Medtronic s Omar Ishrak: FDA should embrace the European device approach
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) CEO Omar Ishrak has had an it-is-what-it-is approach to healthcare reform in the United States. But this weekend he told London s Financial Times he believes the United States should embrace the European approach to medical device approvals a process that has been getting devices to market much faster than the U.S. Food [...]

When it comes to FDA product approvals, we just can t have it all
The title of Scott Gottlieb s Wall Street Journal article How the FDA could cost you your life is not only sensational, but misguided. I am no apologist for the FDA s poor execution, weak resources and lack of transparency; however, the agency s existence and culture are a direct response to what American [...]

Weight Loss Pills: Are They Safe Now, FDA?
Makers of obesity pills are once again plying the FDA for approval.