Medical Devices

Bleeding Edge Screen Cap

First Opinion

Lessons for physicians from ‘The Bleeding Edge’: If you see something, say something

By Erich Anderer

Woman holding phone

Health

FDA clears controversial fertility app to prevent pregnancy

By Kate Sheridan

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Gottlieb Generic Drugs

Health

FDA cracks down on ‘vaginal rejuvenation’ devices, citing potential for serious harm

By Megan Thielking

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An x-ray of a hip replacement.

The Watchdogs

Artificial hip maker demands retraction of a paper calling its research ‘grave fraudulence’

By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus

First Opinion

A tax on medical devices makes no sense. It’s time to eliminate it for good

By David Beier

Off-label Discussions

First Opinion

FDA allows off-label health care economic discussions. Is there more to come?

By John Osborn and Seth Ray

Artificial intelligence FDA

Politics

Artificial intelligence is evolving fast. Can the FDA keep up?

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Documents

The Watchdogs

Surgical device firm demands the retraction of a study paid for by its rival

By Adam Marcus and Ivan Oransky

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Biotech China

First Opinion

Strong action is needed to preserve the competitiveness of America’s life-science industries

By Joe Kennedy

Organ transplant

In the Lab

A ‘breakthrough in organ preservation’: Study shows keeping livers warm helps preserve them for transplant

By Eric Boodman

Business

Do you want to turn your bathroom into a medical lab?

By Scott Kirsner — Boston Globe

BG Joint Replacement

Health

Boomers line up for joint replacements, and their expectations are high

By Robert Weisman — Boston Globe

Data

In the Lab

Experts challenge digital health developers to show value in an often-hyped field

By Andrew Joseph

New Brain Scanner

Health

Worn like a helmet, a new brain scanner aims to make it easier to treat kids with epilepsy

By Megan Thielking

Blackbox medical device

Business

Patients would like their data, please. Will the medical device industry listen?

By Max Blau

Dollars

Politics

Congress delays medical device tax for two years

By Erin Mershon

MGH Marijuana test

In the Lab

Breathalyzers and brain caps: Researchers race to devise a roadside test for driving while high

By Eric Boodman

Optune

Health

Creating electric fields in the brain buys glioblastoma patients extra months of life

By Sharon Begley

Smart phone

First Opinion

Your smartphone as medicine: Digital therapy is here to stay

By Stephanie Tilenius

The Bridge

Politics

FDA clears electronic earpiece to block opioid withdrawal symptoms

By Max Blau

Balthazar Lechene

Health

Electronics ‘like a second skin’ make wearables more practical and MRIs safer for kids

By Usha Lee McFarling

Health

This advocate is fighting to turn patients into scientists

By Max Blau

Surgical robot

First Opinion

We must improve the security of networked medical devices

By Alexander P. Cole, M. Carlton, and Quoc-Dien Trinh

Ultrasound-on-a-Chip

Business

It may soon be possible for patients to scan their own organs at home. That worries some docs

By Sharon Begley

Puerto Rico Hurricane Maria

Pharma

In Puerto Rico, hurricane damage still disrupting medical-device manufacturing

By Ike Swetlitz

IBM Watson: Lobbying

Special Report

IBM to Congress: Watson will transform health care, so keep your hands off our supercomputer

By Casey Ross and Ike Swetlitz

FDA-Blood Sugar Monitor

Health

FDA approves first blood sugar monitor without finger pricks

By Associated Press

Tortoise and hare

Politics

3 hurdles to bringing medical devices to the U.S. market

By Shantanu Gaur

Cuttlefish

Health

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

By Usha Lee McFarling