Not One War on Cancer, Millions
You have heard it countless times, “The War on Cancer.” President Nixon announced it. The National Cancer Institute has spearheaded what TV and radio commercials always talk about as “the…
More On Why There Are Drug Shortages
See our previous posts here and here. This is Zeke Emanuel, writing in the New York Times: The Problem: Right now cancer care is being rationed in the United States……
Growth of Worldwide Cervical Artificial Disc Market
In spine surgery, one of the fastest growing medical technology market segments is cervical artificial discs. On a global basis, sales will grow at a double digit annual rate, but…
When Social Media Mining Gets It Wrong–Facebook Profile is Hardly a Reliable Source For Making Critical Decisions
This is an article from MIT and basically some high tech hackers went to work with piecing together “mined” data and as you can read below it was not always…
The Time Bomb No One Is Talking About
While the United States spends much more per capita on health care than other high-income countries, the share of Americans receiving long-term care is quite low compared to many other…
Giving Interns More Sleep is Not Making Hospitals Safer
The Latest: Last month something extraordinary happened at teaching hospitals around the country: Young interns worked for 16 hours straight — and then they went home to sleep. After decades…
Health Care Buzz Today
Antidepressant Scripts Often Lack Diagnosis. Almost three-quarters of the antidepressant prescriptions written by nonpsychiatrists had no documentation of psychiatric diagnoses, an analysis of recent prescribing trends showed Antidepressant Scripts Often…
IPAB: Fix It, Don’t Repeal It
In recent weeks, several Democrats and some health reform advocates including the AMA have joined Republicans in calling for a repeal of provisions in the new health law that create…
New Technologies at Medtech Startups in July 2011
Below is the list of technologies at companies identified during the month of July 2011 and added to the Medtech Startups Database. Below is the list of technologies at companies…
Supplements May Improve Memory
Adults who take vitamin and mineral supplements such as vitamins C and E, selenium, zinc, and beta-carotene exhibited better long-term memory skills than those who took placebos over the…
