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FDA Commissioner Speech Suggests New Vision For Agency

In his first public remarks as U.S. Food and Drug Administration commissioner, Marty Makary outlined an ambitious ... (more story)

Customs Fraud Enforcement In The Age Of Tariffs

In the wake of the Trump administration’s new approach toward tariffs, two recent Justice Department developments ... (more story)

International Ramifications Of Canada's Health AI Moves

Recent artificial intelligence developments in Canada's health industry are creating ripple effects for global inv... (more story)

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Bluebird Bio Beats Investor Suit Over FDA Cancer Warning

Massachusetts-based biotechnology company Bluebird Bio Inc. has beaten a shareholder suit accusing it of misleading investors about the likelihood of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's decision requiring ... (more story)

Pharma Co. Says Chubb Failed To Pay Covered Defense Costs

A New Jersey pharmaceutical company said Chubb owes nearly $6.5 million in outstanding defense costs related to a multibillion-dollar arbitration dispute over the manufacture of an antiviral drug, according to... (more story)

Paris VC Firm Cathay Closes $1B AI Venture Capital Fund

Paris venture capital firm Cathay Innovation said Tuesday that it has closed a $1 billion fund focused on artificial intelligence investments.

US Trustee Wants Steward Health Switched To Ch. 7

The U.S. Trustee's Office is asking a Texas bankruptcy judge to convert Steward Health Care's Chapter 11 case to a court-supervised Chapter 7 liquidation, saying the hospital chain cannot pay the bills it has ... (more story)

Eli Lilly Inks $1B Deal For Non-Opioid Pain-Drug Maker

Eli Lilly announced Tuesday that it has inked a potentially $1 billion deal to buy SiteOne Theraputics, giving the pharmaceutical giant access to a non-opiod pain medicine ready for phase 2 trials. 

FTC Probing Alcon's $430M Lensar Deal

The Federal Trade Commission has requested additional information about Swiss eye care company Alcon Inc.'s planned purchase of Florida-based medical technology developer Lensar Inc. in a deal worth up to $430 million.

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1 Year In, Firms Grapple With Scope Of Wash. Health Data Law

A year after Washington’s landmark health privacy law took effect, attorneys are bracing for the first judicial interpretation defining the law's reach and closely watching a proposed class action. Copycat leg... (more story)

Meta, App Maker Flo Can't Escape All Of Privacy Class Action

A California federal judge ruled Thursday that Flo Health Inc. and Meta cannot escape all the claims in a class action brought by users of a menstrual cycle app who allege their privacy was violated, denying p... (more story)

Seattle Cancer Center Inks $11.5M Class Data Breach Deal

A Washington state judge has given final approval to an $11.5 million class action settlement to end litigation against Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center over a 2023 data breach that exposed patient ... (more story)

Calif. Docs Bring FDA Stem Cell Regulation Fight To Top Court

Two California clinics that provide stem cell treatments are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Ninth Circuit panel's finding that their treatments are "drugs" subject to Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act regulations.

Flo Users Get Class Cert. In Google, Meta Data-Sharing Suit

A California federal judge has granted class status to users of the menstrual cycle tracking app developed by Flo Health Inc. in a suit accusing the company of unlawfully sharing their personal health informat... (more story)

Medical Organizations Sue Feds For Removing Health Data

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and several constituent agencies are accused of violating the Administrative Procedure Act by illegally purging websites containing critical public health infor... (more story)

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Elon Musk Is Leaving White House Role, Trump Admin Says

Billionaire Elon Musk is ending his work with President Donald Trump and the federal Department of Government Efficiency, a White House official confirmed Wednesday evening.

Justices Told Del. Expert Law Doesn't Apply In Federal Court

A retired attorney who claims he was negligently injured by healthcare providers urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to hold that a Delaware federal court need not apply a state statute requiring an expert... (more story)

Judge Rejects Johns Hopkins Unit's Claim FCA Suit Is Untimely

A Maine federal judge on Wednesday denied Johns Hopkins Medical Services Corp.'s bid to dismiss a False Claims Act suit as untimely, ruling it must face allegations it failed to report being overpaid for healt... (more story)

Feds Urge Supreme Court To Let 10th Circ. PBM Ruling Stand

The federal government urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to take up the state of Oklahoma's challenge to a Tenth Circuit decision that found parts of a law regulating pharmacy benefit managers were preempted by... (more story)

Colorado, Feds Clash Over $6.7M From Collapsed Insurer

A Colorado federal judge pressed the state Wednesday on how its bid to pay out $6.7 million from a defunct health insurer to a Denver Health plan doesn't conflict with the federal government's interests, notin... (more story)

DOJ Says Justices' Ruling Backs Nursing Exec's Conviction

The U.S. Department of Justice is pointing to a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling to bolster its fight against a new trial being sought by a convicted Nevada nursing home executive, saying that the new high cou... (more story)