ICYMI: As the Trump administration has slashed the FDA workforce, the agency has approved fewer new high-risk, lifechanging medical devices than anytime in the past decade.

“I can’t imagine a less-efficient approach than what the administration has already done,” a reviewer on leave said. ⏬

New: U.S. Food and Drug Administration approvals of life-changing, high-risk medical devices reportedly slowed to a 10-year low for the January to March period, as sources say recent layoffs have had devastating effects.

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INBOX: #MedTech trade and lobbying group AdvaMed is calling for tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada to exempt medical devices.

The #tariffs could lead to less research and development, layoffs and higher prices for patients, the group’s chief executive said.

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