Letters to the Editor on Medical Design
Obesity is big opportunity
Cleveland Clinic CEO Delos “Toby” Cosgrove recently made headlines for his remarks about obesity when he told a New York Times reporter that if it were up to him, and if there weren’t legal issues, he would not only stop hiring smokers (the Clinic has), he would also stop hiring obese people...
America's healthcare future could depend on you
The CBS Evening News recently aired a report on the role Toyota has played in controlling healthcare costs at the Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle....
America’s healthcare future could depend on you
The CBS Evening News recently aired a report on the role Toyota has played in controlling healthcare costs at the Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle...
More mixed signals
Last month’s online poll asked readers if they would recommend their companies as enjoyable places to work. The results showed that a slight majority – 53% -- would not...
One-stop, real-time networking, and more
You shouldn’t miss the Cleveland Clinic Medical Innovation Summit -- that’s my unsolicited, unbiased opinion. The Summit is truly a rare opportunity to learn firsthand from medical-device executives, researchers, investors, surgeons, and even the FDA commissioner herself. Attendees also can witness a live robotic-assisted single-port kidney removal and treatment of a brain tumor using a hypothermic device. This year’s theme, “Improving the Prognosis: Cancer Cures through Innovation,” will include sessions on breakthrough treatments such as radiotherapies, advancements in molecular therapeutics, and drug-development breakthroughs....
MD addresses changing safety standards on power supplies
Changing safety and environmental standards must be factored into an already long list of criteria when device designers select power supplies...
Obama nominates FDA head – now what?
President Obama announced his choice as the new FDA commissioner – Margaret Hamburg – during his most recent (3-14-09) weekly radio and video address...
Got game?
I don’t play video games for the most part. I never owned a Playstation or a Gamebox. Heck, I wasn’t even smitten with Ms. Pac-Man back in the day....
Ushering in an era of “Comparative Effectiveness”
The $787 billion economic stimulus bill signed into law this week by President Obama will, for the first time, provide money -- $1.1 billion -- for the federal government to compare the effectiveness of different treatments for the same illness. ...
Results show R&D spending remains steady
According to the January online Reader Poll question, which asked, For 2009, will your company’s research and development expenditures increase, decrease, or remain the same?, Medical Design readers and their companies overall remain committed to maintaining and to a lesser degree, increasing R&D expenditures....
Medical devices weave a silver lining
The National Venture Capital Association released its 2009 Predictions Survey....
Wanted: Your input
As part of our commitment to monitoring the pulse of the medical-device community on important issues, we are now posting reader poll questions...
Clicks reveal most sought-after 2008 articles
Chances are, you’re among the tens of thousands of visitors who frequent the Medical Design website each month. We’re paying close attention to what you’re clicking because we want to know what interests you most...
Me? A bigot?
Last week’s “Wanted: Women” editorial prompted several thought-provoking responses from Medical Edge readers. One, in particular, was . . . well . . . amusing...
Wanted: Women
19% of engineering undergraduate degrees went to women, according to the American Society of Engineering Education (asee.org). Why is that significant? Because it is the lowest it’s been in 10 years....
Who should die to cure your Alzheimer's?| Letters to the Editor
I just read your editorial on embryonic stem cell research (Medical Design, Who should die to cure your Alzheimer's? April 2007) and wanted to take this...
Shhhh. (We're Talking Stem Cells)| Letters to the Editor
More on stem cells Your editorial on stem cells (Medical Design, June 2006) was interesting and informative in places, but a bit confusing in others....
