False Claims Act Insights - Are All Healthcare “Kickbacks” Subject to FCA Liability?
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 204: Accelerating Life Sciences Startups with James Chappell of SCbio
Podcast — Drug Pricing: How Are Payers Responding to the IRA?
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 203: Manufacturing Specialty Drugs for Rare Diseases in North Carolina with Paul Testa of Kyowa Kirin
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 201: SHL Medical’s Investment in the Carolinas with Kimberlee Steele of SHL Medical
The Future of Laboratory Testing Just Got a Little Clearer: FDA's Final Rule on LDTs – Diagnosing Health Care
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 195: Life Sciences and Healthcare Workforce Development with Dr. John Hauser of Gaston College
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 194: Workforce Development for the Life Sciences Industry with David Stefanich of Rymedi
FDA Releases Laboratory-Developed Tests Final Rule – Thought Leaders in Health Law
Changes in FDA, Cannabis Policies and AI Developments
340B Drug Pricing Program Compliance
Episode 185: America’s Bioeconomy with Sarah Glaven, White House Research Biologist
Episode 183: Site Development for Life Sciences Companies with Adam Bruns of Site Selection Magazine
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 171: Laura Gunter, President of the NC Life Sciences Organization
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 169: Shirley Paddock, Senior VP of Clinical Development, Syneos Health
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 168: Christine Harhaj, Senior Director of Advocacy & Strategic Alliances, PhRMA
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 167: Dr. Ehsan Samei & Dr. Susan Halabi, Triangle CERSI
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 165: Doug Edgeton, President and CEO of the North Carolina Biotechnology Center
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 163: David Ellison, Chief Data Scientist for Lenovo’s Infrastructure Solutions Group
Podcast: Direct Access Laboratory Testing - Future FDA Proposed Regulations on LDTs - Diagnosing Health Care
Misinformation shared by independent third parties presents a significant public health concern because it can lead patients and healthcare providers to forgo treatments that are safe and effective or choose treatments that...more
Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more
Avid readers know we have speculated that the legalization of psychedelics as a prescription medicine was “closer than ever.” Unfortunately, for proponents of the legalization of psychedelics like MDMA, progress is rarely a...more
Previous editions of Re:Torts (It’s (Still) Important Enough to Get It Right; Opioid Public Nuisance Question) have covered decisions that addressed whether various states permit public nuisance claims in connection with the...more
n March 15, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a paper titled “Artificial Intelligence and Medical Products: How CBER, CDER, CDRH, and OCP are Working Together.” This paper describes the FDA’s strategy for...more
In the grand experiment of American democracy, it is often said that states serve as laboratories, testing policies that challenge the status quo without risking the stability of the whole. Oregon, known in recent years for...more
This week, DEA announced it has entered into a settlement agreement with Morris & Dickson Co., LLC (“Morris & Dickson”), resolving the protracted dispute born out of a May 2, 2018 Order to Show Cause (“OTSC”) and Immediate...more
In anticipation of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) budget request for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, this alert provides an overview of the agency’s most recent priorities as outlined in FDA’s FY 2024 budget, found here....more
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted both the incredible promise and challenges for life science companies developing and manufacturing drugs, biological products, and devices that enhance our lives....more
The FDA has updated its Medical Device Shortages List to remove Specimen Collection, Laboratory Reagents and Testing Supplies, Transport Media Device, Saline Vascular Access Flush, and Certain Ventilation-Related Products....more
On May 10, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) released a new guidance document Guidance for Industry: Testing of Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Maltitol Solution, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Sorbitol Solution,...more
As the United States’ primary public health and consumer protection agency, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates at least one quarter of the nation’s economy and exerts significant influence over global...more
In 2021, drug-related overdose deaths topped 107,000. Despite a nearly 50% decrease in opioid prescribing over the past decade, drug overdose mortality continues to trend in the wrong direction. In the face of these...more
In recent months, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced several recalls related to natural supplements that were found to contain tadalafil and its analogs, the active ingredients in Viagra and Cialis. In its...more
It is an old problem in medical care -- and human life. The stigma of some human conditions -- weight gain, mental health, substance abuse, and now monkey pox, to name a few -- brings shame. And shame brings silence. And...more
Prompted by rising rates of overdose deaths, suicides and incidence of mental illness in at-risk populations, such as children, Congress has spent the better part of the year working in a bipartisan manner to develop and...more
The response includes a considered implementation plan to strengthen the regulation of medical devices and in vitro diagnostics, improve patient safety, and foster innovation post-Brexit. On 26 June 2022, the UK Medicines...more
(May 25, 2022) SIGA Technologies Inc., a New York-based pharmaceutical company, has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an intravenous formulation of TPOXX (tecovirimat) for the treatment of...more
In January 2021, Manatt Health described the ten health care imperatives essential for improving our health care system and advancing health equity in the 2020s. Now two years into the decade, we have released our 2022...more
L'arrêté ministériel fixant la Charte relative à la qualité des pratiques professionnelles de présentation, d'information ou de publicité des dispositifs médicaux à usage individuel, des autres produits de santé et de tout...more
The French ministerial order laying down the Charter on the quality of professional practices for the presentation, information or promotion of medical devices for individual use, other health products and any associated...more
As vaccination rates drop to an all-time low in the United States, the CDC is preparing new guidance on measuring the severity of outbreaks in our communities. Meanwhile, a study on the impact of hospitalization on the mental...more
From pharmaceuticals to dietary supplements, preemption to public health, New York state and federal courts issued decisions in 2021, which further shaped the landscape in the medical and life sciences legal world. To prepare...more