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Recession dims chances for small medical firms

BURLINGTON - Until last October, InfraReDx considered itself a symbol of the kind of science-based innovation that creates durable healthcare industry jobs. Now, InfraReDx represents the perils of the recession for small companies working on promising ...

From BARNABY J. FEDER, Boston Globe,  4 Apr 2009
Related Topics: Mark Tauscher,  Princeton University,  Hologic, Inc.

Small Medical Companies Feel Recession’s Pinch

BURLINGTON, Mass. Until last October, InfraReDx considered itself a symbol of the kind of science-based innovation that creates durable health care industry jobs. Now, InfraReDx represents the perils of the recession for small companies working on ...

From BARNABY J. FEDER, The New York Times,  1 Apr 2009
Related Topics: Mark Tauscher,  Princeton University,  Hologic, Inc.,  Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

Some Heart Patients Face Hard Choice on Defibrillator Implant

The implanted defibrillator, a device that can automatically shock an erratically beating heart back to a normal rhythm, has been proved to save lives. Hence its nickname: an emergency room in the chest. Major medical groups have recommended that more ...

From BARNABY J. FEDER, The New York Times,  12 Sep 2008
Related Topics: New York University,  Tim Russert,  Wachovia Corporation,  Medtronic, Inc.

A medical mystery: Artificial hips that squeak

NEW YORK: The first time John Johnson's artificial hip squeaked, he was bending down to pick up a pine cone in his yard in Thomasville, Georgia. Johnson looked up, expecting to find an animal nearby. Susan O'Toole, a nutritionist at Montefiore Medical ...

From BARNABY J. FEDER, International Herald Tribune,  12 May 2008
Related Topics: John Johnson,  Food and Drug Administration

Squeaky ceramic hips: Ay, there's the rub

achieving relatively pain-free mobility after recovery periods that range from a few months to a year. The first time John L. Johnson's artificial hip squeaked, he was bending down to pick up a pine cone in his yard in Thomasville, Ga. Johnson looked ...

From BARNABY J. FEDER, The San Jose Mercury News,  11 May 2008
Related Topics: John Johnson,  Food and Drug Administration

New-hip patients get a squeak in their step

The first time John Johnson's artificial hip squeaked, he was bending down to pick up a pine cone in his yard. He looked up, expecting to find an animal nearby. Susan O'Toole, a nutritionist in the Bronx, who first squeaked going up stairs after ...

From BARNABY J. FEDER, Denver Post,  11 May 2008
Related Topics: John Johnson,  Food and Drug Administration

Bits: No Silver Bullets

No one ever said suing the federal government was a quick way to get policies changed, but if you are very, very patient, it sometimes gets results before everyone involved has retired. With that in mind, it is worth noting that the International ...

From BARNABY J. FEDER, The New York Times,  7 May 2008
Related Topics: Donald Rumsfeld,  Food and Drug Administration

Sending robots to surgery pays off

What do you call a surgeon who operates without scalpels, stitching tools or a powerful headlamp to light the patient's insides? A better doctor, according to a growing number of surgeons who prefer to hand over much of the blood-and-guts portion of ...

From BARNABY J. FEDER, International Herald Tribune,  4 May 2008
Related Topics: Intuitive Surgical, Inc.,  John Ryan,  Bill Gates,  Paul Allen,  Microsoft Corporation

Prepping Robots for the O.R.

WHAT do you call a surgeon who operates without scalpels, stitching tools or a powerful headlamp to light the patient’s insides? A better doctor, according to a growing number of surgeons who prefer to hand over much of the blood-and-guts portion of ...

From BARNABY J. FEDER, The New York Times,  3 May 2008
Related Topics: Intuitive Surgical, Inc.,  Paul Allen,  Bill Gates,  Microsoft Corporation

Scanner to Find Fatty Deposits in Vessels Is Approved

Federal regulators have approved the sale of a new laser scanning system intended to locate fatty deposits in blood vessel walls that are thought to cause heart attacks. The maker, InfraRdDx, a privately held company based in Burlington, Mass., said ...

From BARNABY J. FEDER, The New York Times,  25 Apr 2008

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