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I write for the business desk of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, covering advanced medical technology and the companies that make healthcare devices.

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I write for the business desk of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, covering advanced medical technology and the companies that make healthcare devices. I cover big companies like Medtronic, Boston Scientific and St. Jude Medical, as well as the smaller firms that make up Minnesota's medtech ecosystem. You can reach me at joe.carlson@startribune.com or 612-673-4779.

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Researchers probing how magnets may disable medical devices

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By Joe Carlson Verified
| Medical Xpress Verified
by Joe Carlson Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers and regulators are working quickly to learn more about potentially dangerous interactions between implanted medical devices and an ever-widening array of consumer gadgets that contain powerful magnets. The concern follows research published earlier this year that found an iPhone 12 temporarily deactivated a defibrillator when held to a patient's skin just above the implant.
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Doctor's articles on Parkinson's retracted

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By Joe Carlson Verified
| The Minnesota Star Tribune Verified
For more than 20 years, Dr. Martin C. Hinz has been an advocate and researcher in the use of nutritional products and urinalysis for people suffering from Parkinson's disease, depression and other maladies. The 67-year-old Duluth native claimed in his most recent paper that the costly amino-acid treatments he says he invented work better than gold-standard therapy prescribed by neurology specialists.
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Concerns grow over magnets in common gadgets disabling medical devices

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By Joe Carlson Verified
| The Minnesota Star Tribune Verified
Researchers and regulators are working quickly to learn more about potentially dangerous interactions between implanted medical devices and an ever-widening array of consumer gadgets that contain powerful magnets. The concern follows research published earlier this year that found an iPhone 12 temporarily deactivated a defibrillator when held to a patient's skin just above the implant.
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