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According to the U.S. PIRG, “Manufacturers of ventilators, dialysis machines and other critical medical devices routinely restrict access to essential repair materials. That leaves hospital repair technicians, commonly known as biomeds, without the tools they need to fix medical equipment as soon as it breaks. Instead, they have to wait days, weeks or even a …

U.S. PIRG’s “Right-to-Repair” position is Ill-considered and anti-patient Read More »

California state lawmakers are currently considering legislation that would severely undermine the quality and safety standards which ensure life-saving medical devices are properly serviced and maintained. Senate Bill 605, dubbed euphemistically as the “Medical Device Right to Repair Act,” passed the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 27, after winning approval from the Senate Health Committee earlier in …

New Right To Repair Legislation Endangers California Patients Read More »

Not long ago, a shade-tree mechanic with average skills could fix whatever was wrong with your car. These days, cars are far more advanced. On-board computers allow cars to diagnose themselves for most common problems and make engines run more efficiently while squeezing out more power than ever before. All this advanced technology has put …

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“Right to Repair” initiatives in the states seem reasonable but are actually Trojan Horse proposals designed to undermine intellectual property protection, but were they to succeed American innovation would be undermined and consumer safety would be compromised.  Click here to listen to the podcast.

The pandemic has reminded us of the indispensable role of front-line health care providers and the stark reality of our own mortality. As someone who has faced her share of personal health crises, the challenges of the last 12 months have also reminded me of the critical role of advanced medical care. My first health …

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Worries over equipment maintenance provided by third-party servicers has been a long-standing concern for radiology leaders. In its latest push for greater safety, the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) released a white paper this week, calling for third-party servicers to register with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA).

A leading imaging alliance is calling on the U.S. Food & Drug Administration to ensure third-party medical device servicing businesses are held to the same standards as other servicing groups. The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance made their plea Monday with a new white paper titled “Understanding Accountability in Medical Device Servicing.”

Scanxiety (noun): distress or uneasiness of mind leading up to and immediately following a follow-up scan or medical image, usually in cancer patients. Example: she felt scanxiety as her 6-month post-no evidence of disease CT scan neared. All right, so maybe scanxiety is a made-up word, but as an 18-year colon cancer survivor, I can tell …

Hey FDA, There’s No Need to Add to Cancer Patients’ Scanxiety Read More »