the health of Americans during the period 1990-2003. We hypothesize that, the more medical innovation there is related to … hypothesis, we estimate models of health outcomes using longitudinal disease-level data. We measure innovation in five types of …, surgical procedures, and diagnostic radiology procedures.We examine two kinds of (inverse) indicators of health: mortality and …

their product to market. Our findings show that these innovation opportunities were mostly recognized during time … cases, the innovation had significant impacts on the quality of lives of the patients and, in case of caregivers, on both … ailment. This finding on innovation's social component complements current research on lead-users, as the solution of one …

Medical device firms operate at the frontiers of innovation. When functioning properly, innovative medical devices can …

Background: Maternal mortality remains a major health challenge facing developing countries, with pre …

, competition, corruption and product innovation in light of both our data and the new Directive 2014/24/EU …