Medical Device Legal News with Sam Bernstein: Episode 11
For more than a decade, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has made diversity in clinical trials a focus, including by issuing guidance, convening public-private workshops, and completing data analyses in an effort to...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Office of Human Research protections (OHRP) released draft guidance titled, “Considerations for Including Tissue Biopsies in Clinical Trials.” Although non-binding, the...more
On January 6, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and the Office for Human Research Protections (“OHRP”) issued a joint draft guidance on including tissue biopsies in clinical trials that evaluate...more
As the curtain closed on 2024, FDA issued a new draft guidance to assist clinical trial sponsors, investigators, and institutional review boards (“IRBs”) with defining, identifying, and reporting protocol deviations in...more
As the life sciences, medtech, and diagnostic industries continue to expand and grow increasingly complex, so does the legal, regulatory, and compliance landscape....more
Since President Biden issued his sweeping Executive Order on the Safe, Secure and Trustworthy Development of AI on October 30 of last year (EO), federal agencies have been operating in high gear to meet the deadlines and...more
Welcome to Vital Signs, a curated compilation of the latest legal and regulatory developments in digital health. Our lead article reports on HHS' recent final rule on the confidentiality of substance use disorder patient...more
The Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has released draft interim guidance documents that impact the use of bulk drug substances in compounding under Sections 503A and 503B of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act...more
In Short - The Situation: On November 6, 2023, the Office of Inspector General ("OIG") of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") released its "General Compliance Program Guidance" ("GCPG"). The GCPG...more