The two-year moratorium on the 2.3% medical device excise tax expires on December 31, 2017. If lawmakers repeal the tax in the next few months, it could spur research and development plus job growth in the medical device industry.
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Eileen’s grandson is likely to have better medical options than his older relatives, and might even avoid the “blessings from the ancestors” altogether, thanks to tremendous advances in the healthcare field.
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A tenacious wound healed with Mo-Sci’s DermaFuse bioglass. Credit: Mo-Sci. Most people think of “health care professionals” as their physicians, nurses, therapists, and other health care staff. However, many…
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Read MoreA bare-metal coronary stent. Credit: Frank C. Müller; Wikipedia Creative Commons license The 2010 Affordable Health Care Act includes a provision for a 2.3% excise tax to be levied against…
Read MoreTopological optimization can be used to custom design prosthetic implants. Credit: Image created by Janet Sinn-Hanlon, Beckman ITG, University of Illinois Mathematics—the common language of science and engineering—often proves to be…
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