SAN FRANCISCO — In his opening remarks at this, the 28th edition of the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, Doug Braunstein, head of investment banking for the firm, briefly waxed nostalgic with a look back at the first edition of the conference back in 1983. He noted that that first edition of the conference had only 21 presenting companies and the U.S. spent about $350 million on healthcare. (Medical Device Daily)