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Hunt denies helping Liberal donor push for regulator's review
23 January 2020 - Health Minister Greg Hunt has denied accusations he interfered in a regulator's decision on whether to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Dec 2019
FDA approves etectRx ‘digital pill’ as rivals struggle
10 December 2019 - The FDA has approved an ingestible event marker from the privately-held digital health company etectRx, as ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Dec 2019
'Cannot be trusted ... causing harm': top medical journal takes on big pharma
4 December 2019 - A leading medical journal is launching a global campaign to separate medicine from big pharma, linking ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Dec 2019
Australia a 'treasure island' for medical device giants: ex-hospital boss
30 November 2019 - The former chief executive of Australia's second largest private hospital operator has backed health insurers' claims ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Nov 2019
'Outrageous': banned breast implant maker flouts TGA and safety concerns
25 November 2019 - The Therapeutic Goods Administration is demanding answers from the manufacturer of a banned breast implant after ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Nov 2019
Lifecycle regulation of artificial intelligence and machine learning–based software devices in medicine
22 November 2019 - Artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) based technologies aim to improve patient care by uncovering new ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Nov 2019
Medical devices pushing private health expenses
19 November 2019 - Reforms to the cost of medical devices have failed to deliver a promised $250m in savings ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Nov 2019
Health funds pressure Canberra over $700 million medical devices 'failure'
14 November 2019 - Australia's health insurers are putting pressure on the federal government to overhaul how much they pay ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Nov 2019
ICER seeks public input to guide selection of non-drug assessment topics for 2020
13 December 2019 - Suggestions for new topics and comments on initial list of potential topics are encouraged; input most helpful ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Oct 2019
Proposed new classification rule for medical devices that administer medicines or biologicals by inhalation
24 October 2019 - The TGA thanks respondents who provided a submission in response to the public consultation paper Proposed new ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Oct 2019
Private health insurers say cost of medical devices putting pressure on premiums
23 October 2019 - After the lowest annual increases in 18 years, relief appears to have been short-lived. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Sep 2019
Statement on FDA efforts to encourage patient engagement in medical device clinical investigations
23 September 2019 - At the U.S. FDA we are committed to keeping patients, their families and caregivers at the center ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Sep 2019
FDA continues to take steps to fulfil its commitment to strengthen and modernise the 510(k) medical device program
19 September 2019 - The U.S. FDA today announced that, as a first step toward implementation of the recently established Safety ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Sep 2019
FDA continues steps to promote innovation in medical devices that help advance patient safety through the Safer Technologies Program
18 September 2019 - Today, the Food and Drug Administration issued draft guidance titled “Safer Technologies Program for Medical Devices,” ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Sep 2019
Greg Hunt's medical deals come back to bite him
11 September 2019 - Health minister Greg Hunt’s efforts to rein in growth in private health insurance premiums looks like ...