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We have a lot of choices today for devices for remote and home monitoring but one suggestion for those who create these products would be to go lightly on the payer benefits, as with rising health insurance costs, do consumers care if they benefit, not a chance.   I see this on almost all the web...

On medical devices we are back to the sometimes controversial Fast track 510 (k) approval method to where the device can be similar to another device on the market and is intended for low and moderate risk situations.  Implants to me are not low or moderate.  If you have read here enough and...

Ok so we get everybody in shape and lose weight, is this going affect the knee and hip business if the number of obese people decreases?  Business is still growing in this area but not like it was before and one manufacturer has gone into the major recall business with some of their implants. In...

When we stop and think how due to politics that stem cell research was kind of put on hold in the US, it is sad.  The good news though is that other countries and now in America, that has been lifted and I sure hope we get some folks that push the stem cell bill through Congress as they have voted...

Back in 2008 the state of California made their announcement and it is now alive and ready for use for MDs to check for those patients who may be seeing several MDs for drugs that tend to be abused. Online Prescription drug database coming to California In September of 2009 the State of California announced...

In case you missed it this was the first attempt to allow consumers to dump unused and expired drugs, no questions asked.  They were smart in Long Beach and set up a drive through operation-throw out the drugs. DEA Heads Up First Ever Nationwide Prescription Drug Take Back Day–No Questions Asked...

This is kind of scary unless there were a criminal reason to ask for a warrant in a specific case for investigation purposes, but to just key in and start looking around at will could be a bit dangerous and of course there’s privacy. One thing with life is that upon seeing a piece of information about...

I believe I am reading this correctly but if you are a member of a company, HMO or otherwise that utilizes the services of Prescription Solutions, this new format will allow the employer (or who ever is the client) to set and establish parameters in which members can function and receive information...