It’s official – I’m old now
Much to my annoyance, I’ve often been mistaken for being younger than my actual age. At 24 I could not buy a lottery ticket without being carded (even though 18 is the legal age for that in my state). A…
Bring patient awareness to forefront with medical records
About three months into my wife’s pregnancy with my daughter, something strange happened at the doctor’s office. Not to my wife or the baby per se, but rather to the way her doctors kept records. Everything went electronic.
Israel is the land of milk, honey and med-tech
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When one thinks about countries that are hotbeds for medical technology innovation, Israel would not likely be at the top of anyone’s list. But people in the know will tell you that this small country, with a population of just…
Doc fix awaiting another patch
Now that the U.S. House of Representatives has voted down a higher debt ceiling for the U.S. government, Congress can go back the drawing board on deciding how many Medicare spending cuts the voters and stakeholders can stomach, but as…
Social media, med-tech still have luke warm relationship
Earlier this month my wife and I had a beautiful baby daughter, and as you can imagine, the demands for pictures are flooding in.
NIH spending take two
A second look at NIH spending priorities By MARK McCARTY Medical Device Daily Washington Editor
FDA, devices and doom and gloom
Is the sky falling? Device makers keep saying so By MARK McCARTY Medical Device Daily Washington Editor
The smoking gun behind lung diseases in U.S. troops
Dust storms – like this picture my husband sent me today from Iraq – are a regularly occurring nuisance in the Middle East. As this is Andrew’s third tour of Iraq, I’ve seen many photos like this one over the…
Be honest, be open, and be upfront about devices
A couple of weeks ago I interviewed PixelOptics‘ president/CEO Ron Blum, about a technology called emPower, a device that could eventually replace bifocals.
Forget the naysayers: interventional cardiology’s outlook is great
Top 10 reasons interventional cardiologists should be happy
