FDA exerts authority over medical devices with genomics

FDA flexed its jurisdictional muscle by warning 23andMe that its marketing of the 23andMe saliva test kit and personal genome service without marketing clearance or approval violated that federal [...]

FDA Requires Cyber Security Plan Submission for Medical Devices

FDA now requires a cyber security plan in your medical device submission. On June 14, 2013, FDA issued Draft Guidance on Content of Premarket Submissions for Management of Cybersecurity in [...]

Proposed legislation for mobile applications would change telemedicine legal landscape

Telemedicine laws will change if the U.S. Congress enacts the “Healthcare Innovation and Marketplace Technologies Act” (“HIMTA”), a bill which seeks to establish the “Office of Mobile Health” [...]

Medical researchers grow spare parts from stem cells inside the body

Medical researchers are growing spare parts from stem cells inside the human body.Another practice, called bioprinting, builds body parts much like an inkjet printer: