CDC Working On Filtration Standards For Masks

How Effective Is The Mask You're Wearing?  You May Know Soon by Sheila Kaplan.  The New York Times.  December 16, 2020.   

Food And Drug Administration Barred From Signing Rules Regarding Foods, Medicines, Medical Devices AND Vaccines

In "Power Grab"  Health Secretary Azar Asserts Authority Over F.D.A. by Sheila Kaplan.  The New York Times.  September 19, 2020.  

New Apple Watch, Classified As Non-Medical Device, Measures Blood Oxygen Levels Using Light

 Apple Watch's Blood Oxygen Monitor Is for "Wellness" Not Medicine by Nicole Wetsman.  The Verge.  

Georgia Has 2,400-3,000 Ventilators On Hand. What That Be Enough? What Are The Psychological An Ethical Implications

Georgia Doctors Plan For Wrenching Choices Amid Slim Ventilator Supply by Ariel Hart.  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.  April 1, 2020.

Trump Administration Approach To Defense Production Act Raises Questions About Medical Exports

Trump Seeks To Block 3M Mask Exports And Grab Masks From Its Overseas Customers by Ana Swanson, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Maggie Haberman.

COVID-19 Pandemic Terms Defined

Ventilator Vs. Respirator, Quarantine Vs. Isolation:  Covid-19 Pandemic Terms, Defined by Brian Resnick.  Vox.  March 27, 2020.

New Blood Test For Concussions Better Than Standard Imaging

New Blood Test Detects Concussion Better Than Standard Imaging by Michelle Cortez.  Bloomberg.  August 26, 2019, 

Commonly Used Scopes Pose Significant Sterilization And Infection Risks

Why Are These Medical Instruments So Tough To Sterilize?  by Roni Caryn Rabin.  The New York Times. 

Instagram Influencers Promote Drugs And Medical Devices

The Latest Instagram Influencer Frontier?  Medical Promotions by Suzanne Zuppello.  Vox.  February 15, 2019. 

Shared Medical Data From Medical Devices

Your Medical Devices Are Not Keeping Your Health Data To Themselves by Derek Kravitz and Marshall Allen.  November 21, 2018.

HHS Report: FDA Isn't Doing Enough About Hacking Of Medical Devices

FDA Isn't Doing Enough To Prevent Medical Device Hacking, HHS Report Says by Naomi Thomas.   CNN.  November 1, 2018. 

Tariffs And The Cost Of Medical Devices

Why Trump's Tariffs Could Raise The Cost Of A Hip Replacement by Sheila Kaplan and Katie Thomas.  The New York Times. 

Medical Interventions: The Third-Leading Cause Of Death--Devices Play An Increasing Role

Can Your Hip Replacement Kill You?  by Jeanne Lenzer.  The New York Times.  January 13, 2017. 

High Cost Of Faulty Medical Devices

Replacing Faulty Heart Devices Costs Medicare $1.5 Billion In 10 Years by Fred Schulte and Christina Jewett

8,600 Security Vulnerabilities In Pacemakers

Analysis Finds 8,000+ Security Flaws In Pacemakers by Erin Dietsche by Erin Dietsche.  MedCity News.  May 30, 2017. 

21st Century Cures Act Raises Concerns About FDA Approval Process

21St Century Cures Act Will Distort The Meaning Of 'FDA Approved' by Reshma Ramachandran And Zackary Berger.  December 1, 2016

First Warning About Cyber Vulnerability Of A Medical Device

J&J Warns Diabetic Patients:  Insulin Pump Vulnerable To Hacking by Jim Finkle.  Reuters.  October 4, 2016

F.D.A Targets Inaccurate Medical Tests; Unnecessary, Costly And Dangerous Treatments May Result; Effort To Personalize Medicine Endangered

F.D.A. Targets Inaccurate Medical Tests, Citing Dangers And Costs by Robert Pear.  The New York Times.  November 23, 2015. 

Apps And Gagdets For Stress Reduction--Maybe A Walk Would Be Better (Or Maybe A Massage)

Taking the (Often Imprecise) Measure Of Stress by Karen Weintraub.  The New York Times.  November 12, 2015. 

Premature Infants Exposed To Unsafe Levels Of Chemical Used In Numerous Medical Products

Premature Infants Are Exposed To Unsafe Levels Of Chemical In Medical Products Use To Save Their Lives.  Science Daily.  November 13, 2014.