Information Technologies
When Sanjay Gupta Came Calling, It Was an Opportunity Telemedicine Robot Maker Couldn't Refuse
Apr 19, 2013
The "Monday Mornings" TNT Drama Featured InTouch Health's Telemed Robot   Medical device companies have stories to tell, just like...
Adverse Event Reporting? FDA Has An App for That
Apr 16, 2013
It’s out with the old and in with the new at the FDA. In a speech at the annual meeting of the Medical Device Manufacturers Association in Washington, D....
If Medical Devices Could Talk to Each Other, It Would Save More Than $30 Billion A Year
Mar 20, 2013
  It's no longer an issue of something that would be nice to have. It's actually costing us dollars and cents - and significant amounts of it. A new...
At HIMSS Health IT Conference, Tom Cruise Shows that Data is the Demigod in Healthcare
Mar 06, 2013
Hollywood and Big Data or just plain-old data are rarely mentioned together in a single sentence. Tom Cruise in the movie Jerry Maguire   Yet...
Bina Is Working to Make Personalized Medicine a Reality
Jan 25, 2013
Genomic analysis startup Bina Technologies (Redwood City, CA) has emerged from stealth mode and is planning its first official commercial launch in February....
Molecular Diagnostics Startup Sheds Light on Neurological Conditions
Jan 18, 2013
MEDomics’ founder Steve Sommer, MD, PhD has a fondness for coining new words. For one thing, he came up with the company’s name, which is an...
Digital Health Startup Orca Health Teams Up with Harvard
Jan 15, 2013
The book titled “Moonwalking with Einstein” recounts the story of a man with a truly remarkable memory. Referred to simply as “S,”...
The Top 10 Medtech Predictions for 2013
Dec 14, 2012
Although the title of a recent InMedica report is “10 Predictions for 2013 in the Medical Electronics Industry,” the scope of the projections apply...
Digital Health Startup Focuses on Diabetes Prevention
Dec 11, 2012
By 2050, an estimated 48 million people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with type-2 diabetes, according to the CDC. The disease is already an epidemic, affecting...
What’s Next for the iPhone ECG Following Regulatory Clearance?
Dec 07, 2012
After recently winning FDA clearance and CE Mark certification, the iPhone ECG from AliveCor (San Francisco, CA), is poised to kickstart a disruption of the...