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Natus Becomes Private to Overcome Supply Chain Woes
The Middleton, WI-based company was acquired by Archimed, a European investment firm.
Renovia Reports Published Studies Find Low Documented Adherence to Guideline-based Care for Female SUI
Renovia advises 1 study showed significantly higher costs for payers in the two years following diagnosis for women whose treatment claims did not align with published guidelines for female UI.
Medtech in a Minute: Amazon's Latest Healthcare Move, and More
Catch up on the latest medtech news in one minute or less.
Annalee Lutgen Named CFO of Intricon
Annalee Lutgen will oversee financial operations for Intricon, which has more than 900 employees across three offices and six manufacturing sites
How to Keep Telehealth Solutions Afloat?
By Pauline T Mayer The use of telemedicine has been gradually decreasing all across the USA. So is the end of remote consultations in healthcare looming? To answer this question, Itransition suggests looking at patients’ satisfaction with
3 Tips to Make Informed Health Decisions
Everyone has to make some serious healthcare decisions at some point. It may be something that concerns you and only you or a family member. Either way, such a decision is often difficult to make
Getting Ready For your Pregnancy
You might think you only need to prepare for the road ahead once you find out you’re having a baby. That alone is a must. However, you also need to take some steps before you
Amazon Primed to Disrupt Healthcare
The tech giant plans to buy One Medical, a primary care organization, in an effort to "reinvent" the healthcare experience.
Caption Health AI System Gets EU Nod
The company’s AI ultrasound technology could help lower cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality through early detection, accessibility, and cost-effectiveness.
3DEO Adds New Services & More Supplier News
Here’s what was new in the world of medical device suppliers during the week of June 17.
Brain-Computer Interfaces at Home: Interview with Dr. Solzbacher of Blackrock Neurotech
Blackrock Neurotech, a medtech company based in Salt Lake City, has pioneered an array of brain-computer interface technologies. Medgadget last spoke with Blackrock Neurotech a year ago about their thought-to-text brain computer interface, but since
Optical Tweezers Turn Neutrophils into Microrobots
The possibility of using our own cells to perform medical tasks within the body is tantalizing, as it would avoid the immune responses that can occur with synthetic objects. Researchers at Jinan University in China
Biosynthetic Trilayered Ventricle Pumps Blood
Biomedical engineers at the University of Toronto have developed a method to create a small-scale biosynthetic left ventricle that can pump blood within a bioreactor. While the construct is too small to act as replacement
Is Abbott Investors' Frustration Justified?
Abbott stock traded lower Wednesday after the company's Q2 earnings call, but are investors ignoring the company's unique position in medtech?
DentalMonitoring: July Product Announcements
“We’re excited that our unique technology trusted by thousands of doctors and more than 1.5 million patients worldwide will now be available to enhance product capabilities, workflows and solutions throughout the dental world,” says DentalMonitoring
South Korea’s Metaverse Doctors Alliance to Adopt SOLVE Token as Payment Currency in the Healthcare Metaverse
Under this agreement, the SOLVE token will be adopted as the payment currency of choice for healthcare services rendered in South Korea’s upcoming Metaverse Clinic.
Europe's MDR May Be Hurting Innovation
Four startling conclusions from a Medtech Europe survey on how the new Medical Device Regulation (MDR) is impacting innovation in the EU.
How X-Trodes Is Redefining Electrophysiology Monitoring
The Israeli startup wants to bring medical-grade sleep monitoring capabilities to the home.
Dissociating Tissue into Single Cells Using Electric Fields
A team of scientists at Brown University has developed a technique that allows them to rapidly dissociate a tissue sample into individual cells. The approach involves placing a tissue sample, such as a tumor biopsy,
Nanoparticle Vaccine for Many SARS-Like Coronaviruses
Researchers at the California Institute of Technology, better known as Caltech, have developed a nanoparticle vaccine that appears to confer broad protection against SARS-like betacoronaviruses. This includes SARS-CoV-2, responsible for the current pandemic, and SARS-CoV,