Category: Innovation

March 7, 2024

WhiteSwell has revealed positive six-month outcomes for patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF), treated with its eLym System, as part of the ongoing DELTA-HF trial. The DELTA-HF trial is a non-randomised early feasibility study assessing the eLym System’s safety […]

March 6, 2024

Continuous glucose monitoring plays an integral role in the management of Type 2 diabetes and the benefits are proven when used alone, or alongside other diabetes and weight management medications.8 Studies show the use of Dexcom continuous glucose monitoring by […]

March 4, 2024

Paris-based device company Carthera has announced that its SonoCloud-9 system can help certain drugs pass the brain-blood barrier, as part of positive results from a Phase I/II clinical trial. The trial examining the SonoCloud-9, designed as an ultrasound-based treatment for […]

February 29, 2024

A drug that has long been used to treat two common men’s health conditions could have some unexpected benefits. Finasteride — more commonly known as Propecia or Proscar — has treated male pattern baldness and enlarged prostate in millions of […]

February 27, 2024

The NHS in the UK has reported that an innovative capsule sponge test could effectively diagnose Barrett’s oesophagus, a precursor to oesophageal cancer, in a trial. The trial has demonstrated the test’s ability to reduce the need for invasive endoscopies […]

February 27, 2024

New research from a survey of digital health companies shows that most companies (73%) use standards-based application programming interfaces (APIs) when integrating with electronic health records (EHRs) (Figure 1). In 2020, ONC finalized its Cures Act Final Rule, which codified […]

February 26, 2024

Young people turned to antidepressants in greater numbers during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, new research has shown. Use of these medications was already on the rise prior to March 2020, but the pandemic accelerated that trend, according to a […]

February 23, 2024

The survey also highlights the increasing demand for VBC consulting services. Two-thirds of providers venturing into VBC rely on advisors to navigate the complexities of: Care delivery challenges: Optimizing workflows and implementing evidence-based practices. Data analytics: Utilizing data to drive […]

February 23, 2024

The digital health market is projected to grow at a compound annual rate of approximately 25% from 2019 to 2025, according to NASDAQ. Needs for digital projects and initiatives have never been higher. However, investments in the sector, including in […]

February 21, 2024

Food allergy sufferers have a new weapon in their fight against severe symptoms. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given the injectable Xolair (omalizumab) the green light for use in decreasing the risk of life-threatening reactions to certain […]

February 20, 2024

Migraine affects over 1 billion people worldwide, including 10% of children and adolescents. It’s a debilitating neurological condition that can significantly impact daily life. Traditional treatment options often involve medication with potential side effects or limitations. Theranica’s Nerivio REN wearable […]

February 20, 2024

Historically, electrophysiological monitoring confined patients to clinical settings with cumbersome equipment. X-trodes’ Smart Skin disrupts this paradigm by transforming an entire monitoring lab into a discreet, flexible, and entirely wireless patch. This empowers users with continuous, medical-grade monitoring in their […]

February 20, 2024

The study was the first to identify earlier patterns of adrenal puberty as a result of prenatal stress. Adrenal puberty is marked by changes like the growth of body hair, pimples and aspects of cognitive maturation, but does not include […]

February 19, 2024

The types of medical devices available and their use in patient care continue to accelerate. The medical devices market is anticipated to surpass $656B by 2032, and it is poised to reach a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.0% […]

February 19, 2024

Medical device company Sharps Technology is set to enhance its global distribution and sales network for drug delivery systems through new North American third-party logistics (3PL) partnerships and a strategic alliance with Roncadelle Operations. This collaboration aims to leverage the […]

February 16, 2024

Clarius Mobile Health has launched T-Mode AI, a new educational tool designed to improve clinicians’ ultrasound image interpretation skills with the help of handheld scanners. Utilising artificial intelligence (AI), T-Mode AI transforms grayscale ultrasound images by adding colour, patterns and […]

February 14, 2024

Although the traditional nearly decade-long clinical trial timelines completely collapsed during COVID, this truncating was not necessarily novel. Precedent exists for accelerating approval timelines during health emergencies such as the AIDs/HIV epidemic, where Compound S, a re-make of AZT, or […]

February 12, 2024

Previously, only people with diabetes who required multiple daily insulin injections were eligible for Medicare coverage of implantable CGMs. This new policy removes that restriction, making the Eversense E3 accessible to all insulin users as well as non-insulin users with […]

February 12, 2024

A study of frozen blood samples has turned up a trove of proteins that may predict several forms of dementia more than 10 years before the disease is diagnosed, researchers from the U.K. and China reported on Monday. The study, […]

February 9, 2024

Biotronik has launched the Micro Rx catheter, a new device for enhancing guidewire support during percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), in the US. The rapid exchange microcatheter is produced by Interventional Medical Device Solutions (IMDS) and exclusively distributed by Biotronik. The […]