Digital Health

Medtronic Displays its GI Genius at UEG Week

The Dublin-based company signed a distribution agreement with Cosmo Pharmaceuticals to help launch GI Genius, an artificial intelligence-based system used to detect colorectal polyps.

A Blood Test for Brain Cancer with a Dash of AI Added

Researchers for the University of Strathclyde have developed the test, which uses infrared light to produce a "bio-signature" of a blood sample and applies artificial intelligence to check for the signs of cancer.

Medical Device Management in the World of Personalized Medicine

Medical devices paired with sensors can enable real-time monitoring and transmission of patient information to the cloud, improving healthcare as well as future product development.

Wow! Even Our Shirts Are Getting Smarter!

Researchers from the Radboud University Medical Centre in The Netherlands are developing Hexoskin, a smart shirt that can measure breathing in people.

Listening to Data’s Story for Impactful Medical Device Development

An industry expert asks ‘what story is data telling you about infusion pumps and other devices?’

Fitbit Users in Europe Can Now Monitor their Heart Rhythms for Irregularities

The San Francisco-based company has partnered with FibriCheck, to provide a health screening and monitoring app for the Fitbit smartwatch.

How Can Medtech Help Deliver the Data and Value Healthcare Needs?

EY’s 2019 “Pulse of the Industry” report highlights growing demand and opportunities for data as well as some of the challenges medtech needs to overcome to provide value.

Synchron Brings ‘Big Tech’ to Device Industry with Neural Interface

The company, that has a presence in both Melbourne, Australia and Campbell, CA, said it had the first successful implantation of the Stentrode, a minimally invasive neural interface technology to help patients with severe paralysis.

mHealth Apps: How Are They Revolutionizing the Healthcare Industry?

mHealth apps are continuing to get better as mobile app development companies are utilizing era-defining technologies such as blockchain, AR, and IoT.

Black+Decker Carves Out a Spot in Healthcare with Pria

The Towson, MD-based company becomes the latest in a long line of non-traditional firms to enter into the healthcare landscape. Black+Decker worked with Pillo Health to develop Pria, a technology to help adults and their caregivers independently and proactively manage their healthcare at home.

Bayer Dives into Digital Health and AI with New Partnership

The collaboration calls for One Drop’s artificial intelligence platform to be used in Bayer’s bio-digital efforts in therapeutic areas such as oncology cardiovascular disease, and women's health. One Drop also raised $40 million in a series B round that Bayer led.