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As America Gets Bigger > Serious social and psychological dimensions > National Eating Disorder > Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC > Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity > National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey NHANES > Diabetes mellitus > Cardiovascular disease > Hypertension and stroke > Certain forms of cancer > Increased risk of premature death > Serious chronic conditions > Reduced overall quality of life

Friday, May 30, 2008

Is surgical treatment for obesity a good and effective treatment for preventing the life-threatening complications and serious degenerative problems associated with pathological obesity? Do drug and medical device companies cash in to unprecedented degrees? Will overweight- and obesity-attributable spending continue to increase and government will continue to finance a sizable portion?

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Move a device idea from the research phase to the market > Massachusetts medical device industry > Industry-specific support > Innovation Index of the Massachusetts Economy > Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives > Dow Jones VentureSource > Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s John Adams Innovation Institute > Worcester business incubators

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Is Massachusetts a Medtech hub that benefits from industry that has developed there close to all the universities? Is the infrastructure for both the creation of device ideas and the development of device ideas unique to the state of Massachusetts? Why can medical device companies gain a foothold in Massachusetts that they cannot gain elsewhere?

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Re-engineering Healthcare USA > System in need of repair > Healthcare is largest industry in the United States > Expected to exceed $4 trillion by 2015 > 20 percent of GDP

Friday, February 1, 2008

Will the increased patient populations and the aging western societies with increased incidence of disease and disability accelerate the cost hike? How can we save cost and at the same time invest in rapid changes in medical technology and practice? Will the partnership of engineering and healthcare produce new and efficient treatment methods and devices?

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