1,400 Canadians have died and 14,000 have been injured by faulty and unproven medical devices since 2008, by Jesse McLean Robert Cribb thestar.com/news/investiga… via ICIJ Toronto Star #ImplantFiles

This is Gloria McSherry. The metal-on-metal artificial hip implanted in her was later pulled by its manufacturer in the U.S. over concerns of a high-failure rate. It continued to be implanted into Canadians for several more years.

Health Canada’s warnings about devices can come weeks, months and even years after other NEARLY SIX YEARS after the U.S. FDA issued a similar warning. 6/

Poynter Institute coverage of the #ImplantFiles poynter.org/news/group-beh…

FDA recently approved two tests to identify genetic alterations in tumors. One test can be used to identify patients who may respond to certain targeted therapies: cancer.gov/news-events/ca…

FDA Releases New Guidance to Advance Digital Medical Tech buff.ly/2D1Wsp2

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How We Learned to Talk to Computers, and How They Learned to Answer Back tek.io/2cHN7c8 v/ @techrepublic #AI #NLP #NeuralNetworks #DeepLearning Cc Dez Blanchfield ( sociaall.com ) @evankirstel AI

How #AI & #Robotics Increasingly Enhance Our #Healthcare Ecosystem PwC report: buff.ly/2hQBgwp RT Mike Quindazzi Alain van Groenendael

Donor kidneys revitalized for transplant at Toronto General Hospital buff.ly/2E76mq0

Stan Lapidus: "Asking Better Questions" at #MDPLAYBOOK. The real story behind #innovation success. "Look for a strong value proposition!"

Stan Lapidus: at #MDPLAYBOOK: "More time and money will not solve the problem. We had to restate and simplify the problem". #innovation #Creativity #MedTech

StarFish Medical and OBIO are hosting Medical Device Playbook MaRS today! One of the premier industry events for #meddevice companies, see you there! buff.ly/2KFL8TT

“Don’t work on what you know, work on what you know is important” Stan Lapidus #mdplaybook

Ken Gall: "The Ivory Tower" at #MDPLAYBOOK: "The story behind solving problems. There is more to do than you think butbother can be done." "Finf the right people!" #Entrepreneurship #Innovation

Stan Lapidus tells amazing stories from his multiple #medtech startup successes to packed house at #mdplaybook OBIO MaRS

Ken Gall: "The Ivory Tower" at #MDPLAYBOOK: My new startup is about lower cost implants.

Discussing Acquisitions Due Diligence of medical device companies at #MDPlaybook #MedTech