Chicago Tribune: U.S. Plans IDs to Track Medical Device Safety
Chicago Tribune July 3, 2012 By Anna Yukhananov, Reuters Medical devices like hip implants and heart defibrillators will soon join the ranks of cars and toasters. The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday proposed a
Environmental Leader: Toyota, Johnson & Johnson, Honda Top Global Green Brands Ranking
Environmental Leader June 26, 2012 Toyota, Johnson & Johnson, Honda, Volkswagon and Hewlett-Packard topped an annual ranking of global green brands by consultancy firm Interbrand. Interbrand’s 2012 Best Global Green Brands report evaluates and ranks companies on
NY Times: Supreme Court Lets Health Law Largely Stand
NY Times By JOHN H. CUSHMAN Jr. Published: June 28, 2012 The Supreme Court on Thursday largely let stand President Obama’s health care overhaul, in a mixed ruling that court observers were rushing to analyze. The decision
DOTmed News: Senate passes FDA user fee renewal bill
DOTmed News June 26, 2012 by Brendon Nafziger , DOTmed News Associate Editor The U.S. Senate passed the Food and Drug Administration user fee reauthorization bill in an easy 92-4 vote Tuesday. The legislation now heads to
ars technica: Hospitals Can Save Money Just Sorting Their Trash
ars technica by James Holloway - June 22 2012 A report recently published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal suggests that hospitals could save considerable sums of money by adopting a handful of common sense measures to reduce
The European Perspective on Reprocessing
The following post was written by AMDR President Dan Vukelich for the Protect Our Savings blog: The European Union (EU) does not currently have a comprehensive regulatory framework for the reprocessing of “single-use” devices