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Archive for March 28th, 2006

Dexcom Stock Rises on FDA Approval

Dexcom's stock rose 7 percent Monday on news that the FDA granted 510(k) approval for their STS Continuous Glucose Monitoring System.

The Dexcom STS Continuous Glucose Monitoring System device, about the
size of a ballpoint pen cap, is injected into a diabetic's body, on the
arm or the stomach, where it stays near the surface of the skin […]


Other Factors Behind Hospital Building Boom Than Aging Population

In recent stories about the current hospital building boom (here, here and here), many factors are mentioned. Aging physical plants, patient flow bottlenecks, and competition for market share are all mentioned as factors, but the prominent reason sites is the aging population. Researchers at the Center for Studying Health System Change did a study to […]


Health Care Innovations from War

Admittedly a bit off topic, this story in USA Today describes in detail ways in which the military is advancing medicine.
New ways of healing are as much a product of war as are new ways of
killing. To save lives on the battlefield, medical innovations are born
in days rather than in years, military and civilian […]


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