All articles by Shalini Nair

Shalini Nair

Research finds ten-minute CT scan can detect common hypertension cause

The study of the new scan involved a total of 128 patients.

Viz.ai launches Viz Vascular Suite to detect vascular disease

The end-to-end platform for vascular care teams leverages AI to help speed up vascular disease identification and treatment.

miR Scientific announces commercial launch of miR Sentinel

miR Sentinel is designed to evaluate the risk of aggressive prostate cancer.

Siemens Healthineers gets EUA from FDA for Covid-19 antigen self-test

CLINITEST Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Self-Test offers results in 15 minutes.

Microsoft to buy speech recognition firm Nuance for $19.7bn

Microsoft has agreed to buy artificial intelligence (AI) speech recognition firm Nuance Communications in an all-cash deal of $19.7bn.

Boston Scientific starts trial of WATCHMAN FLX LAAC Device

Boston Scientific has begun the CHAMPION-AF clinical trial to analyse the safety and efficacy of the WATCHMAN FLX Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) Device for patients suffering from non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF).

Relievant Medsystems completes equity financing

Relievant Medsystems, a US-based medical device company focused on treatment of chronic low back pain (CLBP), has completed a $70m equity financing.

Medtronic receives FDA approval for NIM Vital nerve monitoring system

Medtronic has secured Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance of the NIM Vital nerve monitoring system, which enables doctors to identify, confirm, and monitor nerve function to help cut down the risk of nerve damage during head and neck surgery.