article thumbnail

STAT+: Jeff Shuren, medical devices head at FDA, to leave the agency

STAT

He became director of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health in 2009 and has served in that position ever since. Shuren, who spent 28 years at the agency, started his FDA career in the Commissioner’s Office in 1998.

330
330
article thumbnail

Opinion: Do dementia villages actually work? We just don’t know

STAT

Originating in Weesp, Netherlands, in 2009 in a village known as the Hogeweyk, the concept created a paradigm shift in dementia care, focusing on possibilities instead of disabilities. ” Dementia villages are small-scale communities that offer shared housing, minor medical care, and psychosocial support in a neighborhood setting.

305
305
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Genentech review of Tessier-Lavigne paper finds no evidence of fraud — but hints at a different misconduct case

STAT

South San Francisco biotech Genentech on Thursday announced that an internal review of misconduct allegations concerning a landmark 2009 paper co-authored by Marc Tessier-Lavigne, a former top executive at the company and Stanford University’s current president, did not find any evidence of fraud or intentional wrongdoing.

article thumbnail

STAT+: New mega-deal highlights Geisinger’s fall, and raises concerns about where Kaiser is going next

STAT

In 2009, when President Barack Obama was touring the country and ginning up support for what would eventually become the Affordable Care Act, Geisinger entered the mainstream.

Hospitals 253
article thumbnail

Opinion: Physician and Rep. Raul Ruiz: The infectious disease doctor shortage threatens future pandemic preparedness

STAT

In 2009, I was practicing in the emergency department when the H1N1 pandemic emerged. Then, I saw firsthand the vital role infectious disease physicians played in not only facilitating a coordinated public health response, but also helping patients, providers, and the public navigate the uncertainty that comes with confronting a novel virus.

Hospitals 333
article thumbnail

Opinion: As a primary care physician, here’s how I hope to partner with AI

STAT

Since EHRs swept into clinical life with passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, we have toiled away trying to make them as useful for clinical care as they are for billing, legibility, and data storage. That goal still seems like the wet pavement mirage on the highway: never getting closer as we speed along.

247
247
article thumbnail

STAT+: Departing Stanford president retracts two widely cited papers, against lead author’s wishes

STAT

His departure was prompted by a 95-page report released by a special committee of the university’s Board of Trustees, which recruited outside scientists and a former federal judge to investigate a dozen papers Tessier-Lavigne co-authored between 1999 and 2009, years before becoming the university’s leader.

290
290