FDA Watch: AI-Based Sepsis Prediction Test Receives FDA Authorization
Prenosis claims its test can detect the presence of the often deadly condition within 24 hours of a hospitalization
Prenosis claims its test can detect the presence of the often deadly condition within 24 hours of a hospitalization
On Feb. 4, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted emergency use authorization (EUA) clearance for the first test approved in the US for detecting the novel coronavirus. Developed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) using sequencing...
On Dec. 30, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a final order exempting dozens of Class I and Class II medical devices that previously required 510(k) submission from 510(k) premarket review
Distribution of diagnostics and devices without premarket approval has featured prominently on the FDA’s enforcement priority list this year. The agency has issued seven warning letters related to premarket approval in 2019 after issuing just one such warning letter in all of 2018.
September was an eventful month for one of the hottest products on the consumer genetic test market, the Cologuard multi-target stool DNA test (mtSDNA) for colorectal cancer screening produced by Exact Sciences. The month started badly with the release of a CMS-sponsored research report finding Cologuard “less effective and considerably more costly” than alternatives. Although Exact Sciences quickly criticized the report and its analytical methodology, its stock took a beating.