Rapid antigen tests for SARS-CoV-2: The benefits and drawbacks22 December 2020 Rapid antigen tests for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 look set to become a key part of the arsenal in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic with more than 100 companies around the world developing and...
Global collaboration ensures Covid-19 antigen tests available in LMICs22 December 2020 The Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator initiative has outlined a set of agreements to make available, for low and middle-income countries (LMIC), affordable, high-quality rapid SARS-CoV-2 antigen...
Siemens Healthineers’s new High-V MRI a paradigm shift in pulmonary MRI22 December 2020 Siemens Healthineers has unveiled their new Magnetom Free.Max MRI which is set to open new opportunities in magnetic resonance imaging. The Magnetom Free.Max, the company’ smallest, most lightweight...
Top 10 medical developments for 202122 December 2020 Each year at this time Cleveland Clinic looks at the top 10 medical innovations of the past year. This year a team of experts from Cleveland Clinic have selected what they consider the top 10 innovations...
Researchers extend capabilities of ultrasound with new tech to dynamically shape ultrasound waves22 December 2020 Scientists from the Max Planck Institute have developed a chip-based technology that generates sound profiles with high resolution and intensity, opening up new possibilities for ultrasound therapy. The...
Focused ultrasound used to breach blood-brain barrier for treatment delivery22 December 2020 University of Virginia (UVA) researchers are pioneering the use of focused ultrasound to breach the brain’s protective barrier so that doctors could, at last, deliver many treatments directly into the...
Researchers show potentially fatal impact of Covid-19 on the heart22 December 2020 Cardiac ultrasound (echocardiograms) is providing a view of the impact of Covid-19 on the heart. A new study by researchers at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York is using cardiac ultrasound...
GE Healthcare unveils Voluson SWIFT, AI-enhanced women’s health ultrasound22 December 2020 GE Healthcare has unveiled Voluson SWIFT, a new ultrasound system designed to help women’s health clinicians expand diagnostic capabilities. The system features industry-first AI algorithms to support...
New ultrasound imaging technique significantly drives down tech costs22 December 2020 North Carolina State University researchers have demonstrated a new technique for creating ultrasound images. The new approach is substantially simpler than existing techniques and could significantly...
Konica introduces new PoC SONIMAGE HS222 December 2020 Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas, has introduced the nextgeneration, compact ultrasound system, SONIMAGE HS2, featuring advanced image clarity and innovative functionality optimized for point-of-care...
Hyperfine’s PoC MRI receives Best Practices Product Innovation award from Frost & Sullivan22 December 2020 Hyperfine has received a Best Practices Product Innovation award from Frost & Sullivan for the company’s category-defining portable MR imaging technology. Analysts from Frost & Sullivan describe the...
Butterfly Network on track to make ultrasound as universal as the stethoscope22 December 2020 Traditionally, ultrasound – as useful an imaging tool as it is – has really only been accessible in hospitals and clinics. This is all changing now with the development of a super high-tech handheld...
International Hospital Federation looks at pandemic’s effect on transformation of health services22 December 2020 The International Hospitals Federation (IHF) held a stimulating and informative virtual congress on 4-5 November entitled: Learning from Covid-19 – Transforming Health Services. There were several speaker...
Medovate, Vygon agree to distribute SAFIRa device for anaesthesia08 December 2020 Medovate, a dynamic medical device company, and Vygon Group, a group specialising in single-use medical devices, have agreed an exclusive deal to distribute SAFIRa (SAFer Injection for Regional Anaesthesia)...
Ampronix honoured with President’s “E” Award for exports08 December 2020 Ampronix has been selected to receive the President’s “E” Award for exports. The award is the highest recognition any U.S. entity can receive for making a significant contribution to the expansion...
Augmented Reality and the future operating room30 October 2020 The futuristic Augmented Reality looks set to have a major impact on image-guided surgery. We spoke to Dr Atul Gupta, the Chief Medical Officer for Image Guided Therapy at Philips about their collaboration...
Clinical decision support for prostate cancer care in the age of information overload30 October 2020 Philipp Grätzel von Grätz, MD speaks to Professor Helge Seifert, MD, Head of the Department of Urology at University Hospital Basel (USB) and Christian Wetterauer, MD, urologist at USB about how they...
An innovative thumb implant: From concept to clinical use30 October 2020 Loci Orthopaedics is a multi-award winning medical device company specialising in the development of orthopaedic technologies to meet unmet clinical needs in the orthopaedics extremities space. Most recently...
Smart devices set to enhance surgical outcomes30 October 2020 MedTech is a fascinating field to follow. It evolves rapidly and there are many players involved, from small start-up entrepreneurial initiatives focussing on unmet-needs to large corporates developing...
Addressing the physical and emotional needs of breast cancer patients30 October 2020 By Roberto Gennari, MD, MSc, Director, Breast Cancer Program, Fondazione Istituto G. Giglio di Cefalù, Italy Breast cancer claims the lives of more European women than any other cancer. Every woman now...
Learning from COVID-19 – Transforming Health Services – an IHF virtual forum30 October 2020 The International Hospital Federation is holding a virtual forum titled: Learning from COVID-19 – Transforming Health Services. The forum takes place on 4-5 November 2020 with a comprehensive program...
Prominent respiratory group calls for elimination of exemptions for respiratory patients to use face masks08 October 2020 There have been many misleading health news stories, hoaxes and biased information about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic circulating on the internet, and also in printed media and on TV. However, sometimes...
Siemens Healthineers announces plans to acquire Varian for US$16.4bn24 August 2020 Siemens Healthineers announced early August that it plans to acquire Varian in an initiative to advance the fight against cancer and strengthen its position in healthcare. Siemens Healthineers and Varian...
Europe’s largest initiative to accelerate COVID-19 therapy development is launched24 August 2020 The Corona Accelerated R&D in Europe (CARE) consortium was launched on 18 August with a grant totalling €77.7 million. It is Europe’s largest initiative to accelerate therapy development for COVID-19...
Oxford COVID-19 policy ‘Supertracker’ wins support from OECD, World Bank05 August 2020 Oxford has launched the ‘Oxford Supertracker’ < https://supertracker.spi.ox.ac.uk > – a global directory for COVID-19 policy trackers and surveys – to enable policy-makers and stakeholders to...
New mental health programme helps frontline healthcare workers at risk from PTSD and depression05 August 2020 Researchers from the Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford have developed a new mental health treatment programme to provide frontline healthcare workers with one-to-one support,...
Cyber security for healthcare – your must attend masterclass24 July 2020 Ramifications way beyond financial loss and breach of privacy? Equip Global proudly presents Cyber Security for Healthcare – a live online event from 6 – 9 October 2020. This masterclass will emphasize...
Cleveland Clinic advises different approach to preventing CVD in women24 July 2020 Women have unique risk factors for heart disease that need to be taken into account in prevention and treatment strategies, according to a Cleveland Clinic cardiologist who led a team tasked with updating...
Biopharma companies invest $1bn in new AMR Action Fund to save collapsing antibiotic research pipeline24 July 2020 In one of the most ambitious collaborative initiatives ever undertaken by the pharmaceutical industry, more than 20 leading biopharmaceutical companies in early July announced the launch of the AMR Action...
My Personal Therapeutics and Pentavere receive Eureka funding24 July 2020 My Personal Therapeutics, a London-based medtech/digital therapeutics company and Pentavere Research Group, a Canadian-based Artificial Intelligence and data insight company have been awarded Eurkela Collaborative...
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