With the introduction of AB 221 in Nevada, 25 states across the country have considered active Right to Repair legislation so far in 2021, demonstrating the widespread appeal of the policy, advocates say.
U.S. PIRG says the success of on-site biomedical engineers and technicians refutes manufacturers’ argument against Right to Repair.
In an article for the New York Daily News, reporter Kevin O’Reilly details how several physicians in the U.S. have been unable to use life-saving equipment on COVID-19 patients due to broken devices. And, unfortunately, hospital-based biomeds aren’t able to fix the devices due to manufacturer-imposed constraints.
As the voice of the HTM sector since 1996, 24x7 Magazine always stays up to date on the latest happenings in the industry. And suffice it to say that a lot has happened recently. In this installment of Up Front, chief editor Keri Forsythe-Stephens discusses what's going on and why it's critical to speak up.
IFixit.com, which 24x7 Magazine profiled in depth recently, has received a letter from a medical equipment provider claiming that the website violated its copyrights.