MedicalRecords247: A Lesson in Destructive Marketing
One of the surest and quickest ways to alienate your target audience is through the use of comment spam. It pains me to see a […]
ATS Medical’s CryoMaze: Initial Clinical Results Promising
The Cox-Maze procedure creates a series of incisions in the right and left atria of the heart to interrupt the conduction of abnormal electrical impulses […]
Google to Tackle the Electronic Personal Health Record Industry with a Patient-Centric Focus; Monetization Opportunities Abound
The Cleveland Clinic will facilitate Google’s potential domination of the electronic personal health record (PHR) space. Google chose the Clinic because they offer 100,000 patients the tools to manage their medical records online and coordinate care with doctors using a PHR suite called eCleveland Clinic MyChart. An invitation will be extended to 1,500 – 10,000 of these users.
U.S. Supreme Court Rules 8 to 1 in Favor of Medtronic in Riegel v. Medtronic
The decision affirmed the dismissal of the lawsuit brought by Charles Riegel, who was injured after a Medtronic balloon catheter burst during an angioplasty procedure […]
Medical Device Alternatives for Treating Depression
In the U.S., millions suffer from psychological disorders including depression, anxiety and insomnia. Doctors typically rely upon pharmaceuticals to treat the underlying symptoms. The negative […]
The Truth, The Whole Truth, Nothing But the Truth: No Lie MRI
“It is always the best policy to speak the truth – unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar,” so spoke the English author […]
AdvaMed 2008 Now Accepting Panel Proposal Applications
Our friends at AdvaMed are gearing up for their annual medical technology conference and exhibition to be held September 21-24, 2008 in Washington, D.C. In […]
SignaLife Seeks Solace in Signalcare
Leveraging the experience gained and relationships developed through the deployment of its Fidelity 100 Heart Monitor, SignaLife, a Greenville, SC firm specializing in biomedical signal […]
DelSite to Test Needle-Free Bird Flu Vaccine
DelSite Biotechnologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Carrington Laboratories, received a shipment of clinical-grade bird flu antigen and will commence production of a nasal powder […]
Walgreens’ Marketing Engine to Drive Ready Response
The irreverent use of the phrase made famous by LifeAlert – I’ve fallen and I can’t get up – was a fixture of my childhood. […]