Technology
This Week in Devices [5/17/2013]: Dying Better, Scam Artists, and the End of Moore's Law
May 17, 2013
A doctor fights for a lower-tech, higher-empathy approach to end-of-life care. A career con man exposes how Google AdWords helped him run an illegal online...
Per Capita Expenditure On Medical Devices Grew 33.9% Between 2006 and 2011
May 14, 2013
A new report published by the Canadian Health Policy Institute has found that Canada's average per capita expenditure on medical devices between 2006 and 2011...
Roche Tops List of Molecular Diagnostic Device Companies
May 08, 2013
“Ain’t no big surprise,” to quote Neil Diamond, but Roche Diagnostics has topped Kalorama’s list of molecular diagnostics firms, as...
This Week in Devices [5/3/2013]: China Wants To Boost Its Innovative Device Industry
May 03, 2013
China's FDA wants to boost the country's innovative device industry. A response to new European legislation on medical devices. University students' medical...
Venture Capitalist: Electricity Therapy is Like a Drug in the Device World With Potentially Little to No Side Effects
May 01, 2013
Ross Jaffe, Managing Director, Versant Ventures Ross Jaffe, managing director at venture capital firm Versant Ventures, is very excited about...
Age Plays A Big Role in Surgeries Overall and Specifically in Certain Types of Surgical Procedures (infographic)
Apr 30, 2013
This interesting infographic from CompHealth shows who is undergoing a surgical procedure and for what. Age plays a role of course.  For instance, 80.5...
MD+DI Podcast: Designing The World's First Bionic Eye"
Apr 29, 2013
In our latest podcast, MD+DI speaks with Robert Greenberg, CEO and founder of Second Sight, creators of the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System. The Argus II...
This Week in Devices [4/26/2013]: The Pain of Earnings Season
Apr 26, 2013
Some big players in the medical device industry have taken a beating according to their earnings reports. FDA has authorized a smartphone app to help doctors...
The Mobile Health Sensor Market Will Grow to $5.6 Billion By 2017
Apr 25, 2013
The market for mobile health sensors will grow at an eye-popping 69 percent compounded annual growth rate over the next five years to $5.6 billion by 2017. In...
This Week in Devices [4/19/2013]: The Most Useful Device Employed After the Boston Marathon Bombing
Apr 19, 2013
The Jeopardy champ can learn to make more personalized decisions for cancer patients. Have tourniquets turned the corner in their medical usefulness? ...