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Six Months After WHOOP: Why the FDA’s Recent Activity Signals a Regulatory Turning Point
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How CMS Is Killing Breakthrough Medical Device Innovation
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An FDA Development That Might Reshape the World of ML Diagnostics
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Dec 31, 2025
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An FDA Development That Might Reshape the World of ML Diagnostics
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Dec 24, 2025
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Six Months After WHOOP: Why the FDA’s Recent Activity Signals a Regulatory Turning Point
It’s been nearly six months since WHOOP received that FDA warning letter in July 2025 about their Blood Pressure Insights feature.1 If you’ve been…
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ONE PRODUCT OR TWO?
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How to Build Organizations That Create Breakthrough Products
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Dec 10, 2025
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Diagnosing the Problem: Customer Discovery Lessons in Product Portfolio Strategy
This is the second article in a three-part series on human-centered design and how we use it to guide good MedTech product development.
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When Good Design Breaks
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