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FDA Lists Expiration Dates for At-Home COVID-19 Tests

The FDA has updated its list of authorized at-home COVID-19 diagnostic tests, including information on extended expiration dates. This guidance helps consumers and healthcare providers identify currently valid tests.

FDA CDRH Statements on Medical Device News and Regulatory Updates

The FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) provides a collection of statements and updates on medical device news and regulatory matters. This page serves as a repository for announcements, initiatives, and reports from CDRH, offering insights into their ongoing work and priorities.

FDA Guidance: Inclusive Cancer Trial Eligibility Criteria

The FDA has issued new guidance recommending that sponsors and institutional review boards expand eligibility criteria for cancer clinical trials to include a wider range of patients, particularly concerning performance status. This aims to improve the diversity of clinical trial populations and ensure broader applicability of cancer treatments.

FDA Guidance: Cancer Trial Eligibility Criteria - Laboratory Values

The FDA has issued new guidance on cancer clinical trial eligibility criteria, specifically focusing on laboratory values. The guidance aims to help sponsors and institutional review boards select appropriate laboratory values to avoid unjustified exclusions of diverse patient populations.

Financial Services Platform Test Approved by OSC, AMF, CIRO

Canada's OSC, AMF, and CIRO have approved Project Samara, an experimental research project evaluating a distributed ledger technology platform for bond transactions. The project involves major financial institutions and aims to assess the benefits of tokenized bond issuance and trading.

CSA Publishes 2025 Systemic Risk Committee Annual Report on Capital Markets

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has published its 2025 Systemic Risk Committee Annual Report on Capital Markets. The report analyzes financial market trends, emerging risks, and vulnerabilities in Canadian markets, and outlines CSA efforts to mitigate these risks.

Junior mineral exploration company pays $30,000 to BCSC

Junior mineral exploration company pays $30,000 to BCSC

CIRO Seeks New Members for Investor Advisory Panel

The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) is seeking applications for its Investor Advisory Panel (IAP). The panel advises CIRO on regulatory policy and initiatives. Applications are due by March 31, 2026.

Financial Ombudsman urges young drivers on car insurance

The UK's Financial Ombudsman Service has issued a notice urging young drivers to make informed decisions about car insurance. The service highlights common pitfalls and issues, including policy cancellations, administrative problems, and claim disputes, based on over 1,200 complaints received from drivers under 25 last year.

Financial Ombudsman Service Sees Lowest Complaint Levels in Two Years

The UK's Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) reported a significant decrease in new cases, with complaint volumes returning to levels seen in 2023/24. The period between October and December 2025 saw 47,300 complaints, down from 68,400 in the same quarter the previous year. This reduction is attributed to factors including the FCA's complaint handling pause for motor finance cases.