Rethinking Lab Test Regulation

23/10/2025 4 min
Rethinking Lab Test Regulation

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Episode Synopsis

In today’s episode, we’re diving into a pretty big shift in how lab-developed tests are regulated in the United States. If you’re up on FDA developments, you may have heard that there’s an effort to regulate these tests as medical devices. But a recent federal court ruling in Texas just flipped the script.Instead of agreeing with the FDA, the court basically said, “Nope, lab-developed tests aren’t devices—they’re services.” And services aren’t under the FDA’s jurisdiction.Read the full article:FDA’s Authority Over Lab-Developed Tests Overturned: What the Court’s Decision Means for Lab TestingAbout the authors:L. Christine LawsonKatie Clowers 

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