Ferdous Al-Faruque
Senior Reporter
Ferdous Al-Faruque, known as Danny, specializes in reporting on new medical device technologies such as mobile health, combination products, unique device identifiers, and issues surrounding interoperability and cyber security. He is also our resident podcast expert, and has brought listeners the voices of top FDA officials as well as industry leaders. Danny is a big sci-fi fan, especially Battlestar Galactica and Star Trek. Qapla'!'}">Ferdous Al-Faruque, known as Danny, specializes in reporting on new medical device technologies such as mobile health, combination products, unique device identifiers, and issues surrounding interoperability and cyber security. He is also our resident podcast expert, and has brought listeners the voices of top FDA officials as well as industry leaders. Danny is a big sci-fi fan, especially Battlestar Galactica and Star Trek. Qapla'!
Latest From Ferdous Al-Faruque
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Experts representing manufacturers, patients, providers and federal agencies are being sought by the US government to advise the Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology on issues such as health IT standards and specifications.
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The neurosurgical planning software is meant to help surgeons see critical parts of the brain to prevent causing unnecessary harm to patients undergoing brain surgery.
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In this roundup feature focusing on the developments in digital health, we highlight the key news and announcements from June.
Diabetes Care: Digital Health Companies Can Now Integrate Dexcom’s CGM Data
The US FDA has cleared Dexcom’s Partner Web APIs, which allows other tech manufacturers – such as those making smartwatches – to offer diabetes care on their product using Dexcom’s CGM technology.
FDA Cautions EUA-Holders They Have Same MDR Reporting Responsibilities As Other Manufacturers
In further sign the agency is tightening oversight of EUA products, regulators have set up a Q&A web page for manufacturers explaining their responsibilities to report adverse events.
FDA Issues New EUA Product Codes To Track Adverse Events, Imports
As the agency is starting to tighten EUA regulations, it says the new codes will help it better track adverse events and imports related to the products.