Experts Decry Tying Medical Research Funds to FDA Standards Changes

Experts Decry Tying Medical Research Funds to FDA Standards Changes-wallstreetjournal: Moves in Congress to link billions of dollars in new medical research funding to revised standards for drug and medical-device approvals are troubling some public-health experts, who say the combination makes it too easy for lawmakers to support lower patient-safety standards.

FDA Approves Edwards' Sapien 3 TAVR System

FDA Approves Edwards' Sapien 3 TAVR System-graysheet: The third-generation transcatheter aortic valve has been available in Europe for over a year, will have a long head-start on rival Medtronic's next generation TAVR, Evolut R, in the U.S. market.