After putting out any fires that arise overnight, the first thing I do every morning for work is browse the email news briefs and various medical device/regulatory websites. A range of topics strike my interest including product approvals, industry mergers and acquisitions, recalls, company lawsuits and settlements, and newly proposed or published guidance documents and legislation.
It's taken me a few years to understand just where I like to poke around every morning, and depending on the daily news, I tend to hold a non-standard routine according to content of the first headlines of interest. Some days I jump right to industry publications and news sources to get the whole picture of a recent company acquisition - think when a large medical device company announces the purchase of a smaller company. Other days I dig into the bowels of the FDA website for as much public information I can find about a recently approved or recalled product, curious about its approval path and timeline to market. My favorite mornings are those when a new or draft guidance document pertaining to some relevant issue is released by FDA as this usually leads me down the path of dredging up the existing guidance on the matter or mapping out how the new information can or will affect the products with which I'm working.
But where to get started? Which news briefs and websites do I frequent? How can one better stay abreast medical device industry noteworthy happenings? Here are a few resources to consider during your breakfast browsing sessions:
1. FDA CDRH News Updates
http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/NewsEvents/News/default.htm
-Link takes you to the U.S. FDA website for the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) - News and Updates page. This is updated almost 5 days a week and contains a link towards the top to subscribe to CDRH email updates [click on "CDRHNew: Get e-mail updates"].
2. AdvaMed SmartBrief
https://www2.smartbrief.com/advamed/index.jsp?campaign=subcat_healthcare
-Link above takes you to the online subscription form for AdvaMed SmartBrief. SmartBrief is an online publisher that delivers targeted business news and information by industry. I find the AdvaMed Smartbrief to be very informative with regards to medical device company news and major FDA medical device situations.
3. FDA Voice (FDA's New Blog)
https://blogs.fda.gov/fdavoice/
-I'm fascinated by FDA's newest tool to speak to industry - a blog called FDA Voice. First started in December 2011 by Dr. Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of USFDA, the blog posts are written by FDA staff and cover a wide range of topics including medical devices. I find the entries very approachable and provide an understanding between current FDA focus and impact on industry.
4. Other Medical Device News Websites
http://www.massdevice.com/
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/medical_devices/
http://www.fiercemedicaldevices.com/news
http://www.fdanews.com/rss
-A handful of other news websites and briefs available for subscription. The last link takes you to the FDA News RSS feed and provides a handful of alternate FDA resources (you'll need an RSS feed reader).
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