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Explainer: what’s changing with the EU’s Medical Device Regulation?

The EU’s Medical Device Regulation (EU MDR) is set to replace the current directive for the regulation of devices in 2020. Here are the main changes you need to know...

The latest in AI-powered medical imaging tech

The field of medical imaging continues to be enhanced with the latest artificial intelligence techniques. Here are four medical imaging technologies benefiting from the AI revolution.

World Mental Health Day: tech tackles anxiety and depression in the workplace

World Mental Health Day is observed on the 10 October every year. It seeks to reflect on progress and look at what needs to be done to eradicate the enduring...

September’s top news stories

Medtronic to acquire surgical systems developer Mazor Robotics for a total consideration of about $1.64bn, and Abbott obtains CE-Mark for its Architect Stat High Sensitive Troponin-I blood test to predict...

VisitHealth: using tech to help GPs better diagnose patients

Yulia Smal created mobile diagnostics service VisitHealth after realising that her sick daughter could be treated more effectively using remote technology to communicate with her doctor, than in a hospital...

How close are 3D printed organs to reality?

With the Medical University of Vienna 3D printing a human placenta earlier this year and biotech company BIOLIFE4D aiming to print a human heart by 2019, could 3D printed organs...

Wearable health technology: fads or the future?

The wearable health technology craze looks like it’s here to stay but some devices are proving more useful to the medical industry than others. Which of the most talked about...

Migraine: is gammaCore the solution?

Successful migraine treatments still elude the medical industry despite the World Health Organisation classifying chronic migraine as more disabling than blindness, paraplegia, angina or rheumatoid arthritis. US-based company electroCore claims...

Disposable diagnostics: fighting antimicrobial resistance in the field

Dr Maria Daniela Angione of Trinity College Dublin has developed an electronic chip intended for use as part of a disposable diagnostic tool. Now undergoing preclinical trials, it could quickly...

August’s top news stories

The US FDA approved the first generic version of the EpiPen to treat allergic reactions in emergency cases, and an international team of researchers discovered a blood biomarker to help...