Under Fire For Lab Rule, FDA Remains Open To Lawmaking
Meet The Atty-Turned-Investor Focused On Women's Health
White House Targets Kidney Transplant Bias Amid Lawsuits
Under Fire For Lab Rule, FDA Remains Open To Lawmaking
After a difficult run-up to a new federal rule on lab-developed tests, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration official overseeing medical devices voiced support Tuesday for additional lawmaking.
Meet The Atty-Turned-Investor Focused On Women's Health
Before stepping into her current role as a lead partner at women's health-focused investment firm Portfolia, O'Rourke was a partner at Goodwin Procter LLP, where she was chair of the firm's women's health and wellness industry practice. O'Rourke spoke with Law360 about how a background steeped in assessing risk informs her investment thesis.
White House Targets Kidney Transplant Bias Amid Lawsuits
A White House effort to reduce bias in the organ transplant system comes as some Black litigants are pressing legal claims against a national transplant network they say used a flawed, racially biased calculation to delay kidney transplants.
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