Years ago at another publication, one of my former colleagues made one of the greatest rookie mistakes a person could make during their career. He triumphantly displayed how much money he was being paid to several reporters in the newsroom.
Author Archives: Omar Ford
Medtronic, the face of Med Tax opposition?
April 5, 2012 – 4:47 PM
Don’t look now, but Medtronic has quite possibly just become the poster child of the opposition against the Medical Device Tax. During a call with analysts in February, the med-tech giant said that it expected to pay up to $175…
Oops! … Roche did it again
February 9, 2012 – 9:34 AM
It’s doubtful that Britney Spears’ 12-year-old hit single, Oops! . . . I did it again, entered into Roche’s mind when the firm disclosed a hostile takeover bid to acquire Illumina late last month for $44.50 a share in cash,…
The medical device tax is coming
January 17, 2012 – 2:03 PM
My wife and I are very cautious when we spend. Every penny is accounted for, and every surprise is documented. With a new baby in the household – we cannot afford any surprises that could possibly lead to longterm extra…
Medtronic plans to enter ED market
November 4, 2011 – 3:33 PM
Medtronic has the potential to be a trend setter with its attempt to have drug eluting stents (DES) treat erectile dysfunction (ED).
Some paper along with those EHRs please …
October 6, 2011 – 6:00 AM
Frustration could not even begin to describe the look on my mother’s face during a recent trip to a local lab here in Atlanta to get some diagnostic tests run.
Could Medtronic eventually shed Infuse?
September 26, 2011 – 6:00 AM
After Johnson & Johnson (J&J, New Brunswick, New Jersey) said that it was going to discontinue its work in the drug eluting stent (DES) market, my eyes then began to focus on Medtronic (Minneapolis), which has recently taken a beating…
Trade Associations are life jackets for med-tech in age of uncertainty
August 13, 2011 – 4:14 PM
Tuesday night during its quarterly meeting, the Southeastern Medical Device Association (SEMDA; Norcross, Georgia) unveiled its new logo and its new website, which is set to go live in the very near future.
NLST results create huge opportunity for med-tech
July 12, 2011 – 5:49 PM
Late last month, the American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN; Philadelphia) along with the National Cancer Institute’s Lung Screening Study Group released the results of the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST). The study supports the idea that CT Screening in older,…
J&J exits DES market
July 7, 2011 – 5:45 PM
A few weeks ago, I made the mistake of going into the gym around 6 p.m. That’s the time when all the body builders and athletes tend to circulate in the area.
