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Analysis
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![Deep space diagnostics in the latest Medical Technology]()
Deep space diagnostics in the latest Medical Technology
In this issue: Deep space diagnostics, dirty duodenoscopes, smartphone-based sperm testing, at-home asthma management, and much more.
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![Ethics in healthcare AI: how should the industry prepare?]()
Ethics in healthcare AI: how should the industry prepare?
Recent years have turned the phrase ‘artificial intelligence’ into something of a buzzword, but it’s hard to deny the impact machine learning is currently having on healthcare. The ethical implications...
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![Duodenoscopes: a dirty problem]()
Duodenoscopes: a dirty problem
Duodenoscopes, with their many small working parts, are notoriously difficult to sterilise after use. The FDA has called for major manufacturers Olympus, Pentax and Fujifilm to carry out more post-market...
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![Exceeding expectations: home sperm testing in the fertility tech market]()
Exceeding expectations: home sperm testing in the fertility tech market
With 40% of fertility problems faced by heterosexual couples stemming from the male partner, tech start-up ExSeed has developed a user-operated smartphone-based sperm testing kit designed to increase men's awareness...
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![October’s top news stories]()
October’s top news stories
3M has completed the acquisition of wound care solutions provider Acelity and its KCI subsidiaries globally for around $6.7bn, and researchers from the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of...
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![World Health Summit 2019: what’s happening in digital health?]()
World Health Summit 2019: what’s happening in digital health?
The World Health Summit pulls together stakeholders from across the healthcare sector each year to discuss the latest innovations in the industry, from the deployment of health data to expanding...
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![Roundtable: choosing a contract device manufacturer]()
Roundtable: choosing a contract device manufacturer
Medical device contract manufacturing is a rapidly growing sector, with the market expected to reach a value of more than $91bn by 2024 from just $55bn in 2019. But for...
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![Q&A: an inside look at medtech venture capital with Vesalius]()
Q&A: an inside look at medtech venture capital with Vesalius
Life sciences venture capital fund Vesalius Biocapital has recently closed its third and largest fund, marking a move towards digital health from drug development and securing funding from the European...
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![Sam Pashneh-Tala Q&A: 3D printing as a catalyst for change]()
Sam Pashneh-Tala Q&A: 3D printing as a catalyst for change
A lot of the hype around 3D printing in healthcare has concentrated on the bioprinting of organs or the development of smart prosthetics – but what if the technology was...
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![Debate: can Alexa be trusted with our health questions?]()
Debate: can Alexa be trusted with our health questions?
In July, the UK National Health Service announced it has teamed up with Amazon to make NHS-verified health information searchable by voice on the company’s Alexa home assistant. The move...
