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  • Caroline Pearson, executive director of the Peterson Center on Healthcare
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    Q&A: ‘Chaotic’ digital health market needs independent evaluation, new institute says

    Independent evaluation could help the healthcare industry figure out which digital health products are backed by evidence, argues Caroline Pearson, executive director of the nonprofit Peterson Center on Healthcare.

    By Emily Olsen • Aug. 11, 2023
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    Q&A: How Monogram’s CEO plans to disrupt robotic joint replacement surgery

    The robot developer’s CEO, Benjamin Sexson, tells MedTech Dive why he believes the orthopedics market needs a fresh approach to joint reconstruction.

    By • Aug. 4, 2023
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    Q&A: Penumbra CEO Adam Elsesser says new devices will drive changes in clot treatment

    Penumbra has launched two devices that use computers to control suction of blood clots. That’s helped the company convert some surgeons from traditional methods of clot removal, like open surgery or drugs.

    By • July 7, 2023
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    Q&A: Dexcom’s Lawver shares strategy behind CGM for non-insulin users

    The continuous glucose monitor in development for people with Type 2 diabetes who don’t take insulin could expand the CGM market to 25 million more people in the U.S., the company’s new chief commercial officer said.

    By • June 30, 2023
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    BD tech chief Beth McCombs talks about Parata acquisition, automation

    As pharmacies and labs face cost pressures and staffing shortages, automation offers a way to save scarce healthcare dollars, McCombs says.

    By • June 16, 2023
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    Friday Q&A: Biosense Webster’s Brooks and Hong talk about cardiac ablation

    The leaders of Johnson & Johnson’s Biosense Webster unit see growth opportunities with new cardiac ablation technologies, despite a crowded field that includes Abbott, Boston Scientific and Medtronic.

    By • June 9, 2023
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    How they built it: Florian Hillen wants to look at your teeth with his AI

    Hillen is building a business on the premise that using artificial intelligence to examine dental X-rays can nearly double diagnostic accuracy, and help detect other diseases.

    By Peter Green • June 7, 2023
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    Friday Q&A: Stanford Biodesign’s Makower on expediting Medicare coverage for breakthrough devices

    The director and co-founder of the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign has been urging CMS to get patients access to breakthrough devices.

    By • Updated May 26, 2023
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    Friday Q&A: Boston Scientific’s De Rosa on the rise of an AFib ‘game changer’

    The Switzerland-based vice president of rhythm management for Europe, the Middle East and Africa expects a “massive shift” to pulsed field ablation from other atrial fibrillation treatments.

    By • May 5, 2023
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    Friday Q&A: J&J’s Shan Jegatheeswaran talks about the ‘behind the scenes’ work of AI in medtech

    The global head of digital solutions for J&J’s medtech unit says the intersection between software and how it’s used is an important, and often overlooked, aspect of AI.

    By • April 28, 2023
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    Friday Q&A: Abbott’s Vish Charan on muscling into the leadless pacemaker market

    Abbott is taking on Medtronic in the market for wireless devices to treat abnormally slow heart rhythms.

    By • April 21, 2023
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    Friday Q&A: Medtronic’s Ajizian talks connected care ahead of unit spinoff

    From supporting AI-driven medical interventions to freeing up providers from administrative tasks, remote patient monitoring is raising the bar for care, says Medtronic’s CMO for patient monitoring.

    By • April 15, 2023
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    Friday Q&A: Movano takes on the women’s wearables market with a smart ring

    Movano Health aims to stand out from the wearables crowd with a women’s health focus and strategy that is centered on obtaining FDA clearances.

    By • March 24, 2023
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    Friday Q&A: A startup founder tackles the riddle of why we cough

    Joe Brew, the founder of three-year-old Hyfe, sees the potential for cough-tracking technology to be as ubiquitous as blood-pressure cuffs.

    By • March 17, 2023
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    Friday Q&A: A regulatory attorney breaks down the EU MDR transition

    Amsterdam-based regulatory expert Erik Vollebregt explains the agreement this week to extend the deadlines to comply with the EU’s Medical Device Regulation, and the issues that still need to be addressed.

    By • March 10, 2023
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    Friday Q&A: GE HealthCare’s Yoder on using AI to drive precision care

    The healthcare technology and diagnostics firm, now a standalone company, will integrate the acquisition of AI software developer Caption Health under Yoder’s lead.

    By • Feb. 23, 2023
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    Friday Q&A: Medtronic’s Chan talks patient monitoring spinoff, rise of home care

    As more patients are moved out of expensive hospital beds, Medtronic sees a growing market for remote care in homes and long-term care facilities.

    By • Feb. 2, 2023
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    Friday Q&A: For GE HealthCare, the future is digital, CEO Arduini says

    Digital capabilities will be “the next big inflection” driving growth for GE’s newly independent healthcare business. 

    By Peter Green • Jan. 6, 2023
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    Freenome CEO Mike Nolan talks colorectal cancer test, clinical trials

    The San Francisco-based company recently enrolled a clinical trial for its blood-based cancer test but faces competition in the market for minimally invasive cancer tests. 

    By • Dec. 22, 2022
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    The 10 biggest medtech stories of 2022

    MedTech Dive reporting this year has explored how companies maintained momentum even amid supply shortages and rising inflation rates.

    By MedTech Dive staff • Dec. 3, 2022
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    MedTech Innovators: Tissium co-founder Maria Pereira on taking tech from bench to bedside

    The MIT-trained scientist explains how she went from PhD candidate to startup founder whose company is preparing to commercialize a range of products for use in reconstructing damaged tissue.

    By • Nov. 30, 2022
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    Friday Q&A: Embecta CEO talks BD spinoff, future of diabetes devices

    Dev Kurdikar spoke with MedTech Dive about developing an insulin pump for patients with Type 2 diabetes and what’s next for the firm.

    By • Nov. 18, 2022
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    Friday Q&A: GE HealthCare’s Shetty on building accurate AI tools

    The executive, who leads the company’s effort to create an integrated suite of AI tools for hospitals, warns against overloading clinicians with unconnected information.

    By • Nov. 11, 2022
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    Friday Q&A: FemTech Focus’s Barreto discusses women’s health innovations, funding challenges

    The executive director of the nonprofit group explains why women's health is finally getting attention and what the FemTech revolution is all about.

    By • Nov. 4, 2022