Hope for Parkinson’s patients: The brain implants changing lives
Advanced devices are now giving hope to greater numbers of patients living with Parkinson’s disease. Millions of people worldwide are …
Qiagen and FBI partner on DNA quant digital PCR assays
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is partnering with Netherland-based Qiagen to develop a novel assay capable of detecting …
MHRA report finds wellbeing apps welcomed but users wary of AI chatbots
qThe UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has published initial findings from a three-year report intended to set …
FDA approves CereVasc’s eShunt system study for hydrocephalus
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted investigational device exemption (IDE) approval for CereVasc to initiate the STRIDE …
Averto Medical secures $30.5m to advance ColoSeal system
Averto Medical has closed an oversubscribed $30.5m Series A financing round, which will help advance its ColoSeal medical device that …
FDA issues 510(k) clearance for US Medical Innovations’ ablation system
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued 510k clearance for US Medical Innovations’s Canady Helios Cold Plasma (CHCP) …
Samsung to acquire foetal ultrasound AI software company Sonio
Samsung Medison, an affiliate of Samsung Electronics and a global medical equipment company, has entered an agreement for the acquisition …
Psilocybin effective in treating depression
A new study published in the British Medical Journal found potential in the use of psilocybin to treat depression, with …
AngioDynamics touts positive data from AlphaVac trial
US-based device company AngioDynamics has announced new data that finds its AlphaVac F1885 System safe in patients with acute intermediate-risk …
Opmed.ai raises $15m to advance AI-optimisation system
US-based company Opmed.ai has raised $16m in Series A funding to develop its AI-driven software, which is designed to optimise …
Researchers hit ‘milestone’ in light therapy for spinal cord injury study
Scientists at the University of Birmingham, UK, have developed a method to repair nerve connections for patients with spinal cord …
Medtronic’s renal denervation system receives approval in China
Medtronic has announced the approval of its Symplicity Spyral renal denervation (RDN) system by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) …
FDA approves Geneoscopy’s ColoSense test for CRC screening
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to Geneoscopy's ColoSense, a noninvasive multi-target stool RNA (mt-sRNA) test …
RapidAI’s AngioFlow imaging solution gains FDA 510(k) clearance
RapidAI has secured 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its AngioFlow perfusion imaging solution. The AngioFlow …
KKR agrees to acquire Indian medical devices company Healthium
Global investment company KKR has signed agreements under which funds managed by KKR will acquire Indian medical devices company Healthium …