Fda news and trends

SAP Pushes Back on EU Regs as FDA Tightens AI Oversight
artificial intelligence // October 23, 2024

European tech leaders warn against stifling AI innovation as SAP’s CEO pushes back on European Union regulations. At the same time, the FDA rolls out new healthcare AI oversight measures, and major tech companies struggle to meet European compliance standards. Testing reveals that even top...

FDA Calls for Monitoring of AI as Tech Uses Widen in Healthcare
artificial intelligence // October 22, 2024

Hospitals are adopting AI assistants for patient care and Microsoft is rolling out medical imaging models, while the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) calls for vigilant monitoring of these rapidly evolving tools. The push toward AI integration promises to ease healthcare worker burnout and...

FDA OKs Software That Turns AirPods Pro Into a Hearing Aid
Healthcare // September 17, 2024

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has  approved the Hearing Aid Feature (HAF), an over-the-counter (OTC) software that turns Apple AirPods Pro into a hearing aid for those with mild to moderate hearing loss. The HAF is the first FDA-authorized over-the-counter hearing aid software....

AI Regulation: Global Picture Balances Innovation and Insight
artificial intelligence // June 12, 2024

The global artificial intelligence (AI) landscape is undergoing significant shifts as regulators grapple with the technology’s rapid advancements. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...

Interviews & Exclusives
Telemedicine’s Post-COVID Evolution Paves Way for Digital Therapies, Diagnostics

July 14, 2022
Catapulted from relative obscurity to mainstream status by COVID-19, telemedicine has obvious limitations in treating disease, but the emerging world of digital therapeutics is changing that. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily […]

CBD Products Offer Glimpse Of Retail’s Regulatory Future

August 22, 2019
The growing CBD industry offers one of the best retail and payments stories in the second half of 2019 — and offers lessons for merchants seeking to keep on the...

Vaping Retail Faces Its FDA Moment Of Truth

May 21, 2019
A multi-part, high-stakes race is underway in a fast-growing part of online and brick-and-mortar retail — a race to stay ahead of political backlash and regulation, a race that also...

FDA eCig Crackdown Boosts Appeal Of Online Authentication

March 21, 2019
It might not have been inevitable, perhaps, but it was certainly expected: a regulatory backlash concerning the booming trade (both online and in brick-and-mortar stores) of eCigarettes, with their different...

Quick Reads
Coronavirus Impacts eCommerce, Business Travel

February 28, 2020
The coronavirus has wide-reaching effects on eCommerce, technology, medicine, business travel and the economy. Here are the latest updates on its impacts around the world. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, […]

FDA Warns Curaleaf About Unproven CBD Health Claims 

July 23, 2019
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has written a letter to Curaleaf regarding its alleged illegal selling of CBD products and its use of “unsubstantiated claims” about CBD being able...

Mink’s New 3D Printer Turns Images Into Makeup

June 18, 2019
Beauty company Mink has designed a 3D printer that will print makeup from any image, according to a release by the company. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Bitcoin Daily: FDA Pegs Walmart, IBM For Blockchain Pilot; Wyoming State Embraces Blockchain

June 14, 2019
IBM, KPMG, Merck, and Walmart announced that they have been selected by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a pilot program that addresses requirements to identify, track...