Medical devices and equipment
Hired experts support claims St. Jude heart devices can be hacked | ReutersShort-selling firm Muddy Waters said in a legal brief filed on Monday that outside cyber security experts it hired have validated its claim that St. Jude Medical's cardiac implants are vulnerable to potentially life-threatening cyberattacks.
Pharmaceuticals
Congressman calls for probe into Valeant's pricing of lead-poisoning drug | STATThe huge increase in the price of a lifesaving lead poisoning treatment has prompted a Michigan lawmaker to call for a congressional investigation into Valeant Pharmaceuticals.
Drug to protect against HIV not reaching those most at risk | The Baltimore Sun
Many of the people most at risk of contracting HIV in Baltimore know nothing about a drug that is 92 percent effective in preventing the infection, according to new research from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Safety, quality and clinical practice
Getting dental care can be a challenge for people with disabilities | NPRPeople with disabilities are often insured through Medicaid, the federal healthcare program for the poor and disabled. The program doesn't always pay for dental care, and when it does, those payments often fall short of the costs. That means it can be hard to find a dentist willing and able to do the work.
Rehab after heart attack tied to longer, not healthier life | Reuters
Heart attack survivors who participate in cardiac rehabilitation programs may survive longer, but feel no healthier, than they would without this follow-up care, a U.S. study suggests.
