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Innovation, Medical Devices

First surgeries testing rotator cuff augmentation implant carried out in Florida

November 29, 2023

Via: Medical Device Network

The first surgeries testing an implant system designed to protect injured tendons have been successfully carried out at a Florida hospital ahead of the implants US rollout. Anika Therapeutics’ Integrity implant system is described as a hyaluronic acid-based scaffold with […]


News

Coffee and COVID: Could drinking 1 or 2 cups a day reduce the severity of the viral illness?

November 21, 2023

Via: Fox News

Your daily cup of coffee could potentially double as COVID protection, a new study from China Medical University is suggesting. Previous research has shown that a diet rich in polyphenols — a class of compounds found in many plant foods […]


Innovation, Research

Ingestible pill that monitors vitals yields positive results in human trial

November 20, 2023

Via: Medical Device Network

An ingestible pill that monitors vital signs from inside the body has produced positive results from a first-in-human study. The data, published on 17 November in the journal Device, demonstrates that the mini sensor could replace intrusive, wearable sensors in […]


News

FDA approves first at-home chlamydia and gonorrhoea sample collection in US

November 16, 2023

Via: Medical Device Network

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved LetsGetChecked’s at-home testing system for chlamydia and gonorrhoea. The De Novo authorisation by the agency means the device is the first FDA-approved home sample collection system for the two sexually transmitted […]


Innovation, Research

Does the flu increase the risk of heart attacks?

November 10, 2023

Via: Fox News

As flu season looms, the virus may not only leave people vulnerable to pneumonia, fever and body aches — but it may also increase the risk of heart attack, according to several past studies. Those who had the flu were […]


Regulatory

New California Law Offers Fresh Protection From Steep Ambulance Bills

November 7, 2023

Via: Kaiser Health News

Last year, Jennifer Reisz’s college-age daughter, Megan, was kicked in the chest multiple times by the family’s horse. Megan fell to the ground, unable to move or speak. Though she was alone, her Apple Watch detected her distress and called […]


Biomarker, Innovation

New lung cancer screening guidelines increase eligibility for high-risk patients: Should you be screened?

November 2, 2023

Via: Fox News

The American Cancer Society (ACS) has announced new guidelines for lung cancer screenings. Published in the ACS journal “CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians” on Wednesday, the advisory reconsiders those who are at high risk for developing lung cancer and […]


News

Tracking healthcare data breaches

October 31, 2023

Via: Healthcare Dive

Healthcare data breaches are on the rise as companies increasingly use digital services to store sensitive patient material. In healthcare, cyberattacks have outpaced other industries as criminals seize the opportunity to exploit system vulnerabilities in pursuit of a trove of […]


Biomarker, Innovation

The Future of Biomarker-Based Therapy for Mental Disorder Care

October 26, 2023

Via: HitConsultant

We are living in a mental health epidemic. An estimated 26 percent of Americans ages 18 and older – about one in four adults – suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year. Among mental disorders, cases of […]


Biomarker, Innovation

Think You Have COVID? Here’s The Best Way To Test Yourself Now.

October 18, 2023

Via: HuffPost

It’s that time of year again. Upper respiratory infections like respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza and COVID are rising — and we’re only just getting started. The signs and symptoms of these infections can be quite similar and include anything […]


Innovation, Research

Enterprise Imaging: What is the Market Opportunity Beyond Radiology?

October 17, 2023

Via: HitConsultant

The concept of an enterprise imaging strategy was coined over a decade ago, however, it’s only in recent years that the expansion beyond “enterprise radiology” has truly begun. The total market for IT across those nine specialties included in Signify […]


Innovation, Patient Experience

Medicare Advantage Bait and Switch

October 16, 2023

Via: Health IT Answers

I have one quid pro quo in my life: I won’t tell you what to do if you don’t tell me what to do. I won’t tell you what to do, how to do it and when to do it, […]


Wellness

Is The 5 A.M. Productivity Trend Healthy? Here’s Who Shouldn’t Do It.

October 13, 2023

Via: HuffPost

From Oprah Winfrey to Apple’s Tim Cook, some of the world’s most successful people wake up early to start tackling tasks. Productive morning routines are so highly associated with success that leadership expert Robin Sharma wrote about the strategy in […]


Innovation, Research

Clinical trial launches for at-home STI and HPV diagnostic tampon

October 12, 2023

Via: Medical Device Network

UK gynaecological health start-up Daye and contract research organisation Lindus Health have teamed up to launch a clinical trial investigating a tampon capable of detecting human papillomavirus (HPV) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The trial, overseen by Lindus Health, will […]


Biomarker, Innovation

KHB scores EU certification for HIV antibody diagnostic test

October 12, 2023

Via: Medical Device Network

Shanghai Kehua Bio-engineering (KHB) has obtained an EU class D in vitro diagnostic regulation certification for rapid tests covering the company’s diagnostic kit for HIV (1/2) antibody (Colloidal Gold) V2. KHB’s HIV diagnostic kit tests for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 […]


News

Here are the best and worst US states for mental health, as revealed in a new report

October 11, 2023

Via: Fox News

Where you live could have a lot to do with how you feel. A recent study from Soliant Health, a health care staffing and research company based in Atlanta, Georgia, has revealed this year’s best and worst U.S. states to […]


Innovation, Med Tech

Microsoft unveils new generative AI products for health systems

October 10, 2023

Via: Healthcare Dive

The healthcare industry is a wellspring of data, and that accumulation is growing rapidly. According to World Economic Forum figures cited by Microsoft, hospitals produce 50 petabytes of data per year — equivalent to 10 billion MP3 music files — […]


Biomarker, Innovation

HLTH 2023: Urgency needed to address neurodegenerative disease space

October 9, 2023

Via: Medical Device Network

As the prevalence of neurodegenerative diseases rapidly rises, researchers at the ongoing HLTH 2023 conference highlighted how biomarker development is urgently needed for treatment breakthroughs to occur. In the United States, as many as 6.2 million people may have Alzheimer’s […]


Innovation, Research

Simple everyday activity could slash heart disease risk by 20%, study finds

October 9, 2023

Via: Fox News

Taking the stairs may be a smart move for your heart’s health. A recent study published in the medical journal Atherosclerosis found that regular stair-climbing could reduce the risk of certain types of heart disease. Specifically, the research revealed that […]


Innovation, Research

Calls to poison centers for ADHD medication errors have risen 300% since 2000, study finds

October 5, 2023

Via: Fox News

Amid rising diagnoses, a growing number of kids are getting prescriptions for ADHD medications — but the administered doses aren’t always accurate. Medication errors for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder have risen by nearly 300% between 2000 and 2021 for people younger than […]