When a black-box algorithm guides a physician’s diagnostic or therapeutic judgments, its intrinsic opaqueness can confound subsequent steps toward clinical safety and efficacy—and that’s just for starters.
Pregnant people should get vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which recently released new data on vaccine safety.
Medical educators have used machine learning to reconsider—and ultimately select—some 20 qualified residents who had been screened out by human reviewers at their institution.
CVS Health has stopped offering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at its pharmacies, though it still will provide the single-dose vaccine at some MinuteClinic retail locations, according to CNBC.
Honor, a private duty homecare company, has acquired Home Instead, one of the largest in-home care providers in the U.S. The combined companies are worth $2.1 billion.
True or false? Each time a software developer significantly updates an FDA-approved Software as a Medical Device product, the SaMD faces possible re-review by the agency.