FDA Weighs How to Regulate Artificial Wombs

WSJ Tech News Briefing

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🗓️ 18 September 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Regulators this week will discuss how to conduct clinical trials of artificial wombs. This technology could save the lives of very premature babies, but raises ethical and practical questions for testing. WSJ reporter Liz Essley Whyte joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss how some of these devices work and the concerns around them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This isn't just midweek football.
0:02.2	It's wide-eyed, shirtless jordies on a European tour.
0:05.8	It's noisy neighbours turn trebles winners doing the post-NAM.
0:09.6	It's the red devils burning with scores to settle.
0:12.5	It's the young gunners all fired up with their sights set on glory.
0:16.4	It's the chance to compete with Europe's elite.
0:19.2	This isn't just football, this is everything.
0:21.5	What brings the medal?
0:23.1	Watch the UEFA Champions League and Europa League live an exclusive on TNT Sports.
0:30.0	Welcome to Tech News Briefing.
0:35.9	It's Monday, September 18th.
0:38.0	I'm Zoe Thomas for the Wall Street Journal.
0:41.4	Medical technology and treatments are getting better, particularly in neonatal care.
0:46.8	That's care for newborns under 28 weeks.
0:49.6	But for babies born around 23 or 24 weeks, the risks of death and serious illness are very
0:57.1	high.
0:58.8	Teachers, though, are developing artificial wounds that could help in these rare instances.
1:04.4	WSJ reporter Liz Esley White is going to join us to explain how this tech works and what
1:10.3	regulators are considering as they decide whether to allow clinical trials of this tech.
1:19.0	But first, TikTok has been fined by Irish authorities for violating children's data privacy.
1:25.6	The Irish Data Protection Commission said accounts of child users were set by default
1:31.1	to allow anyone on or off TikTok to see their content.
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