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Standardization's downfall
By Westby G. Fisher, MD, FACC Doctors are an inquisitive bunch. The diagnostic challenge, new innovations that come our way, and the constant variety of various pathologies we encounter are some of...
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Video: Illinois Rep. Roskam calls for action on the med-tech tax |...
Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Ill.) says the medical device tax "doesn't make any sense," and asks constituents to call, email and send letters about the measure. MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Rep. Peter Roskam...
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CBO: Repealing the med-tech tax would cost $30B
Repealing the medical device tax would reduce government revenues by nearly $30 billion over 10 years, according to the Congressional Budget Office. A bill aimed at killing the medical device tax...
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J&J's decision to pull women's mesh is not a recall
Johnson & Johnson pulls its Ethicon transvaginal mesh products off the market after more than 600 women sue for injury, but the product's discontinuation doesn't amount to a recall. Johnson &...
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MDUFMA: Physician groups, GPOs demand timelines for UDI systems
National physician associations, group purchasing organizations and others petition Senate and House committees to set defined guidelines for implementation of a long-awaited unique device identifier...
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Unilife ditches employment agreements for most of its C-suite | Personnel Moves
Unilife will not renew employment contracts for any of its C-suite executives, with the exception of it CEO and COO. Unilife ditches employment contracts for most C-level execs News Well, Personnel,...
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ArthroCare to pay $74M to settle shareholder lawsuit | Legal News
A Texas district judge approves ArthroCare's $74 million shareholder lawsuit settlement for allegations of false inflated share prices. Texas Judge approves ArthroCare's $74M shareholder lawsuit...
View ArticleThe Disruptors: Bringing down barriers in novel medical technology (Video)
AG Mednet CEO Abraham Gutman discusses the hesitation to bring new technologies to healthcare, and why those barriers won't last in the 1st episode of The Disruptors. How do you change the world?...
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Neuronetics' depression therapy device wins CE Mark | Regulatory Roundup
Neuronetics touts CE Mark approval in the European Union for its NeuroStar neurostimulation system as therapy for adults with treatment-resistant major depressive disorder. Neuronetics lands CE mark...
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Elekta shuffles the deck | Personnel Moves
Swedish radiation therapy devices maker Elekta loses 2, adds 2 and promotes 1 within its leadership team. Elekta announces promotions, appointments and resignations News Well, Personnel, Personnel...
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MassDevice.com +3 | The top 3 med-tech stories for June 5, 2012.
MassDevice.com launches our Disruptors series with AG Mednet CEO Abraham Gutman, the Congressional Budget Office tallies the cost of repealing the med-tech tax and Johnson & Johnson pulls its...
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Orthofix cops to felony obstruction, agrees to pay $42M
Orthofix agrees to plead guilty to a felony obstruction charge and to pay $42 million in fines to settle stemming from illegal promotion of its bone-growth stimulators. Orthofix (NSDQ:OFIX) agreed to...
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Bruker names Charles Wagner Jr. CFO | Personnel Moves
Bruker Corp. named former board member Charles Wagner Jr. it's new CFO and executive vice president. Bruker names Charles Wagner Jr. executive VP and CFO News Well, Personnel, Personnel Movesread more
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FLASH: House decides 242-173 to push medical device tax repeal to a vote
The U.S. House of Representative votes 242 to 173 to move to a vote on Rep. Erik Paulsen's (R-Minn.) medical device tax repeal bill. The U.S. House of Representatives today voted 242-173 to move...
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Democrats: Medical device tax is terrible, but the GOP pay-for is worse
More Democrats may be waiting in the wings to support repeal of the medical device tax should the GOP come up with a pay-for that doesn't target low- and middle-income families. U.S. House Democrats...
View ArticleHouse GOP defends repeal of the medical device tax ahead of vote (video)
House Republicans hold a press conference urging repeal of the 2.3% medical device tax ahead of a long-awaited vote. House Republicans today defended efforts to repeal the medical device excise tax,...
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FLASH: House repeals medical device tax 270-146
The U.S. House of Representatives repealed the medical device excise tax with support from both sides of the aisle, despite repeated objections from Democrats who asked for a pay-for that doesn't...
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MassDevice.com +3 | The top 3 med-tech stories for June 7, 2012.
Democrats lament the middle-class targeting pay-for that prevents them from supporting the recently passed House medical device tax repeal bill, Orthofix cops to felony obstruction and the White House...
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CT scans may slightly increase cancer risk in children | MassDevice.com On Call
Researchers found a small but noteworthy increase in leukemia and brain cancer risk among children receiving frequent CT scans. MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Children receiving frequent CT scans may be exposed...
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Hospice extends life, saves money
By Merrill Goozner Any time you hear someone use the phrase "death panels," ask them if they are aware of a study of terminally ill lung cancer patients which appeared in the New England Journal of...
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