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Medical Devices

Health

Could a mouthful of squid ink replace painful dental probes for gum disease?

By Usha Lee McFarling

In the Lab

A pen that detects cancerous tissue could help surgeons remove the full tumor

By Kate Sheridan

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Business

How a doctor stirred national demand for the Bridge detox device — without solid evidence it works

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Health

New drugs, wearable trackers, and a Narcan mask: Ohio tech fund inspires new ideas to fight the opioid crisis

Business

A veteran biopharma executive tries to fund his own product — and sees firsthand how hard it is

By Rebecca Robbins

In the Lab

Silicon Valley’s ambitious new bet: Brain ‘modems’ that restore sight, hearing, and speech

By Charles Piller

In the Lab

This team is on the verge of creating a beating Band-Aid for the heart. Just don’t call it goopy

By Ike Swetlitz

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Hospitals

Hospitals brace for security risks that could come with using wearables for patient care

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Business

With ads, rare for a medical device maker, Boston Scientific shifts gears

By Robert Weisman

Health

4 health wearables trying to break through hospital walls

First Opinion

It’s time to get serious about the safety of medical devices

By Diana Alame

Business

Signs of the booming business of sleep: gadgets, didgeridoos, and free coffee

By Rebecca Robbins

In the Lab

When might patients use their brains to restore movement? ‘We all want the answer to be now’

By Bob Tedeschi

Politics

Why are gun groups up in arms over a hearing aid bill?

By Victoria McGrane

Biotech

Cardiologists embrace 3-D printing to ‘test drive’ high-risk heart procedures

Business

‘The tailwind is coming’: 5 forces shaping biopharma investment in China

By Rebecca Robbins

Business

This company hopes to make opioid addiction treatment for home use

Health

As orthopedic procedures rise, surgeons debate the meaning of necessity

Business

Patients with ‘suicide headaches’ just got a new option. Will it matter?

By Rebecca Robbins

Health

How Apple, Google, and other tech titans aim to shake up the way we treat disease

By Meghana Keshavan

Biotech

Health info via tattoo and other visions: Thiel’s Breakout Labs adds new startups

By Meghana Keshavan

Pharma

The $22.5 billion question: Since 2010, who paid the biggest fines in health care?

By Natalia Bronshtein

Biotech

Five ways Trump’s proposed budget could hurt — and help — biopharma

By Rebecca Robbins

First Opinion

Scott Gottlieb’s fervor for deregulation could harm patients

By Renée M. Landers

In the Lab

US scientists accuse Turkish researcher of spiriting away their idea — and claiming it as her own

By Andrew Joseph

Health

Welcome to my colon: A tech pioneer turns to virtual reality to guide his own surgery

By Usha Lee McFarling

Sharp vision: New glasses help the legally blind see

By Associated Press

Business

Q&A: Why a Talking Heads guitarist is betting on crowdfunding for medical companies

By Rebecca Robbins

Hospitals

A millionaire’s mission: Stop hospitals from killing their patients by medical error

By Usha Lee McFarling

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