A Christmas carol for cardiologists (Best of MedCitizens)

Every week, MedCity News highlights the best of its MedCitizens: syndication partners and MedCity News readers who discuss life science current events on MedCityNews.com.

Now here’s the best of what YOU had to say:

12 Days of Christmas lyrics — for cardiologists everywhere. “In a brief burst of holiday enthusiasm, we worked on a special song today that came together after our fifth case for your enjoyment: The Twelve Days of Christmas, EP Style. Feel free to sing this song in your Electrophysiology Laboratory this Christmas season.”

Zacks Investment Research on #MedDevice microcaps. “Brian Marckx, CFA is the Senior Medical Device Analyst with Zacks Investment Research and a popular Seeking Alpha author. I invited Brian to share his three favorite medical device microcap ideas with our readers.”

Early-stage companies to get funding from HealthBox program. “For now, Healthbox is targeting healthcare information technology startups. Companies chosen will share office space in downtown Chicago, where each firm will be expected to push toward the next stage of business development.”

2 ways to keep consumer devices safe in a health IT environment. “Companies allow mobile devices into their own SafeZone and can restrict application and data access ensuring device integrity and compliance. A safe, sandboxed environment is created in which mobile devices can run and access network resources without compromising the internal network’s safety.”

Medicare reform from Wyden, Paul isn’t reform at all. “The Bipartisan Options for the Future white paper [PDF] by Ron Wyden (Senate Democrat from Oregon) and Paul Ryan (Republican Congressman from Wisconsin) is billed as a bold move to reform Medicare. It is admirable that two prominent legislators from across the aisle have come together on the pivotal fiscal question of our era, but the plan itself is disappointing and even counterproductive.”