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SmileDirectClub Announces Launch of Innovative SmileMaker Platform
SmileDirectClub notes their technology is an industry first, upgrading current 2D remote scanning options and introducing real-time AI to capture a 3D view of the teeth.
Tips To Survive Chronic Back Pain In Winter
Winter is about cold winds, snow, and seasonal blues. These factors can aggravate physical woes, including chronic back pain. The extra workload of shoveling the snow and festive prep can worsen it due to exertion
How to Create a Potentially Demanded and Valuable Health Application in 2022-2023
This is the ideal article for entrepreneurs who need to learn how to create a health app (Topflight Apps’ guidelines). This article covers things you should know about how to build a medical app. We’ll start
What Can CJC-1295 + Ipamorelin and GHRP-2 Do?
Peptides-What are they? In humans, peptides are a kind of naturally occurring short-chain amino acid. Proteins are made up of amino acids, and some amino acids have evolved to control how our bodies work.
Reasons Why Eco-Friendly Products are Good for You
When it comes to eco-friendly products, there are many benefits to be had. Not only are you doing your part to help the environment, but you’re also doing something good for yourself. Here are some
American Academy of Nursing Releases Position Statement on Firearm Safety and Violence Prevention
The American Academy of Nursing has long supported policies to reduce firearm violence. Firearm violence, from suicides to mass shootings, is an epidemic in the United States, and as such, a public health approach to
SafeSource Direct Receives FDA Clearance for American-Made PPE
Justin Hollingsworth, CEO, SafeSource Direct. “While COVID-era shortages and substandard products may seem like things of the past, the risk that our nation’s healthcare providers find themselves in a similar situation remains very real. That’s
This Week Last Year in Medtech: Nov. 13-19
See what Philips, Globus Medical, and Medtronic were up to this time last year.
Managing Risk for Medical Devices
FDA held a webinar earlier this week, to help manufacturers understand how to tackle risk throughout the entire life cycle of a medical device.
TeleFlex Gibeck IsoGard Filter Recall & Other Supplier News
Here’s what was new in the world of medical device suppliers during the week of November 13.
Viz.ai and Vastrax Join Forces to Accelerate Clinical Trial Enrollment
“We are pleased to partner with Vastrax to advance important clinical research,” said Jayme Strauss, chief clinical officer at Viz.ai. “Viz’s AI-powered recruitment software, combined with Vastrax’s deep expertise in neurovascular and vascular clinical trials,
Stryker Opens New 3D Printing Facility in Ireland
The new 3D printing facility will create 600 jobs in the city of Cork.
3 Technologies Making Clinical Trials Even More Accessible
It is no secret that technology impacts basically every area of our lives today. So, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that technology has made its way to the scientific industry as well. It has
Smith+Nephew Opens Academy in Singapore
The new academy includes a digital operating suite, handheld robotics, 4K arthroscopy towers, surgical navigation tools, live transmission capabilities, and touch-screen interfaces to train doctors on the company's products.
The UK Has a Surgical Backlog Crisis
Healthcare professionals call for urgent action as 7.07 million people in the UK are waiting for elective surgery.
Implantable Device Adheres to Muscle, Treats Atrophy
Scientists at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard have developed a mechanically active gel-elastomer-nitinol tissue adhesive, otherwise known as MAGENTA. The implantable device functions as a soft robot, and it can be
University Medical Center Utrecht Partners with Paige to Conduct Health Economics Study and to Evaluate AI in Clinical Setting
UMC Utrecht will deploy Paige AI applications for routine clinical use and conduct a clinical health economics study to support the adoption and reimbursement of AI applications in pathology.
Verve Medical Announces Results of Feasibility Trial for Transurethral Renal Pelvic Denervation for Uncontrolled Hypertension
The results of the Verve study were published last week in the American Heart Association’s (“AHA”) Hypertension journal. Hypertension is the leading risk factor for preventable deaths worldwide. See link to AHA publication below: (www.ahajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.122.20048).
Layoff Woes Continue with Illumina Announcement
The company reported it will cut its global workforce by 5%.
3M Is in Hot Water Again Over PFAS 'Forever Chemicals'
California is suing 3M over its use of toxic substances known as PFAS – and this isn't the first time the company has landed in legal trouble over these "forever chemicals."