What happens when a radiation oncologist with more than three decades of experience treating prostate cancer in his patients receives his own cancer diagnosis? For Dr. James R. Gray, it was...

When Rob, an avid cyclist, learned he had inherited a rare genetic heart condition that increased his risk of sudden cardiac arrest, he feared that his days of...

With the growing prevalence of neurological disorders, from Parkinson’s disease and chronic pain to Alzheimer’s disease, rapid innovation in neuromodulation – a medical approach to treating conditions related to the brain and nervous system – is more important than ever.

By Dr. Ian Meredith, global chief medical officer, Boston Scientific October 12, 2021 In the next two decades, the global population over age 65 is expected to increase exponentially. With this...

For the last 30 years, Jenny Levinson, a leader in the Boston Scientific Health Economics and Market Access (HEMA) group, has worked to ensure that patients have access to...

Increasing patient safety. Improving clinical outcomes. Enabling rapid innovation. These are just a few of the many benefits fuelling the trend toward single-use devices in the field of endoscopy....

Experience tells me that innovation is unleashed when teams apply an agile attitude to their ways of working. I’ve seen the most innovative solutions come from teams that embrace change, and who are willing to accept and learn from failure quickly.

By Camille Chang Gilmore, vice president of Human Resources and global chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, Boston Scientific As first seen in the Historically Black Colleges and...

June 16, 2021 [Insert video] As an entrepreneur and small business owner, Charles Ellis developed a keen eye for identifying problems and opportunities solve them. However, when his need for...

At only 41 years old, Steve Cooper, an 18-year military veteran and successful businessman, received a devastating diagnosis: stage four prostate cancer. To combat the rapidly spreading disease,...

At the 2022 Vascular InterVentional Advances (VIVA) medical meeting in Las Vegas, Dr. Kohi shared positive data from the ELEGANCE registry during a late-breaking presentation.

More than 50 million people in the U.S. suffer from chronic pain, defined as continuous pain that lasts more than six months. Of these, 19.6 million adults experience high-impact chronic pain that...

In 2015 Kevin Genth, a Boston Scientific employee, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD), a progressive neurological disorder that affects movement, including tremors, stiffness, and difficulty with walking, balance, and coordination.

[INSERT VIDEO HERE] Pamela, a 73-year-old living in Virginia, has always been a fighter. Born in Jamaica, she immigrated to the U.S. when her children were young. She worked as a nurse for 40...

Liver cancer patients once had a bleak prognosis with limited treatment options, but encouraging clinical trial results and recent regulatory approval of TheraSphere™ Y-90 Glass Microspheres, a...

Increasing diversity in medical research is a critical step to ensure that everyone can benefit from treatments and therapies, not just a select population. Putting this into practice requires deliberate work, and there are many obstacles, some of which are deeply rooted in our national history.

By Art Butcher Heart Health Month is a time to reflect on the importance of heart health and celebrate the difference that innovative technology makes to so many lives. This year, I think of...

At age 35, Morgan Drutchas never imagined she could be at high risk for heart attack. She hiked, traveled and worked out regularly. She had no family history of heart issues, and routine exams...

Giannetto De Rossi, who has created heart-stopping special effects in movies for more than 60 years, is thankful for the special effect of an implanted “friend” who helps protect his heart....

A new study may help to better understand how the COVID-19 virus affects people with heart conditions or chronic illnesses and improve their health care. In collaboration with Boston Scientific, a...

With the world’s population aging fast, urological and pelvic health conditions are on the rise. An estimated 30 million men worldwide are affected by an enlarged prostate caused by benign...

A prostate cancer diagnosis was not something Alex Lamb expected. An active retiree, he ran daily and was feeling healthy and strong. Like many men in the early stages of the disease, he had no...

When Jim McCutchon, a 90-year old retired physician, was diagnosed with aortic stenosis, he jumped headfirst into understanding his condition. Aortic stenosis is caused by a narrowing of the...

The Innovative WATCHMAN FLXTM Device Expands Patient Access, Improves Safety and Effectiveness It wasn’t enough for Boston Scientific engineers that the WATCHMAN™ Left Atrial Appendage Closure...

Dr. Ken Stein, senior vice president and chief medical officer for Rhythm Management and Global Health Policy at Boston Scientific, shares his personal experience with AFib and its treatment.

It’s not often that chronic pain leads to life-long friendship and a once-in-a-lifetime adventure, but that’s exactly what happened to Marianne Jordan and Sandy Found. Even before meeting in...

The path to innovation is rarely a straight line. It’s interspersed with stops and starts, failures and frustrations. And it takes a spark of inspiration to find the way to invention. For the...

Competitive pole vaulting is not for the faint of heart. Competitors sprint down a track and launch themselves into the air, summoning enough velocity to clear a crossbar high overhead. For...

As the demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) continues to skyrocket amid the COVID-19 crisis, businesses and nonprofit organizations have stepped up to help hospitals address critical...

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to upend life as we know it, patient care is becoming more complex. With many elective surgeries and procedures cancelled, a backlog of people await the care...

Before COVID-19, the idea of moving a device from concept through to FDA authorization and manufacturing within a month would have seemed unfathomable. But in the face of a global pandemic, we are...

At the fifth annual Boston Scientific Connected Patient Challenge, an open competition to promote the development of meaningful innovation to address complex healthcare challenges, VaGenie...

One morning in September 2017, Ian Dube felt a burning pressure in his chest. When he woke up in the hospital, he learned he had suffered from a heart attack and received a stent to help him heal...

Just before her sophomore year of college, Emily Herman was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a life-threatening condition that puts her at increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest. For...