FDA Finds Many Possibly Life-Threatening Medical Equipment Malfunctions Result From Software Problems (Medical News Today)
The Baltimore Sun on Monday examined how FDA, with help from experts in the information technology and scientific fields, has found that medical equipment "might not malfunction because it was poorly designed or badly made ... but because the computer code running it includes a mistake.

Pharmaceutical Companies Say New Approach By FDA Has Led To Decrease In Approvals Of New Medications (Medical News Today)
An "intensifying focus on safety and a diminished tolerance for side effects" by FDA have "dramatically lowered" the chances that experimental medications will reach the market and have led to a recent decrease in approvals of new treatments, according to pharmaceutical companies, the Wall Street Journal reports.