The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is developing formal policy guidance for regulating medical devices that use generative artificial intelligence, according to Rick Abramson, director of the…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed on Tuesday that generative AI medical devices pass 'competency-based' tests similar to doctor licensure exams before being marketed, according to a disc…
The White House is rebuilding its biodefense architecture after staffing cuts left the unit depleted, driven by concerns that AI could lower the barrier to bioweapons development. On May 5, 2025, Exec…
Google's Pixel Watch 5 introduces a breathing emergency detection feature that uses AI to analyze heart rate, motion, and altitude sensor data to detect signs of a breathing emergency, automatically c…
The FDA approved mFLUSIVA, the first mRNA influenza vaccine licensed in the United States, on August 5, 2026, exactly one year after the Department of Health and Human Services canceled 22 mRNA vaccin…
Vicky Pan, a 46-year-old Moraga pharmacist and mother, became the first patient at a U.S. community hospital outside a clinical trial to undergo a newly cleared robotic double mastectomy at Sutter's A…
Science Corp will begin selling its Prima retina implant in Europe after earning a CE mark from DEKRA, clearing the device for sale across 30 countries. The chip, which restores sight in patients with…
A secret shopper survey by Yale University researchers published in JAMA found that nearly half of 49 online GLP-1 telehealth providers failed to ask about diet, physical activity, or eating disorders…
A TD Cowen survey of 80 biopharma leaders finds AI is compressing drug developers' preclinical costs and timelines by as much as 70%, fueling demand for software and tools that could grow new drug pro…
Environmental health activists rallied outside Driscoll's headquarters in Watsonville on Wednesday, demanding the berry giant stop spraying organophosphates near schools. The protest, dubbed 'Enough i…
According to a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) report, no child deaths have been definitively linked to COVID-19 vaccines. The analysis reviewed 96 reports of child deaths submitted to the Vaccine …