Signos Inc. landed U.S. FDA clearance for its over-the-counter glucose monitoring system, which combines Dexcom Inc.'s non-prescription Stelo continuous glucose monitor with an AI-powered platform focused on weight management and metabolism. The sensor transmits glucose readings to a smartphone app that interprets the data, provides guidance for healthy habits and educates the user.

Novocure GmbH said it submitted a premarket approval application to the U.S. FDA for its Optune Lua wearable device tumor treating fields therapy for the treatment of locally advanced pancreatic cancer.

No matter what level of tariff the Trump administration ends up imposing on biopharmaceuticals across the world, drugs and their precursors originating in the EU will face no more than a 15% tariff when imported to the U.S., according to an Aug. 21 EU-U.S. joint statement regarding the trade framework agreement between the two trade partners.

The U.S. FDA released another series of regulations for de novo devices, but the attendant regulation is not always available for these de novo devices.

Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration recently reported that it has concerns about the use of digital scribes, stating that any such software that analyzes or interprets clinical conversations may qualify as a regulated medical product.

Neuroone Medical Technologies Corp. expanded into treatment of chronic pain with a new U.S. FDA clearance for use of its Onerf system to treat trigeminal nerve pain. The system uses radiofrequency ablation to disrupt pain signals from the nerve to the brain.

AI and machine learning products have proven complicated for regulatory authorities across the globe, but entities in the business of conducting health technology assessments also have their hands full according to several sources.

In a regulatory round-up, the U.K. Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency opened a survey regarding in-house device manufacturing, the EU Notified Bodies staffed up last year and the Singapore Health Sciences Authority and the Hong Kong Department of Health agreed to share information.

Deephealth Inc., a subsidiary of Radnet Inc., completed the acquisition of breast health solutions company Icad Inc. in a $110 million all-stock transaction. The company also received U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance for Techlive – a remote scanning solution enabling centralized operation and supervision of MR, CT, PET/CT and ultrasound procedures.

Nyxoah SA may now help make dreams come true here in the U.S. with its FDA approval for the Genio system for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea.