
'A Warning Shot?' Experts Eye Surge In Drug Ad Enforcement
Despite its recent staff cuts and leadership changes, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has launched a burst of enforcement activity targeting prescription drug promotion, singling out a "sex pill" post on Instagram and an exhibit panel touting a diuretic.

Healthcare Deals This Week: Omada, Antares, Amplify
The healthcare industry saw a few notable deals this past week, including a much-anticipated IPO from digital health company Omada and a handful of private fundraises among startups.

23andMe Auction Is A Wake-Up Call For Data Privacy Law
With its giant trove of customer genetic and health data up for auction, direct-to-consumer genetic testing company 23andMe's bankruptcy is revealing glaring gaps in federal data privacy laws.
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The Georgia Court of Appeals on Friday said a trial court rightly found Mariner Healthcare Management Co.'s lawsuit against Sovereign Healthcare LLC over the recovery of a $12.1 million judgment was barred by ... (more story)
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Nippon Steel closes its purchase of U.S. Steel, Hunter Point Capital buys a minority stake in Equitix, Eaton acquires Ultra PCS Ltd. from the Cobham Ultra Group, an... (more story)
The Georgia Court of Appeals said a trial court rightly freed Emory Healthcare from a suit alleging that a nurse in the neonatal intensive care unit failed to spot an intravenous line infiltration that left a ... (more story)
A Nevada federal judge has given the first green light to a nearly $16 million settlement between a pharmaceutical company and a class of investors who claimed the company and its executives overstated the sta... (more story)
Attorneys advising on senior housing deals are seeing more interest from investors and developers, due to demographic trends and the post-pandemic recovery, but emphasize the unique legal considerations of a s... (more story)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration was able to escape allegations that it catered to Big Pharma by nixing cheaper versions of the miracle weight loss drug Ozempic, after a Texas federal judge tossed a lawsu... (more story)
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The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons asked the U.S. Supreme Court Friday to review a Ninth Circuit decision the organization argued would wrongly give the government control over a patient's own stem cells.
Omni Healthcare Financial, which provides financial services to healthcare companies facing personal injury suits, has been hit with a fresh proposed class action alleging it allowed hackers access to health r... (more story)
A Canadian artificial intelligence company focusing on medical information has asked a Massachusetts federal judge to toss out a recent trade secrets lawsuit, saying the complaint is an attempt to thwart compe... (more story)
In light of recent high-profile patient privacy violations, health practices — especially in California — should better position themselves to comply with medical privacy laws by shoring up strategies ranging ... (more story)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently touted the completion of a generative artificial intelligence program for scientific reviewers and plans for agencywide deployment to speed up reviews of premarke... (more story)
A number of university scholars urged a Missouri bankruptcy judge to require that DNA testing company 23andMe Holding Co.'s asset sale be contingent on the final buyer maintaining policies that benefit biomedical researchers.
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A Texas appellate court blocked the city of San Antonio from going forward with a program that included funding for out-of-state travel for abortions, finding that the state has the right to challenge the prog... (more story)
Private equity firm GTCR BC Holdings LLC is seeking a court order for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to produce over a decade's worth of medical device approval applications, arguing the documents are n... (more story)
Nasal spray maker Xlear Inc. is suing the Federal Trade Commission in Utah federal court, seeking a declaration that the agency is going beyond its statutory mandate by requiring scientific substantiation in m... (more story)
The U.S. Department of Labor's challenge to a pair of injunctions blocking Biden-era regulations that broaden who qualifies as an investment advice fiduciary under federal benefits law tops the list of cases b... (more story)
A Texas federal judge on Thursday agreed to vacate a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services rule finalized during the Biden administration that aimed to protect the privacy of patients seeking abortions ... (more story)
A North Carolina appeals court on Wednesday rejected an HCA Healthcare subsidiary's challenge to an award of a certificate of need allowing a rival to build a new acute care facility, backing a decision in fav... (more story)