Marion Webb
Managing Editor
Marion Webb has been writing about medtech since 2017, specializing in covering buzzy segments such as robotic surgery, digital therapeutics and femtech with in-depth features and interviews with leading experts. Her role includes reporting live from industry events, moderating panel discussions and podcasts, tweeting breaking news and engaging KOLs to provide high-quality, business-critical content for Medtech Insight. Marion has been writing about health care issues for more than two decades. She was a long-time biotech reporter at the San Diego Business Journal, worked at Bloomberg News, and contributed to the Los Angeles County Medical Association’s Physician Magazine. Marion was born and raised in Germany, is fluent in German and conversational in Spanish. Off the job, she’s a competitive runner, avid cyclist and swimmer, and enjoys spending time with her domestic partner and her German Shorthair Pointer mix Cora.
Latest From Marion Webb
News We’re Watching: Telehealth Advances; AI Regulation; NIH Backs SIRT; Oura Upgraded
This week, a House subcommittee advanced a two-year telehealth extension, Chuck Schumer and a bipartisan group of senators introduced a plan for regulating AI, the FDA launched its new online RST Catalog, NIH recommends targeted radiotherapy cancer treatment, and Oura announced new health features for its smart ring.
‘Mental Health, Beyond Medication’: Motif Targets Depression With Minimally Invasive DOT
Motif’s “pea-sized” Digitally programmable Over-brain Therapeutic (DOT) requires 20 minutes to implant and can be activated at home with a wearable to “lift the fog” for people with depression. Motif CEO Jacob Robinson believes data captured by brain-computer interfaces and continuous monitoring will eventually be able to identify key biomarkers that enable psychiatrists to head off mental health crises.
Medtronic Adds AI In Reveal Linq Device To Reduce False Alerts
Medtronic expects that its new AI-powered Reveal Linq insertable cardiac monitor will be able to reduce the number of false AFib and pause alerts by more than 85%.
US FDA Grants Teal Health’s At-Home Cervical Screening Device Breakthrough Device Designation
Teal Health reached a significant milestone in its mission to bring a prescription-based, at-home, self-collect cervical cancer screening device to market.
GE HealthCare’s New Investigational MRI Promises Advancements On Neurological Disease Research
GE HealthCare announced today a new investigational MRI, which will be used in collaboration with researchers at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital, promises to help researchers better understand complex neurological diseases.
News We’re Watching: Philips Settles Recall Fallout; FDA REdI, Townhalls, Approvals
This week, Philips Respironics reached a $1.1b settlement affecting CPAP and other breathing devices. Toku announced it received US FDA breakthrough device designation for its MyKidneyAI technology. This May, the FDA will hold its REdI conference focusing on innovation in medical product development and hold another townhall focusing on considerations for selecting a sterilization modality.