
Maria joined MedTech Dive as an associate editor in 2018. A D.C. area native, she holds a bachelor's degree in journalism and politics from Washington and Lee University and formerly covered politics and science news for media outlets in the U.S. and Australia.
40 ARTICLES BY Maria Rachal
- Feb. 15, 2019 Boston Scientific-BTG deal faces FTC holdup
- Feb. 15, 2019 New medtech initiatives to be funded amid 9% FDA budget boost
- Feb. 13, 2019 FDA panel backs vaginal mesh option, wants more data
- Feb. 8, 2019 Boston Scientific, Coloplast transvaginal meshes in spotlight at FDA panel
- Feb. 7, 2019 Breast implant-associated lymphoma tied to at least nine US deaths, FDA says
- Feb. 6, 2019 Boston Scientific targets structural heart, international market growth in 2019
- Feb. 5, 2019 With CMS depression device on the line, analysts eye multibillion potential market
- Jan. 31, 2019 FDA sets neurology, microbiology device panel meetings for March
- Jan. 30, 2019 Thermo Fisher posts 16% yearly sales growth, 7% specialty diagnostics bump
- Jan. 29, 2019 Gottlieb, Shuren tout 2018 as 'record' year for novel devices
- Jan. 25, 2019 Boston Scientific rolls out latest DBS systems targeting Parkinson's
- Jan. 23, 2019 J&J hit with $120M bill in 46-state hip implant marketing settlement
- Jan. 23, 2019 Hereditary colorectal cancer screen is 23andMe's latest FDA nod
- Jan. 22, 2019 J&J posts $27B in 2018 medical device sales in slight bump
- Jan. 18, 2019 J&J to study Apple Watch with heart health app
- Jan. 17, 2019 NIH, Fitbit launch real-world data collection effort
- Jan. 15, 2019 Medtech therapeutic areas to track in 2019
- Jan. 15, 2019 Edwards Lifesciences pays Boston Scientific $180M to settle multiple patent disputes
- Jan. 9, 2019 Boston Scientific, Medtronic give glimpse into 2019 at JPM
- Jan. 8, 2019 Boston Scientific reports $9.82B in 2018 sales
- Jan. 7, 2019 Mayo Clinic: Cervical cancer screenings less common than reported
- Jan. 3, 2019 Concussion diagnostic tech on rise with FDA clearances
- Dec. 22, 2018 Regulatory makeovers and international game changers: MedTech Dive's top stories of 2018
- Dec. 21, 2018 FDA-cleared, wearable blood pressure device hits market
- Dec. 21, 2018 BD gets 510(k) for viral gastroenteritis diagnostic