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Could HF be Diagnosed with Just an MRI?
Researchers found that MRI could be a reliable and safe option all while avoiding an invasive procedure.
Can Globus Turn Things Around in a Competitive Spine Market?
The company will need to rebound in the second quarter to earn back investor confidence.
Bioventus Needs to Find Another Way to Pay for CartiHeal
The company has nixed a $415 sale of senior notes that was meant to fund its acquisition of CartiHeal.
Medtronic Hits an FTC Roadblock in Intersect ENT Deal
The Federal Trade Commission wants Medtronic to divest an Intersect ENT subsidiary as a condition of the deal.
This Company Is Reinventing the Heart Valve
Foldax is trying to eliminate the tradeoff between mechanical and tissue heart valves by starting from scratch.
Advanced Multi-Organ Chip for Personalized Medicine
Researchers at Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science developed an advanced organ-on-a-chip system that incorporates heart, bone, liver, and skin tissue in independent niches that are linked with simulated vascular flows. The system
Gut Microbiome Composition Predictive of Patient Response to Statins
The research team found that the composition and diversity of the gut microbiome is predictive of the efficacy of statins and the magnitude of negative side effects.
First Commercial Vivistim Patient Set to Begin Paired VNS Therapy for Improved Upper Limb Function Post Stroke
Vivistim System is reviving hope for stroke survivors and addressing an unmet need for those who have chronic impairment,” said Richard Foust, MicroTransponder’s CEO.
New Hope for Advanced Heart Failure: The Total Artificial Heart By Thomas A. Vassiliades, MD MBA
Thomas A. Vassiliades, MD MBA writes, "BiVACOR is developing the Total Artificial Heart, the first long-term therapy for patients with advanced heart failure. The TAH is an implantable rotary biventricular blood pump that uses magnetic
Precision Optics Reports 1st Commercial Vivistim Patient Set to Begin Paired VNS Therapy for Improved Upper Limb Function Post Stroke
This product supports an advanced otoscopy procedure and system already being marketed by Precision Optics customers.
Is Magneto the Hero We Need to Destroy Blood Clots?
Unlike the Marvel Universe character by the same name, this Magneto is battling blood clots with a device based on electric fields.
Medicare Advantage Plans To Explore
Healthcare for aging populations is a concern for many countries in the world. Yet, these demographics need the services more than younger people. Many are living with at least one chronic condition that needs proper
MD&M Minneapolis Call for Speakers Now Open
Share your expertise in medical device design and manufacturing at MD&M Minneapolis this November. Deadline May 18.
Rimsys Launches New RIM Software
The cloud-based regulatory software helps medtech companies strengthen compliance and bring products to market more quickly.
Are Medtech Professionals Satisfied with Their Careers?
MD+DI’s 2022 Medtech Salary Survey contains some of the most valuable data yet as millions of people are re-thinking what they want out of work and life.
How Nufabrx Is Changing the Medical Landscape
What if your medications could be delivered by your clothing?
Valencia Technologies Retains PRIA Healthcare to Improve Patient Access to the eCoin for Treatment of Urge Urinary Incontinence
Valencia Technologies advises that eCoin® consists of a coin-sized neurostimulator that is implanted subcutaneously in the lower leg during a minimally invasive outpatient procedure utilizing only local anesthetic.
Elekta's Esprit Will Enable More Personalized Radio-surgery
Elekta’s new radiosurgery system, Esprit, features sub-millimeter accuracy and allows treatment planning in less than 60 seconds.
Vicarious Struggles for Victory in a Post-SPAC & Pre-commercial Phase
The firm failed to meet consensus by about two cents and had a net loss of $18.2 million.
Filterlex Medical Successfully Completes First-In-Human Study for CAPTIS® Full-Body Embolic Protection Device
The FIH study was designed to demonstrate the safety and feasibility of the CAPTIS device in patients undergoing notes Filterlex Medical.