Medical Device News: Stay Informed

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  My favorite mornings are those when a new or draft guidance document pertaining to some relevant issue is released by FDA as this usually leads me down the path of dredging up the existing guidance on the matter or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: