Dr. Jeffrey Karp and colleagues at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) Regenerative Medicine Center use nature to inspire the development of medical technology.
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Brain monitor tells doctors when patients wake up during surgery
From ABC News comes this story about a new brain monitor that can detect if patients wake up during surgery.
Skin Cancer: There’s an app for that
From the Wall Street Journal’s digital network comes this story on iPhone apps that aim to help users identify skin cancer.
How do we reduce medical errors?
A discussion on how to reduce medical errors from TEDMED.
Medical Device Tax: Cyberonics CEO Dan Moore on levy
Cyberonics (NSDQ:CYBX)CEO Dan Moore tells Fox about the moving some manufacturing operations to Costa Rica. Is it, in part, because of the 2.3% medical device tax?
Patient Safety: Baylor’s Dr. Michael Ramsey on failure to rescue
Baylor Research Institute president Dr. Michael Ramsey, discusses the problem of failure to rescue and how hospitals can reduce preventable deaths due to medical errors in this message from the Patient Safety Science and Technology Summit, January 13-14, 2012 in Laguna Beach, California.
Check out the Summit web site for information on how you can be a part of the effort to reduce medical errors.
Patient Safety: Dr. Peter Pronovost on why the healthcare system has a leadership problem
Dr. Peter Pronovost, Director of the Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality at Johns Hopkins Medicine, discusses the challenges facing hospitals in reducing preventable deaths due to medical errors in this message from the Patient Safety Science and Technology Summit, January 13-14, 2012 in Laguna Beach, California.
Check out the Summit web site for information on how you can be a part of the effort to reduce medical errors.
Patient Safety: Masimo CEO Joe Kiani on stopping preventable deaths in hospitals
Masimo (NSDQ:MASI) CEO Joe Kiani speaks on the need to reduce preventable deaths in hospitals due to medical errors in this message from the Patient Safety Science and Technology Summit, January 13-14, 2012 in Laguna Beach, California.
Read Kiani’s op-ed in MassDevice.com on allowing patients access to their data.
The Life Sciences Forum Costa Rica: March 18-20, 2013
Come to the Life Science Forum Costa Rica on March 18 — 20, 2013, a must-attend forum bringing together over 300 executives to discuss the critical issues that impact medical device industry. During this three-day event participants will hear from industry experts about how to deal with the current challenges and opportunities for today’s medical industry.
Discover why med tech companies call Costa Rica home.
Learn about the Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency (CINDE).
Register for this must-attend signature event.
Prosthetics: Paralyzed woman feeds herself with brain powered robotic arm
Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh demonstrate a breakthrough in neuro-prosthetics with a brain-controlled robotic arm, which allows quadriplegic Jan Scheuermann to feed herself a chocolate bar. According to the medical journal The Lancet, Scheuermann was implanted with two 96-channel intracortical microelectrodes in the motor cortex.
Medical device tax: Rep. Paulsen says President Obama perpetuating “convenient myth” on levy
Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.) says President Barack Obama is perpetuating a “convenient myth” with his position on the 2.3% medical device tax.