Epicore scores investment for deploying sweat-sensing wearables in Asia
Epicore’s connected hydration device integrates with a mobile app to provide heat injury alerts when a user has exceeded a pre-determined threshold of sweat loss, based on individual physiology. Image Credit: Pheelings media / Shutterstock. US-based Epicore Biosystems has received investments from US-based Pegasus Tech Ventures and Japanese Denka Company to scale and distribute its […]
Bupa is leveraging its unique position to develop IoT and AI features
Bupa makes use of apps to facilitate patient health monitoring, including symptom checking and mental health support. Credit: Bupa. Internet of things (IoT) technology has boomed over the past decade, particularly so in the medical industry over the past three years. The Covid-19 pandemic led to an expansion of telehealth products, and the rapid dissemination […]
Onward Medical kicks off feasibility study for ARC-IM neurostimulator
Onward Medical has received nine FDA Breakthrough Device Designations for its ARC-IM System. Image credit: Shutterstock/mutus. Onward Medical has started a Netherlands-based clinical feasibility study to assess its ARC-IM neurostimulator’s ability to improve haemodynamic instability in spinal cord injury (SCI) patients. The HemON NL study will be conducted at the Sint Maartenskliniek hospital in Nijmegen, […]
AI Governance Alliance calls for better collaboration in advanced AI
Ai Needs Stronger Collaboration, Says Aiga Credit: Getty Images / Andreypopov As global leaders and industry power players gather in Davos to address the world’s most pressing problems, the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) AI Governance Alliance (AIGA) has called for stronger collaboration to create a framework for advanced AI. In a series of three new […]
AI regulation in the spotlight at WEF healthcare panel
AI has been a major focus at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2024 in Davos, Switzerland. Credit: Shutterstock / Drop of Light Artificial intelligence (AI) and its tentative but uneasy entrance into the healthcare market took central focus at the World Economic Forum (WEF) during an expert discussion. AI has been a major focus […]
NeuroSigma gets green light from FDA for ADHD wearable
ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects peoples behaviour. Credit: ClareM via Shutterstock. NeuroSigma has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its second-generation Monarch external trigeminal nerve stimulation (eTNS) system to treat paediatric attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Monarch eTNS 2.0 works by delivering mild electrical impulses to the trigeminal nerve, a […]
Paragon 28 launches Bun-Yo-Matic Lapidus Clamp System
Paragon 28’s Bun-Yo-Matic Lapidus Clamp System. Credit: Paragon 28/Business Wire. Paragon 28 has announced the launch of the Bun-Yo-Matic Lapidus Clamp System, and the completion of the first surgical cases in Seattle, Washington, and Orange County, California, in the US. Bun-Yo-Matic is a bunion solution designed to simulate weight-bearing intraoperatively and allows for compression before […]
US FDA clears DermaSensor’s skin cancer detection device
The DermaSensor’s handheld artificial intelligence (AI)-powered spectroscopy device is non-invasive and wireless. Credit: DermaSensor/Business Wire. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted clearance to DermaSensor for its AI-powered skin cancer detection device. The technology is designed to offer primary care physicians a real-time, non-invasive tool to detect all common skin cancers, melanoma, basal […]
UIC researchers invent new test for oral cancer screening
The new cancer detection kit requires less than a minute of gentle brushing to collect a sample. Credit: Sirikarn Rinruesee/Shutterstock.com. Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) in the US have invented a new diagnostic kit that allows for the early detection of oral cancer through a simple brush biopsy. The kit, created by […]
Vysioneer, MC Medical introduce AI solution for brain tumour
Officials from Vysioneer and MC Medical. Credit: PRNewswire/Vysioneer. Oncology artificial intelligence (AI) company Vysioneer has announced a strategic collaboration with Mitsubishi Corporation subsidiary MC Medical to introduce a new brain tumour auto contouring AI solution to the Japanese market. This technology, named VBrain, is designed to improve clinical workflows and treatment accuracy for brain radiosurgery […]