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FDA's rotating commissioner's chair finds new nominee, former national coordinator joins Google, and more digital health hires and departures

By Dave Muoio 03:03 pm November 5, 2019

Friday marked the end of Dr. Ned Sharpless’ time as acting commissioner of the FDA, with President Donald Trump pointing to Dr. Stephen Hahn, currently the chief medical officer of MD Anderson Cancer Center, as his official appointment for the role on Friday. Assistant Secretary for health at HHS Dr. Brett Giroir will act as the agency’s new acting head. “With Dr. Sharpless at the helm, the FDA...

Roche's Accu-Chek recalled for sixth time, Alphabet scoops former FDA commissioner, and other digital health news briefs

By Dave Muoio 03:10 pm October 1, 2019

Sixth time's the charm? Roche’s Accu-Chek Connect Diabetes Management App has notched its sixth device recall from the FDA, this time due to meter-to-app data transfer issues for users with Android OS 8.0 and above. According to the agency’s posting, Roche notified partners, users and call centers of the issue and released and update addressing the problem before the end of that month. Prior to...