How can I encourage my elderly parent to use a medical alert device? If you have an elderly parent, you've probably had some sleepless nights over them living alone. Even if your parent is still ...

Increasingly popular home medical devices can be a huge help for Medicare beneficiaries (particularly ones with chronic conditions) and their family caregivers. The devices offer vital health ...

In recent years, pharmaceutical companies have broadened their horizons, moving beyond drug development to enter the medical device market. This strategic shift allows pharma to offer integrated ...

Jenny McClelland’s 13-year-old son, James, was born with a rare genetic condition that makes him unable to breathe when he’s asleep. To stay alive, he relies on a ventilator with an attached ...

Medical device design and development is a process that helps to ensure devices that go to market are safe, effective, marketable, and profitable. The process is a blueprint of the phases needed to ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) categorizes medical devices into three classes based on the level of risk the devices pose to patients and users. Image Credit: IGORdeyka/Shutterstock.com ...

The healthcare landscape has changed dramatically since I first entered a surgical suite in the early 2000s. Over the past two decades, with the rise of corporate entrants into healthcare—including ...

Thanks to AI, we’re in the midst of an unprecedented technology boom. The medical devices industry hasn’t been left out of it. Among the 10 Most Innovative Companies in the medical device field, ...

Medical device design and development has evolved over the years, notably influenced by market demands and regulatory requirements. Traditional design practices, beginning with a reliance on generic ...