With a career spanning decades at the intersection of medical technology and finance, James Maitland has a unique vantage point on the forces shaping the industry. After a turbulent 2025 that saw medtech navigate trade wars and policy shifts, the sector proved its resilience with strong procedure
A critical new proposal suggests that a key solution to the chronic overcrowding plaguing Australia's public hospitals lies not in building more wards, but in fundamentally rethinking how the nation cares for its most vulnerable at the end of life. In its 2026 Budget Submission, Palliative Care
The subtle, steady hum of an autonomous surgical arm making an incision with microscopic precision is no longer the stuff of science fiction; it is a tangible reality reshaping industries at their core. A profound and accelerating convergence of artificial intelligence and robotics is ushering in a
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi has unveiled a revolutionary night shelter program, fundamentally reshaping the patient experience for countless individuals and their families who travel from across the country seeking specialized medical care. This pioneering initiative, born
The successful outcome of a medical procedure often hinges on the flawless performance of devices that patients and clinicians take for granted, from a simple syringe to a complex, life-sustaining implant. When these devices function as intended, they are marvels of modern engineering, but a
A developer's proposal to replace a crucial 1,000-space park and ride facility with a data center has ignited a firestorm of controversy, raising fears that the University Hospital of Wales (UHW), the nation's largest hospital, could be pushed into a state of operational paralysis. The Cardiff East
