Doctors Hail the $100,000 Device, but Critics Question Whether ...
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Federal regulators approved use of an artificial heart yesterday, marking the first time a mechanical device has been made widely available to replace a failing human organ.
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The medical-device maker puts in a nice quarter despite its recent recall trouble.
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Medical milestone or privacy invasion? A tiny computer chip approved Wednesday for implantation in a patient's arm can speed vital information about a patient's medical history to doctors and hospitals. But critics warn that it could open new ways to imperil the confidentiality of medical records.
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NEW YORK  - Early tests are raising hopes  that a new device can help people who've injured their spinal  cord.
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People worried about sudden cardiac arrest no longer need a doctor's prescription to buy devices that jump-start the heart.     The Food and Drug Administration for the first time agreed Thursday to let consumers go online and purchase the $2,000 devices for home use...
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Scientists develop a dental implant that doses patients with prescription drugs over time -- it's headed for clinical testing. In Gadget Lab.
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Six weeks after Governor Deval L. Patrick captured national attention with a proposal to spend $1 billion on biomedical research, one sticky question still hangs over the plan: Who will actually get the money?
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Senator Charles Grassley is raising questions about payments made by medical devices maker Medtronic Inc to spine surgeons, the New York Times reported on its Website on Thursday.
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A new therapy shows glimpses of promise, but proving a benefit in heart patients could be hard.
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Despite exploding costs, most Americans got sizable life-extending bang for their medical bucks over recent decades, says one of the most sweeping studies ever of health-care value.
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Privacy advocates are concerned that an implantable microchip designed to help doctors tap into a patient&#39;s medical records could undermine confidentiality or could even be used to track the patient&#39;s movements.
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Device is designed for home users, but its price tag is steep.
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A frighteningly expensive drug of marginal efficacy begets triple-digit multiples? Bring on the miracles.
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A revolutionary electronic device the size of a rice grain, which is implanted under a person&#39;s skin and holds the key to their medical records, will soon be saving lives around the world.
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U.S. regulators have approved a new  medical device to evaluate patients suspected of having blood  clots blocking vessels, including pulmonary arteries, the  manufacturer, Biosite Inc., said on Thursday.
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The approval marks a step toward an era in which medical treatments are personalized for each patient.
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A computer chip that is implanted  under the skin won U.S. approval on Wednesday for use in  helping doctors quickly access a patient's medical history.