Is the GOP Ready to Get Serious About Medicare?
One of the most despairing aspects of the last 10 years has been Republicans’ failure to get serious about Medicare spending. As I’ve written many times, Medicare is the monster…
4th Annual FDA/MTLI Medical Device and IVD Statistics Workshop (Event)
Wednesday, April 13 – Thursday, April 14, 2011 National Harbor, MD (Washington Metro Area) | The Gaylord National Hotel This annual conference, co-sponsored by FDA and AdvaMed-MTLI, b Wednesday, April…
Radiofrequency Ablation Systems Drive a Multi-billion Dollar Market
One of the most active areas of development (products and market) in the field of ablation technology is in radiofrequency ablation systems. Currently at over $1.5 billion in sales globally,…
Alzheimer’s Plaques Might Begin in the Liver
The brain “plaques” commonly associated with Alzheimer's disease might actually originate in the liver, according to scientists at Scripps Research Institute in a study published in The Journal of Neuroscience…
Long-Term use of Nicotine Replacement Products
Nicotine replacement therapy makes it easier to quit smoking by providing a therapeutically safe fix of the chemical that makes cigarettes addictive in the first place. In the 25+ years…
Algorithms to Predict Breast Cancer Stage
Cost effectiveness and quality analysis of the treatment of cancer has long been a goal of health services researchers. In particular, researchers aim to determine whether various treatments provide cost-effective…
Economist Highlights the Home Birth Debate
The latest issue of the Economist highlights the debate about home births (Is there no place like home?) and notes the charged atmosphere that prevails between supporters and detractors. They…
Diabetes and Obesity Driving Global Treatment Markets
Diabetes drives many healthcare costs and is now part of a trend that encompasses increasing prevalence of obesity and its co-morbidities. The result is that any improvements (read "technology advances")…
LifeCare Shows Glucose Level in Ordinary Wristwatch
LifeCare is a medical devices company that has developed a technological platform for continuous glucose monitoring in diabetic patients. The company’s technology is based on a tiny glucose micro-sensor that…
The Doctor’s Not In. You’ll Have to See a Nurse.
California is among 23 states that allow nurse practitioners to act as primary care providers without a doctor’s supervision, a move aimed at stemming a shortage of physicians and reducing…
