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![Can AI make healthcare more human?]()
Can AI make healthcare more human?
AI has the potential to transform the daily job of a doctor, from streamlining administrative tasks to providing fast and accurate diagnoses of conditions which can mystify humans. By automating...
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![Q&A: talking clinical trial tech and acquisitions with Medidata]()
Q&A: talking clinical trial tech and acquisitions with Medidata
Medidata's clinical trial tech is used in approximately half of all life science research products around the world. Now, the company has been acquired by Dassault Systèmes, in a merger...
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![Empowerment vs deceit: the darker side of digital health communities]()
Empowerment vs deceit: the darker side of digital health communities
Chronic illness support communities crop up all over social media and provide a way for people all over the world to connect and support each other in managing their conditions....
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![Health screening: the need for a more proactive approach]()
Health screening: the need for a more proactive approach
In October 2019 the Independent Review of Adult Screening Programmes in England released its full report, praising the NHS’s adult screening programmes, but noting that uptake of screening services is...
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![Peezy Midstream: meet the most unusual item in this year’s Oscars gift bag]()
Peezy Midstream: meet the most unusual item in this year’s Oscars gift bag
All 25 acting and director nominees at last night’s Oscars ceremony took home Peezy Midstream in their swag bags. The device is designed to improve the quality of urine samples...
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![Not very re-Essureing: how a contraceptive implant can ruin lives]()
Not very re-Essureing: how a contraceptive implant can ruin lives
All healthcare providers in the US were ordered to return any unused Essure sterilisation devices to manufacturer Bayer by the end of December 2019, after years of severe side effects...
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![January’s top news stories]()
January’s top news stories
Novacyt’s molecular diagnostics division Primerdesign has launched a molecular research use only (RUO) test for novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), and a report published by ICR has revealed that bladder cancer extended...
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![How are robots contributing to the fight against coronavirus?]()
How are robots contributing to the fight against coronavirus?
Coronavirus has now reached more than 20 countries. The disease has yet to be declared a pandemic but the medtech industry is already stepping up with solutions to contain its...
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![Open wide: how 3D printing is reshaping dentistry]()
Open wide: how 3D printing is reshaping dentistry
The dental 3D printing market is expected to reach $930m by the end of 2025, and its application across different procedures is far-reaching, from the development of dentures to Invisalign...
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![Brexit strongly negative for medtech industry, say Verdict readers]()
Brexit strongly negative for medtech industry, say Verdict readers
The UK leaving the European Union today will be a strongly negative development for the medtech industry, according to a poll of Verdict Medical Devices readers.
