On 21 JAN 2026 , the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a Request for Information (RFI) regarding labeling and preventing cross-contact of gluten in packaged food. The FDA is taking this action as a first step to improve transparency in disclosures of ingredients that impact certain health conditions, such as gluten for those with celiac disease, and other established food allergens.
Medtech 2026: AI acceleration, regulatory changes, and economic shifts promise to reshape the industry landscape amid an innovation surge.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its webpage on vaccines and autism with new claims undermining the Public Health Agency’s longtime position that vaccines do not cause the condition — garnering swift condemnation from public health advocates and the Senate’s top healthcare legislator.
Hundreds of industry leaders have signed a letter to FDA Director Marty Makary, M.D., about the importance of having a predictable Regulatory Agency (United States Food and Drug Administration – FDA), citing a survey in which 82% of biopharma respondents said they were concerned about the FDA’s ability to function.
Macrophage-toxic bacteria from patients with ulcerative colitis worsen gut inflammation in mice
Researchers take a step toward limb regeneration: In a significant step toward full-limb regeneration, researchers at Texas A&M University have identified a fibroblast growth factor as a key protein that can regenerate an entire finger joint, including soft tissue. “Our expectation is that if we can figure out all the factors that regenerate a finger, then we could apply those factors anywhere on the rest of the arm, or even a leg, and regrow a limb,” said Assistant Professor Lindsay Dawson.
During the second meeting of the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Digital Health Advisory Committee (DHAC), members of the panel seemed shocked and, at times, lost for words when grappling with the Agency’s discussion questions surrounding the potential regulation of generative Artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled digital mental health medical.
Costa Rica has asked the United States to avoid medical device tariffs as the country becomes a manufacturing hotspot for major companies.
Mud-dwelling cable bacteria construct metal organic frameworks to grow
Autoimmune diseases are numerous, affect mostly women: There are more than 100 autoimmune diseases that collectively affect tens of millions of people, predominantly women, and diagnosing autoimmune diseases can be challenging due to vague and overlapping symptoms that mimic other illnesses. Multiple tests, including blood tests for specific antibodies, are often required. New research is focusing on reprogramming the immune system to cure autoimmune diseases.