Medical technology

Pending federal cuts will lead to reduced services at rural hospitals, moving patients to bigger facilities by helicopter. But federal policy limits how much money those choppers can collect.

Across Michigan, patients have been seeing week-long delays in getting their imaging results. Medical groups in the state, like MyMichigan Health, are working to reduce wait times and catch up on the backlog of tests.

A new medical device technology with West Michigan roots will bring cost-effective laparoscopic surgery to low-income world populations.Laparoscopic…