Katie Palmer covers telehealth, clinical artificial intelligence, and the health data economy — with an emphasis on the impacts of digital health care for patients, providers, and businesses. You can ...

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 ...

Fueled by convenience, fashion, size and technical innovation, medical devices have evolved from clinical settings to daily consumer use. Today’s highly personalized devices are being embedded into ...

The medical device market offers investors unique exposure to the overall life science space, especially in an era of fast-growing tech advancements in healthcare. This industry covers a wide range of ...

Successful new medical devices hinge on the designer’s understanding of the specific requirements of the procedures they support, including factors like usage frequency and duration. This is ...

Health care workers have invented devices to improve catheter insertion, prevent injuries from falls and support limbs in rehab patients. Barbara Wadsworth, registered nurse and executive vice ...

The Food and Drug Administration designates as “breakthrough” technologies certain drugs and devices. This designation helps expedite the development and review of therapies intended to treat serious ...

Choosing which type of intellectual property (IP) protection is right for your medical device is not always easy, especially when a device is eligible for more than one type of protection. This ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) development and approval process for drugs and medical devices involves multiple phases that ensure the safety and effectiveness of products before and after ...