Less than two years after closing its patient care clinics and selling its telehealth services, Walmart is re-entering healthcare with a new platform to match patients with virtual providers.

The recall has been designated a Class I, the most serious type. Certain "convenience kits" manufactured by AVID Medical contain non–medical-grade bags that could expose organs to toxins, increasing the odds of a transplant recipient's body rejecting them.

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During a recent segment on Fox Business, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Martin Makary, MD, clarified new guidance on AI, meant to provide companies with the flexibility to gather and provide data without the agency's approval. However, medical devices that provide "clinical-grade" data will still need to be cleared.

If you still think of large-language AI as a newish thing yet to catch on with healthcare consumers, think again.

The extensions are used to supply patients with fluids and drugs through an IV line. Despite being labeled as having them, the devices do not contain an air-eliminating vent. Because there is a serious risk of air embolism associated with the error, the FDA has given this recall its most serious designation.