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From eye exams to blood tests and surgery: how doctors use light to diagnose disease
November 02, 2024 5:26 pm
Progress in nanotechnology and a better understanding of the interactions of light with our tissues are leading to new light-based tools to help diagnose disease.
Regulation of medical devices: Draft Bill suggests separate expert group, check on online pharmacies
July 10, 2022 12:51 am
The draft Bill has separate definition for medical devices that bring under its ambit diagnostic equipment, its software, implants, devices for assistance with disabilities, life support, instruments used for disinfection, and any reagents or kits.
Massive security vulnerability could affect medical devices, ATMs, and industrial devices
March 08, 2022 1:24 pm
Three out of the seven vulnerabilities are rated as critical because they can be used by attackers to execute malicious code, take full control, access sensitive data and alter the configuration of devices.
Swedish designer's new suit aims to improve mobility in Parkinson's, stroke and celebral palsy patients
April 26, 2021 10:57 am
The single-piece suit is equipped with 58 imbedded electrodes, which are adjusted to the user’s individual needs
Implant Files: Who should own up to what
December 22, 2018 7:35 am
The Indian Express-ICIJ investigation has exposed the fault lines in the Indian healthcare system. The onus of action is on government because it is the single agency which can regulate both the implant manufacturers and the physicians.
#ImplantFiles: Govt’s new council on medical devices will tackle patient safety and pricing
December 19, 2018 6:41 am
The council was set up on December 7, days after The Indian Express published the Implant Files, a series of investigative reports on the big, medical bazaar where devices are advertised, sold, and surgically implanted across the world under regulatory systems riddled with holes.
MEDICAL DEVICES VIDEOS
Implant files: How medical devices that are recalled in the US are still in use in India
June 22, 2020 6:09 pm
The Indian Express-ICIJ investigation finds that at least 57 medical devices, many used in critical care, were being sold in India when the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clamped down on them for a range of faults over the last two years.
Implant files: Delhi's back alleys turn into operation theatres for breast implant surgeries
June 22, 2020 6:10 pm
No one is checking the implants for safety; technicians often double up as surgeons; shame and stigma prevent patients from reporting the gruesome aftermath of what has gone wrong, an investigation by The Indian Express has found.
The extent of damage done by faulty implants: News in Numbers
June 22, 2020 6:10 pm
An Indian Express investigation with ICIJ reveals that global pharma majors are operating with no oversight for medical devices for quality, clinical testing, pricing or performance. This is leading to dangerous surgeries and faulty implants risking
The Indian Express with ICIJ | Implant files: Faulty implants and basement surgeries
June 22, 2020 6:10 pm
Implant files: An Indian Express investigation with ICIJ reveals how faulty implants and basement surgeries are putting lives at risk.
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