Medical Device/Equipment Executives
Citing Ethics, Some Doctors Are Rejecting Industry Pay
...a decision that was until recently all but unheard of. They decided to stop accepting payments from food, drug and medical device companies
Date:
04/15/2008
, Publication:
NY TIMES
, Author:
GINA KOLATA
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/15/health/15conf.html?ref=health
The Kanzius Machine: A Cancer Cure?
Inventor Tells 60 Minutes He Hopes To Live Long Enough To See Machine Cure Humans
Date:
04/13/2008
, Publication:
60 Minutes
, Author:
Lesley Stahl
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/10/60minutes/main4006951.shtml
FDA Seeks Civil Penalties from Calif. Device Maker
The hearing aids pose a public health risk due to excessive moisture, exposing patients to the risk of device failure, possible surgery, and the potential for additional hearing loss
Date:
03/28/2008
, Publication:
FDA News
, Author:
FDA
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01813.html
FDA Makes Recommendations on Medical Devices That Treat Blocked Heart Arteries
....announced that the agency has issued draft guidelines to aid the development, testing and manufacture of coronary drug-eluting stents, devices used to treat blocked heart arteries
Date:
03/26/2008
, Publication:
FDA News
, Author:
FDA
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01810.html
Researchers: Life-Saving Heart Devices Can Be Hacked
In the model researchers studied, transmissions from the defibrillator to the bedside monitor are not encrypted, which means that someone intercepting
Date:
03/12/2008
, Publication:
Fox News
, Author:
Fox News
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,337010,00.html
Senator Queries F.D.A. and Spinal Disk Maker
...about potential financial conflicts of many doctors involved in the clinical research that led to F.D.A. approval of the device.
Date:
02/28/2008
, Publication:
NY TIMES
, Author:
REED ABELSON
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/28/business/28device.html?ref=health
Laser can detect diseases in your breath
Device identifies compounds that may indicate cancer, asthma, study shows
Date:
02/19/2008
, Publication:
MSNBC
, Author:
Steve Mitchell
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23239066/
FDA Proposes Guidance for Dissemination of Information on Unapproved Uses of Medical Products
The FDA's "Good Reprint Practices" draft guidance recommends principles manufacturers should follow when they distribute scientific or medical journal reprints, articles, or reference publications
Date:
02/15/2008
, Publication:
FDA News
, Author:
FDA
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01798.html
Drug stents may not be worth it for many
Study: Artery devices only helpful for patients with narrow vessels
Date:
11/02/2007
, Publication:
MSNBC
, Author:
Reuters
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21595564/
Medtronic suspends sale of heart device
Defibrillators may have contributed to five patient deaths, company says
Date:
10/15/2007
, Publication:
MSNBC
, Author:
Associated Press
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21302928/
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