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Topic: medical devices

GE offers an inside look at how it’s innovating in cancer care (video)

GE offers an inside look at how it’s innovating in cancer care (video)

May 20, 2013 10:34 am by | 0 Comments

Remember back in the fall of 2011 when GE committed $1 billion to cancer research and development? A new video put out by the GE Global Research Center commemorating National ... Read more
Wow of the week: Scientists use layered clay to grow bone cells

Wow of the week: Scientists use layered clay to grow bone cells

May 18, 2013 8:15 am by | 0 Comments

It was a big news for stem cells this week, particularly from a group of researchers who successfully transformed human skin cells into embryonic stem cells, showing that it’s possible ... Read more
Here are 9 genetics and genomics thought leaders to follow on Twitter

Here are 9 genetics and genomics thought leaders to follow on Twitter

May 17, 2013 3:22 pm by | 0 Comments

Genetic testing, particularly for cancer, family histories and the decision whether or not to opt for surgery based on family history and genes were the focus of a lot of ... Read more
Qualcomm CTO explains why telecomm & the BRAIN Initiative are actually a good fit

Qualcomm CTO explains why telecomm & the BRAIN Initiative are actually a good fit

May 16, 2013 5:27 pm by | 0 Comments

Telecomm giant Qualcomm Technologies Inc. is no stranger to the world of connected health, but its interest in healthcare actually reaches much further than that.Today, Qualcomm CTO Matt Grob was ... Read more
Roche may sell glucose meter business unit

Roche may sell glucose meter business unit

May 15, 2013 3:37 pm by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK, May 15 (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG is exploring a sale of its blood glucose meters business, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters on ... Read more
Genetic testing, cancer and preventive surgery: Not just in breast cancer

Genetic testing, cancer and preventive surgery: Not just in breast cancer

May 14, 2013 4:30 pm by | 0 Comments

Angeline Jolie’s disclosure of her double mastectomy has drawn the mainstream media’s attention to genetic testing, a recent medical advancement with huge, albeit challenging, implications.Many experts predict that genetic testing ... Read more
S. Carolina lures Israeli innovations with new R&D partnership, neurotech startup investment

S. Carolina lures Israeli innovations with new R&D partnership, neurotech startup investment

May 14, 2013 12:00 pm by | 0 Comments

South Carolina is joining the ranks of Massachusetts and New York in formalizing a partnership that could benefit local biomedical and health IT companies by allowing them to tap into ... Read more
Carmat gets approval to test artificial heart in four countries

Carmat gets approval to test artificial heart in four countries

May 14, 2013 11:00 am by | 0 Comments

PARIS (Reuters) - France's Carmat has won approval to proceed with the first human implantations of its artificial heart in four countries, the company said on Tuesday, sending its shares ... Read more
Putting market application up-front when developing clinical diagnostic devices

Putting market application up-front when developing clinical diagnostic devices

May 14, 2013 12:58 am by | 0 Comments

By Mike Dunkley and Mark WestThe field of diagnostic testing is going through a quiet revolution. Healthcare reform’s emphasis on results-driven medicine has put a greater urgency on early and ... Read more
DOJ: C R Bard to pay $48 million to settle kickback allegations

DOJ: C R Bard to pay $48 million to settle kickback allegations

May 13, 2013 7:00 pm by | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - Medical device maker C.R. Bard Inc will pay about $48.3 million to resolve allegations it made illegal payments to hospitals and physicians to entice them to buy its ... Read more
What’s behind the FDA’s push for more patient engagement (hint: it’s not that everyone else is doing it)

What’s behind the FDA’s push for more patient engagement (hint: it’s not that everyone else is doing it)

May 13, 2013 11:04 am by | 0 Comments

Lately, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration seems to be doing a bit of re-branding: A new Patient Network site is anchoring a push for more patient engagement in the ... Read more
Artificial ear has radio antenna in its cartilage

Artificial ear has radio antenna in its cartilage

May 12, 2013 4:18 am by | 0 Comments

In recent years, biomedical engineers have started to learn how to grow replacement body parts from living cells. Now, Princeton University engineers have pushed the concept further, with a project ... Read more
Wow of the Week: Penn training dogs to detect ovarian cancer

Wow of the Week: Penn training dogs to detect ovarian cancer

May 11, 2013 8:52 am by | 2 Comments

Call it the furriest cancer diagnostic. University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine, Penn Medicine and Monell Chemical Senses Center are collaborating to train dogs to detect ovarian cancer using ... Read more
Bacteria-killing viruses could make medical implants safer

Bacteria-killing viruses could make medical implants safer

May 11, 2013 7:49 am by | 0 Comments

Researchers attach viral hitmen to surfaces to demonstrate a new possibility in antibacterial defense for catheters and other medical devices. Medical implants like catheters and pacemakers can be a hotspot ... Read more
Better stent surgery stats needed: heart doctors

Better stent surgery stats needed: heart doctors

May 10, 2013 4:15 pm by | 1 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Publicly reported statistics about how patients fare after a common heart procedure often are inaccurate, says a new study that suggests publishing the poor quality ... Read more