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Fogarty gives roadmap to future of innovation
HOUSTON—World-renowned innovator and inventor of the balloon catheter Thomas Fogarty, MD, delivered a robust pitch against the singular pursuit of financial gain during the process of innovation before a gathering of surgical colleagues at the inaugural International Society of Endovascular…
Persistently high-cost Medicare patients are more likely to be younger, come from an ethnic minority group
Persistently high-cost patients are younger, more likely to be members of racial or ethnic minority groups, eligible for Medicare based on having end-stage renal disease and dually eligible for Medicaid compared to their transiently and never high-cost counterparts, a study…
Regulatory unity can help drive medical device adoption globally, FDA official says
LAS VEGAS—Efforts at international collaboration across borders can drive harmony among disparate regulatory requirements and lead to greater global cooperation at the medical device level, a senior member of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) told the opening session of…
Vascular Specialist performs key role as conduit of discussion, says chief editor, as newspaper changes publisher
NEW YORK—Vascular Specialist has a critical role to play in dictating discussion of the key issues that impact surgeons in the field, the publication’s medical editor told a gathering at the 2019 VEITHsymposium held Nov. 19-23 in New York. The…