Hogan Lovells partner Scott Loughlin spoke to Medtech Insight about data privacy for digital health companies in the wake of the FTC’s proposed $7.8m settlement with BetterHelp.
A new proposed order from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says that popular online counseling service BetterHelp owes its customers $7.8m for a breach in data privacy, prompting the digital health industry to take another look at how they manage consumers’ personal information.
The company also assured consumers during signup that it would not use or disclose personal health data except as needed to provide counseling services. However, the FTC revealed that BetterHelp...
TRiCares presented data from the first-in-human study for its tricuspid valve replacement system – Topaz – at EuroPCR 2025 on 22 May.
The US’ 90-day suspension of higher “reciprocal tariffs” will expire on 9 July, raising fears that the 31% tariff rate on Swiss medtech and other goods exported to the US might make a comeback. While the tariff situation changes on an almost daily basis, medtechs should forearm for any eventually, say local business organizations.
Guardant Health introduces a new germline panel test to help guide cancer treatment, assess the risk of secondary cancers in patients and identify family members at risk of cancer.
