SAN FRANCISCO Just a couple of blocks away from the shoulder-to-shoulder crowds at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, the much smaller OneMedForum conference on healthcare was moving along at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel. A Tuesday morning track on diagnostics held attendees in thrall, with several intriguing private companies vying for the affections, and potentially, funding from investors. (Medical Device Daily)
Screening for various diseases is controversial these days thanks to the U.S. Public Services Task Force and similar agencies in other nations, which have suggested a more cautious approach to screening. These suggestions have been blasted by doctors and patient groups for obvious reasons. Former Medical Device Daily executive editor Jim Stommen took up prostate cancer screening in a posting at this blog a few weeks back, and while I agree with Jim on a lot of things, I felt one perspective was missing; that of the federal budget. The problem is that no national economy can support indiscriminate...
SAN FRANCISCO − Early arrivals to this year's addition of the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference at the Westin St. Francis Hotel were treated to something that would soon be in short supply . . . elbow room. This reporter was certainly envious when Managing Director Kevin Willsey noted that the first meeting back in 1983 had less than 100 attendees. This year's addition of what is arguably the preeminent conference in the healthcare sector had more than 8,500 registered attendees. (Medical Device Daily)
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