Can we talk for a moment about Steve Jobs?
Not about the man so much as the myth. Steve Jobs has become a larger-than-life legend that even death has not managed to diminish. Synonymous with innovation, elegance and getting every consumer to want something they never knew they needed, he is the modern-day...
Expert Insights: An Interview with Paula Rutledge, Legacy Medsearch
Paula Rutledge is the president of Legacy MedSearch, a retained recruitment firm specializing exclusively in the medical device industry. Since 2005, Paula and her team have successfully matched employers and candidates across the clinical and technology spectrum,...
Brave New World for Amputees
The twenty-first century has seen groundbreaking improvements in prosthetics for amputees, and developments continue at a rapid rate. The Department of Defense’s Hand Proprioception and Touch Interfaces (HAPTIX) program has been working with rehabilitation experts at...
From the Healthcare Marketing Trenches
Promoting healthcare products is always a challenge, and as the market changes and grows, several areas need to be addressed. The top issue concerns making patient engagement strategies a priority for healthcare companies. With a higher emphasis on value-based care,...
The Difference Between Sunscreens in the U.S. vs Europe
It is jokingly said that the United States and Great Britain are two countries separated by a common language. What’s not so funny is the fact that the Brits—and other Europeans—use sunscreen considered superior to the lotions available in the U.S. To understand the...
Allergy Treatment News
While hay fever and other seasonal allergies can cause plenty of misery, peanut, egg, milk, and other food allergies can be deadly. This has prompted medical researchers to work diligently in developing new tests for food allergies. There are an estimated three...
Recent Developments in Medtech
Devices that use video technology to detect a person’s heart and breathing rate are nothing new but until recently such devices were only effective on brightly illuminated, light-skinned people. DistancePPG, developed by researchers at Rice University, is a video...
South By Southwest Medtech Expo Recap
n 1987, a few frustrated alt-rockers decided to have a festival to celebrate their music which was largely ignored by mainstream America. They held the first South by Southwest (SXSW) Festival in Austin, Texas. Organizers expected around 150 attendees—700 people...
Dense Breasts And Cancer Screening—What Women Need To Know
Women’s breasts are made up of glandular tissue called lobules, which produce milk, and tiny tubes or ducts which carry the milk to the nipple. Breasts also have fibrous connective tissue and fatty tissue which give them their size and shape and hold the glandular...