FDA Approves Use of Chip in Patients
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Privacy advocates are concerned that an implantable microchip designed to help doctors tap into a patient's medical records could undermine confidentiality or could even be used to track the patient's movements.
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It looked bad for Chuck Fleming -- lung cancer had spread through his body. But his oncologist decided to try using a "gene chip" to see which out of a laundry list of chemotherapy options might work best.
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The Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved for use the first totally implantable artificial heart under a program that will make the complicated, $250,000 device available for as many as 4,000 people.
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WASHINGTON - Privacy advocates are concerned that an implantable microchip designed to help doctors tap into a patient's medical records could undermine confidentiality or could even be used to track the patient's movements.   "If privacy protections aren't built in at the outset, there could be harmful consequences for patients," said Emily Stewart, a policy analyst at the Health Privacy Project...
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The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration said on Wednesday it had approved Amgen Inc's  drug Vectibix for the treatment of advanced colon cancer.
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The implantable device won U.S. approval Monday for use as a temporary measure to keep alive patients on the verge of death while they wait for transplants.
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The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved an implantable computer chip that can pass a patient&#39;s medical details to doctors, speeding care.
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ATLANTA -- A new device that was studied in Atlanta has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to help stroke victims.
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It looked bad for Chuck Fleming --  lung cancer had spread through his body. But his oncologist  decided to try using a &quot;gene chip&quot; to see which out of a  laundry list of chemotherapy options might work best.
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The first implantable treatment to prevent sleep apnea has received approval from U.S. regulators, the company that developed the procedure said Tuesday.
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The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration on Thursday approved a medical device maker's  request to sell at-home heart defibrillators without a  prescription.
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Eli Lilly drug Alimta, for the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer in previously treated patients.
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A highly sensitive microchip may help doctors detect rare traces of cancer circulating in the bloodstream, offering a way to better manage treatment, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
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U.S. health regulators on Friday approved Medtronic Inc's new drug-eluting heart stent, the first heart device of its kind to win U.S. approval in about 4 years.
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The Food and Drug Administration approved an implantable computer chip that can pass a patient's medical details to doctors, speeding care.
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Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday it received US regulatory approval for a device to treat complications that arise in patients with end-stage kidney disease who need dialysis.
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The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a chewable non-calcium drug that can help kidney patients on dialysis manage their phosphorus levels.