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5 April 2019
Israeli research shows medical scans vulnerable to hacking
Cybersecurity researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Israel have developed malware to demonstrate vulnerabilities in medical imaging equipment.
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4 April 2019
Mathematician and surgeon partner to develop simulator
Dr Mainul Haque from the University of Portsmouth's School of Mathematics and Physics has partnered with Royal Navy intensive Care consultant Timothy Scott to develop a computerised simulator.
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3 April 2019
FDA seeks feedback on regulatory framework changes for AI
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a new regulatory framework for artificial intelligent medical devices.
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28 March 2019
FDA proposes new rules for mammography services
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a new policy intended to modernise and improve the quality of mammography, which is used for breast cancer screening and diagnosis.
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22 March 2019
Researchers find Parkinson’s could be diagnosed by distinctive odour
Researchers at the University of Manchester have found small molecules in sebum that emit a distinctive smell in people with Parkinson’s Disease.
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18 March 2019
Ohio State researchers identify biomarkers of fibromyalgia
Researchers from Ohio State University have identified the specific biomarkers of fibromyalgia, differentiating it from other related diseases.
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11 March 2019
FDA addresses risks linked to surgical staplers
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has alerted healthcare providers that a large number of medical device reports (MDR) submitted in the last seven years were related to surgical...
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8 March 2019
US Senators introduce bill to repeal medical device tax
US Senators Pat Toomey and Amy Klobuchar have introduced bipartisan legislation to repeal medical device tax across the country.