Getting a Job in Healthcare IT
A few weeks ago I was interviewed by Diann Daniel for an article she recently posted about healthcare IT careers. It’s worth checking out if you’re looking to enter the…
Future Diabetes Treatment Approaches
Research in the diabetes field has taken two main directions: improving current therapies, and exploring radical new approaches. Improvements in current therapy include making glucose monitoring and insulin delivery less…
Doctors in India Strike To Demand Better Security at Hospitals
Talks are scheduled to resume but in some instances, surgeries had to be rescheduled or postponed. As I read here this involves government hospitals for the most part and with…
Cochlear Ear Recalls Implants Due to Unexplained Failures
This is kind of sad with this recall as many who wear them depend on the units. In addition the Cochlear technology is also being used to test for balance…
Opportunities for Surgical Sealants, Glues and Hemostatic Agents
In the field of surgical sealants, glues, wound closure and anti-adhesion, the most significant opportunity for products is the area of high strength glues. Currently, there is no standout biologically…
Non-Communicable Diseases and Communicable Diseases Interact in Global Health
By Ashok MalikIt is tempting to see the non-communicable diseases/communicable diseases equation as a zero-sum game. The conventional wisdom is that as NCDs become the epidemic of the middle classes…
It’s In The Genes
Genes may be more likely to increase longevity than diet, exercise, smoking and drinking. Researchers asked 466 people over age 95 about their lifestyles, body mass index, and other…
Pedicle Screw Fusion Faces Maturing Market… But Still Growing
For markets in an phase of maturity — facing the introduction of competing new technologies taking away market share — price reductions are an effort to counterbalance the forces for…
AdvaMed 2011 Featuring Over 70 Company Presentations
AdvaMed 2011 is the premier MedTech Conference for CEOs, business executives, policy-makers, financiers, media, and industry stakeholders from around the world. Previously OneMedRadio interviewed Ken Mendez, AdvaMed’s Chief Administrative Officer…
Primary Care Reimbursement
Quote of the Day:God looks at the clean hands, not the full ones.--Publilius Syrus A hot button topic for primary care doctors has been about the imbalance of RVUs allotted…
