New regulations introduced in July in China, could raise costs for domestic device manufacturers but may prove to be a boon for importers.

A cynic’s guide to the galaxy might suggest everyone in healthcare is in it strictly for the money, but it’s tough to tell. After all, what can you do without the stuff? Even FDA and NIH are constantly clamoring for more. Does anyone ever accuse them of having been corrupted by the almighty dollar? Maybe a few who gripe about FDA user fees, but that’s about it. Following are a couple of stories about the greenback and how these stories might play out between now and the end...

A few years back my brother-in-law Sam was starting a new job and was required to get a physical as part of the hiring process. A standard X-ray revealed a spot on his lungs and further testing confirmed it was cancer. The diagnosis came about two years after he’d quit smoking, but he had been a smoker for many years and was somewhere in his early 40s. Thankfully, because it was caught and treated so early, he is still with us today and doing great. But what if he hadn't had that physical? Earlier this week the U.S. Preventive Services...