Best of MedCitizens: Obesity, the GOP & 510(k)’s future

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Republicans cause obesity? “Conclusion: Conservatism and obesity are correlated, but probably not causative.”

MinuteClinics and retail healthcare’s tipping point. “Consumers aren’t necessarily consuming less health care like the WSJ suggests; rather, they are shifting their demand for health care away from expensive, conventional physician offices with limited hours to affordable and convenient retail clinics. Especially when consumers are spending their own out-of-pocket money for health care and they have a choice, they prefer market-driven, consumer-driven options like affordable, convenient retail clinics over conventional physician offices.”

The future of 510(k), medical device approvals. “Shuren said that the point of the changes were not intended to reduce the number of devices that use the 510(K) program, as many industry insiders feared would happen. He said the point was to create ‘a smarter 510(K) program,’ and in fact many of the changes called for in the report were hinted at during a ‘town hall’ style meeting with industry that took place in Massachusetts in June.”

Boston Scientific gets FDA OK for spinal device. “The Linear 3-4 and Linear 3-6 leads, when combined with the recently approved W4 and D4 lead splitters, provide physicians with the broadest range of percutaneous lead configurations in the industry, according to the company.”