Category: Med Tech

September 19, 2023

The modern era’s most powerful health care delivery system is telehealth. Increased care for personal health maintenance and the advancement of medical technologies catalyzed the shift. Medtech, providers, hospitals and IT professionals must facilitate growing populations, curious patient queries and […]

September 15, 2023

Massive disparities continue to plague healthcare in the United States. Many Americans do not have access to quality care, leading to higher rates of diseases like diabetes, hypertension, cancer, and obesity. Health equity means ensuring that health resources and services […]

September 7, 2023

As the healthcare landscape continues to evolve due to economic disruption, technological improvements, and patient expectations, the standard of optimizing healthcare performance must shift as well. Patients and their loved ones have become more consumer-driven and savvier over the last […]

August 30, 2023

While digital transformation has been on the rise across industries, results can be difficult to see and adoption can take time. Adopting digital solutions is innately important but doing so successfully requires identifying needs and adopting the right approach. Through […]

August 17, 2023

The recent explosion of generative AI has pushed public discourse to a palpable tipping point. Nearly overnight, it seems, we’ve cycled from “must develop and/or adopt new AI applications ASAP” to existential fear, avoidance, and even acrimony. For those of […]

August 16, 2023

Captivating innovations like smartphones, the internet, and social media have swept across the globe, reshaping the contours of society in their wake. Today, artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare brings both breathtaking promises and daunting uncertainties. Neither hype nor panic is […]

August 14, 2023

The mobile app will provide actionable push notifications on HCP activities and indication updates, and offer offline access to key information, enabling seamless knowledge retrieval in even the most remote locations. Encompassing a suite of powerful features to enhance productivity […]

August 14, 2023

The regenerative medicine space has witnessed notable progress, ushering in significant enhancements in patient health and well-being. This article delves into the evolution of wearable devices, shedding light on their transformative impact in promoting physical activity, monitoring vital signs and […]

August 10, 2023

If we are to realize the future of healthcare and address the serious challenges that plague our industry, we must embrace artificial intelligence (AI). Leveraging innovative approaches to modern AI will allow us to fundamentally address provider burnout, the staffing […]

August 8, 2023

Healthcare organizations (HCOs) around the world are looking to innovative digital technology to streamline clinical workflows, improve patient care, and boost business performance. But legacy IT systems and practices often stand in the way. Deploying new digital healthcare solutions across […]

August 8, 2023

The research, which analyzed hospitals’ merger records and breach reports from the HHS between 2010 and 2022, comes as data breaches become increasingly costly for healthcare systems. Healthcare breaches exposed 385 million patient records during that period, and hacking incidents […]

August 3, 2023

Adrug-coated balloon that helps restore blood vessels via light activation has been approved for use in US clinical trials, following an investigational device exemption (IDE) by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Alucent Biomedical’s light-activated, drug-coated balloon catheter technology […]

August 2, 2023

How is virtual healthcare used to benefit patients and care givers? What are the newest innovations in virtual care technology? How do telehealth and telemedicine fit into the realm of virtual healthcare? We have our finger on the pulse and […]

July 31, 2023

Our news and science feeds are so filled these days with everything artificial intelligence (AI), from large language models to their impacts on society, that we may miss important studies on other informatics topics, some of which may have lessons […]

July 28, 2023

Researchers in the U.K. are training artificial intelligence models to “read” mammogram images by mimicking the gaze of human radiologists, according to Hantao Liu, an associate professor at Cardiff University who is leading the initiative. The goal is for the […]

July 27, 2023

Hot off the heels of a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its surgical navigation platform in April, Proprio has secured $43m in a Series B financing round. The round was conducted by existing and new investors and […]

July 24, 2023

Projections of National Health Expenditures (NHE) and health insurance enrollment have been released for the years 2022-2031. The report contains expected impacts from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), including that people with Medicare prescription drug coverage (Part D) are projected […]

July 24, 2023

Nearly half of all heart attacks are “silent,” which means the person experiences no symptoms at all before the cardiac event, studies have shown. Now a medical technology company aims to catch those pre-symptomatic heart conditions using the power of […]

July 21, 2023

Amid rising levels of artificial intelligence (AI) use and application, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has issued a draft paper outlining its view on the use of AI and machine learning (ML) in various stages of a medicine’s life cycle. […]

July 20, 2023

Trust is a crucial part of any society, and it is of the utmost importance within the healthcare industry. Ensuring the trustworthiness of healthcare providers is essential for patient confidence as they must be able to trust them to offer […]