Digital Health

MIT Model Automates AI for Medical Decision-Making

MIT computer scientists are hoping to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence to improve medical decision-making, by automating a key step that’s usually done by hand — and that’s becoming more laborious as certain datasets grow ever-larger.

The Challenges of Securing and Protecting Medical Devices

Regardless of how far medical device manufacturers have advanced security processes, these three key considerations can ensure process efficacy.

A Wearable Device Is Changing the Way Clinicians Manage Parkinson's Patients

A recently published study suggests that the wearable Personal KinetiGraph (PKG) provides a more effective approach to assessing motor fluctuations in Parkinson’s disease patients compared with patient-reported motor diaries.

The Future of (Digital) Surgery

Hospitals are replacing antiquated surgical spaces with new operating suites to better support outpatient surgery, minimally invasive techniques, and digital and technological innovations. Robotic surgical systems and imaging technologies like surgical navigation systems are projected to become ubiquitous.

Devices Continue to Gain Traction As Opioid Epidemic Rages On

Stimwave Technologies has a nod from FDA and CE mark for its Freedom SCS System, which can be used to treat chronic back pain. However, the company is continuing to gain traction with strong preliminary results for its Tsunami clinical trial. The results come at a time when the State of Oklahoma has a multi-billion case against Johnson & Johnson over the impact of the opioid crisis.

A Medical Device Worth Sweating Over

A hydration-tracking sweat patch made of flexible electronics that attach to the body recently got a workout, thanks to cadets at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado. This patch is designed to battle dehydration in soldiers, workers, and athletes in the field.

MedicaSafe Turns Attention to Opioid Addiction

The New York-based company has received a $1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to support a clinical trial looking at how to get a better handle on opioid use disorder.

Intuitive Is the Latest Surgical Robotics Company to Level Up

The Sunnyvale, CA-based company’s acquisition of the robotic endoscope portion of Schölly Fiberoptic’s business follows strategic moves by Medtronic and Verb Surgical to strengthen their respective robotics platforms.

Could a Headband and an App Help Tackle Insomnia?

Dreem 2 combines hardware and software to offer sleep tracking and insomnia treatment.

FemPulse Enrolls 1st Patient in Feasibility Study for OAB in Women

FemPulse joins the growing number of companies contributing to the rapid growth of the bioelectronics market.

It Looks Like Apple is in Healthcare for the Long Haul

The Cupertino, CA-based company will now begin to sell One Drop’s wireless glucose monitor at select stores in the U.S.

Standardizing Smart Body Area Networks

A new European standard establishes interfaces, infrastructure, and access to any SmartBAN data/entities, promoting unified access to medical sensors and wearables.

Ocutrx Harnesses the Power of AR for Vision Correction

The Irvine, CA-based company has presented results of the first pre-pilot trial for its Oculenz AR glasses.

LabCorp and Mount Sinai to Create AI-Fueled Digital Pathology Center

The collaboration calls for the use of the Philips IntelliSite Pathology Solution to expand the digital pathology capabilities at Mount Sinai Health System.