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FDA Warns Of Cybersecurity Risk In Healthcare Industry
Security & Fraud // October 01, 2019

With “URGENT/11” possibly introducing risks for medical devices and hospital networks if exploited by a remote attacker, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is informing patients, manufacturers and IT staff in health care facilities about the cybersecurity vulnerabilities. URGENT/11 impacts multiple operating systems that then...

For The Apple Watch’s Health Apps, The FDA Will Take A Hands-Off Approach
Mobile // March 31, 2015

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is re-emphasizing that it will give plenty of regulatory leeway to health apps for the Apple Watch and other wearable devices, after the agency issued new guidelines last month, Bloomberg News reported. “We are taking a very light touch,...

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Bankman-Fried Asks for Access to Medication in Ongoing Trial

October 16, 2023
Disgraced FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded for access to his long-release Adderall in a late-night plea to U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan Sunday, per a CNBC report Monday (Oct. 16). The controversial trial, which is ongoing in federal court in New York, stands to decide the future of Bankman-Fried and whether he may spend the rest of […]

FDA Warns Of Cybersecurity Risk In Healthcare Industry

October 01, 2019
With “URGENT/11” possibly introducing risks for medical devices and hospital networks if exploited by a remote attacker, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is informing patients, manufacturers and IT staff...

For The Apple Watch’s Health Apps, The FDA Will Take A Hands-Off Approach

March 31, 2015
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is re-emphasizing that it will give plenty of regulatory leeway to health apps for the Apple Watch and other wearable devices, after the agency...