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MD+DI Exclusives: Ishrak, Home Healthcare, Cardiac Devices, and More
Sep 13, 2011
New exclusive content on MD+DI looks at Medtronic's CEO (can he save the device industry?), home healthcare (what's holding it back?), and cardiac...
Feedback Loops, Sensors May Be the Way of the Future for Medical Devices
Jun 20, 2011
 Wired has a long piece on how feedback loops (a model for changing human behavior) and relatively cheap sensor technology are going to dramatically alter...
Patients Echo Support for Home Devices
Dec 01, 2010
The survey says...that patients enjoy the convenience of home-based medical devices almost as much as OEMs like selling them. The survey, conducted by GfK...
Bringing Healthcare Home
Feb 24, 2010
Three giants in their respective industries—GE Healthcare, Intel Corp., and Mayo Clinic—have announced that they are studying a new model of...
Improving Care for Patients with Diabetes
Oct 10, 2009
A new system designed to help physicians remotely monitor and adjust the treatment of their diabetes patients was launched at the Continua Health Alliance Fall...
Should Medical Devices Multitask?
Sep 15, 2009
Yesterday, in Slate, Farhad Manjoo reported on Steve Jobs' snubbing of the Amazon Kindle because it is a single task item. In the piece, Jobs is quoted saying...