Brian Bossetta

Brian Bossetta

Senior Writer

New York, NY

After moving to New York from his hometown of New Orleans, Brian worked on the East End of Long Island covering news, politics and the military. He has since covered the diamond and jewelry industries and most recently pharmacy and health care. His experience also includes freelance reporting and photography contributed to the New York Times. Brian holds a BA in history from Loyola University of New Orleans, is a die-hard Saints fan, and loves running, classical music and jazz. He lives with his wife, Caroline, in New York’s magnificent Hudson Valley.

Latest from Brian Bossetta

With LDT Rule DOA, Could FDA Shift Focus To RUOs?

Now that the US FDA has chosen not to appeal a March ruling effectively killing the agency’s efforts to regulate lab-developed tests as medical devices, will the agency adopt a different strategy to flex its regulatory muscle?

A Year After Exiting The Ventilator Market, Medtronic Recalls Thousands Of Newport Devices

After two serious injuries and one death linked to some of its ventilators, Medtronic has recalled the devices and asked customers to stop using them and find alternative means. The action comes more than a year after the company left the market.

FDA Drops Package Labeling Guidance For Hernia Mesh Manufacturers

The US FDA recently published a draft guidance document for manufacturers of mesh products that are used during several types of hernia repair procedures.

‘Small Business’ Applications For Waiver Of Device User Fees To Be Streamlined By US FDA

FDA moves forward with implementing previous draft guidance and will consolidate forms, but the agency estimates limited impact in the total reporting burden.

Digital Health Roundup: Synchron Syncs With Apple, Ketryx’s AI Agents, AdvaMed’s AI RoadMap

In this week's Digital Health Roundup, MedTech Insight's Shubham Singh explores how Ketryx's launch of validated AI agents could reshape compliance automation in medtech. Marion Webb highlights news from BCI makers Synchron, Axoft and Subsense. Elizabeth Orr discusses AI advances at the FDA.

LDT Final Act? US FDA Will Not Appeal District Court Decision Vacating Final Rule

The US FDA ended efforts to regulate lab-developed tests as medical devices for now when it did not appeal a decision from the Eastern District of Texas that tossed out the agency's final rule.