Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 236: Advocating for Accessible Diagnoses with Sydney Severance of Operation Upright
Federal Court Strikes Down FDA Rule on LDTs - Thought Leaders in Health Law®
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 233: Prioritizing Women’s Health Through Innovation with Lindsey Calcutt of Incora Health
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 228: Designing & Manufacturing Auto-Injectors with Kimberlee Steele of SHL Medical
Building a Business at the Intersection of Neurodata and Innovation With Rob Cooley
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business Podcast - Episode 26: U.S. Enforcement Trends Targeting Foreign Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Manufacturers
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 209: North Carolina’s Life Sciences Industry with Laura Gunter of NCLifeSci
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 208: Extended Reality Technology and the ThinkReality Headset with Mattney Beck of Lenovo
AI in the Operating Room: Liability Issues for Device Makers — The Good Bot Podcast
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 FDA's Response to AI Medical Innovation — The Good Bot Podcast
Meet Meaghan Luster: Patent Litigation Associate at Wolf Greenfield
FDA Releases Laboratory-Developed Tests Final Rule – Thought Leaders in Health Law
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 177: Brain Health and Research with Dr. Fridriksson, Neuroscientist, Professor, & Vice President of Research at the Universit
Transparency and the Open Payments Program
Medical Device Legal News with Sam Bernstein: Episode 19
Medical Device Legal News with Sam Bernstein: Episode 18
Medical Device Legal News with Sam Bernstein: Episode 17
Health + Tech - Improving Cancer Care With Digital Health Tools
Medical Device Legal News with Sam Bernstein: Episode 14
On August 6, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) became the latest governmental agency to confirm that fluoropolymers are both safe and necessary. After an independent safety review of fluoropolymers in medical...more
The FDA has finalized its guidance on cybersecurity for medical device premarket submissions, providing additional insight into the agency’s expectations for how manufacturers integrate cybersecurity risk management into...more
In the FDA-regulated industry, a compliance program isn’t just a formality—it’s a critical tool for protecting your business, patients, and reputation. Still, too many companies treat compliance policies as static...more
On April 1, 2025, the subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing on cybersecurity vulnerabilities in legacy medical devices. The hearing was largely a...more
Early in the new year, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released two anticipated draft guidance documents focused on artificial intelligence (AI): Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Device Software Functions: Lifecycle...more
In its most recent effort to keep pace with advancing technology, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued two draft guidances on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the context of drugs, biologics,...more
On January 7, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published the draft guidance “Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Device Software Functions: Lifecycle Management and Marketing Submission Recommendations,” which...more
On January 7, 2025, FDA published a draft guidance titled “Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Device Software Functions: Lifecycle Management and Marketing Submission Recommendations.” The draft guidance was long-anticipated; it...more
As the first state law to regulate the results of Artificial Intelligence System (AI System) use, Colorado’s SB24-205, “Concerning Consumer Protections in Interactions with Artificial Intelligence Systems” (the Act), has...more
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On November 6, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued its anticipated General Compliance Program Guidance (“GCPG”) for the health care industry. The GCPG serves as a...more
A new battle is emerging in the fight for health equity, and it’s centered on the humble pulse oximeter. On November 1, 2023, 25 state attorneys general sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) demanding that...more
Medical device cybersecurity continues to create buzz, as the FBI issues a Private Industry Notification to health care providers outlining cybersecurity risks for medical devices. This follows FDA’s released Draft Guidance...more
Even though they are still quoted, statements in Medtronic v. Lohr, which question whether FDA (Food & Drug Administration) medical device clearance is a judgment about a device’s safety, no longer accurately describe what...more
Hear about the latest in research compliance - Do you want to learn… - How to prepare for upcoming changes in Medicaid? - Ways to build and maintain a better research compliance work plan for your program? - How...more
On July 10, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) announced plans to resume domestic facility inspections following the March 2020 suspension of most foreign and domestic facility inspections as a result...more
Many countries around the world are being forced to watch as the only tool they have to suppress COVID-19 — social distancing — causes unprecedented damage to their economies. Because suppression measures may be required...more
On January 7, 2020, the Director of the US Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a Draft Memorandum (the Memorandum) to all federal “implementing agencies” regarding the development of regulatory and non-regulatory...more
On October 22, 2019, Skadden hosted our Ninth Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Enforcement and Litigation Seminar in New York, which focused on U.S. enforcement issues companies face throughout the industry. The key...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued two new guidance documents related respectively to an “abbreviated” and a “special” approach to the typical 510(K) process for medical devices....more
On 13 September 2019 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the agency) published four final guidance documents on the 510(k) program. ...more
On 6 September 2019 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the agency) issued its final guidance document entitled "Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE) Program." ...more
Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems, including the use of algorithms and computer software to analyze complex data and perform certain decision making functions without direct human involvement, are rapidly developing in...more
Cybersecurity risks to the health and medical device sector continue to be front and center both in Congress and the executive branch, with increasing risks coming from nation states, nonstate actors and other attackers. The...more
From insulin pumps and pacemakers to defibrillators, medical devices increasingly rely on wireless and internet connectivity for efficient operations. Unfortunately, these interconnections also leave devices vulnerable to an...more