Dermatology
Korean company WONTECH won FDA clearance to introduce its Picocare laser-based tattoo removal device. The system relies on a Nd:YAG (neodymium-doped yttrium...
Merit Medical's Embosphere Microspheres for Minimally Invasive Treatment of Enlarged Prostate
June 26th, 2017 by Editors
Merit Medical has announced winning de novo clearance for its Embosphere Microspheres to be used for prostatic artery embolization procedures as a treatment...
HxRefactored Panelist Interviews: Philips CMO Rob Smythe and Cleveland Clinic Director Dr. Julie Rish
June 26th, 2017 by Michael Batista
During Day 1 of HxRefactored 2017, Medgadget had a chance to sit down with two panelists from the Improving the Clinician Experience panel session to learn more...
LivaNova, a company with offices in Texas and Belgium that makes vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) systems that help to prevent the onset of epileptic seizures, received...
Computer Vision Algorithm Studies Laparoscopic Procedures to Understand What's Going On
June 22nd, 2017 by Editors
Laparoscopic surgeries are often automatically recorded from the point of view of the endoscope's lens. This is thanks to built-in recording equipment that...
HxRefactored 2017 Day 1: Purpose Driven Design, Health Equity, and the Clinician Experience
June 22nd, 2017 by Michael Batista
Welcome to Medgadget's coverage of HxRefactored taking place this week in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Now in its seventh year, HxRefactored, a Health 2.o and Mad*Pow...
Cloud Tech for Life Sciences Research: Interview with Kara Dennis, Managing Director of mHealth at Medidata Solutions
June 22nd, 2017 by Conn Hastings
Medidata Solutions is a global provider of cloud-based technology and data analytics for clinical research. They work with a variety of life sciences clients who...
Newly Designed Nanorods Act as Dual Imaging Agents for Improved Diagnostics and Surgical Use
June 21st, 2017 by Editors
Scientists at the PNG College of Technology have developed new nanoscale rods that may be an effective dual-mode imaging agent for detecting cancer. The nanorods can be...
High resolution MRI scans of the brain can take around thirty minutes to perform, but in the case of a stroke this can be much too long to wait. Typically, if MRI is...
Toshiba Medical Releasing New Vantage Titan / Zen Edition 1.5T MRI Scanner
June 21st, 2017 by Editors
Toshiba Medical, now part of Canon Group, is releasing a new 1.5 Tesla MRI scanner with features that benefit both patient comfort and how efficiently exams are...
EaseCentral Raises $6.5M and Launches Two Offerings for Health Insurance: Interview with CEO David Reid
June 21st, 2017 by Michael Batista
EaseCentral, a cloud-based benefits enrollment software platform built for small and medium insurance brokers and employers, has announced a $6.5 million Series A round...
Virtual reality technology has been used in the past to help reduce the pain experienced during difficult to endure procedures, such as the SnowWorld game designed to...
Cardiology
Pulsed High Intensity Ultrasound Removes Calcified Buildup from Prosthetic Heart Valves
Prosthetic heart valves that fit inside failed natural valves have now been used...
June 19th, 2017
Medtronic's Tiny Micra Pacemaker Going on a Space Flight
These days astronauts are some of the healthiest and physically robust individuals...
June 19th, 2017
FDA Clears MAGNETOM Vida 3 Tesla MRI with BioMatrix Technology
Siemens is reporting that the FDA has cleared its MAGNETOM Vida 3 Tesla MRI...
June 16th, 2017
Emergency Medicine
Artificial Intelligence Helps Improve MRI Imaging of Strokes
High resolution MRI scans of the brain can take around thirty minutes to...
June 21st, 2017
Drones Demonstrate Ability to Deliver AEDs Much Faster Than Ambulances
Most serious medical emergencies require trained paramedics to come to the...
June 19th, 2017
FDA Clears MAGNETOM Vida 3 Tesla MRI with BioMatrix Technology
Siemens is reporting that the FDA has cleared its MAGNETOM Vida 3 Tesla MRI...
June 16th, 2017
Medicine
FDA Clears MAGNETOM Vida 3 Tesla MRI with BioMatrix Technology
Siemens is reporting that the FDA has cleared its MAGNETOM Vida 3 Tesla MRI...
June 16th, 2017
Strollair, The First True Outdoor Pollution Filter by Blue Skies (Interview)
Blue Skies, a Harvard Innovation Lab startup, has launched the first true outdoor...
June 13th, 2017
Ebb Insomnia Therapy System Cools Front of Head to Help Stop Racing Thoughts
A new sleep therapy system is coming to market that works by cooling the frontal...
June 12th, 2017
Vascular Surgery
Tiny Forward Facing Ultrasound Drill to Bust Through Blood Clots
Intravascular ultrasound devices are used on a regular basis to break up blood...
June 15th, 2017
DABRA Laser Ablates Blocked Arteries
Ra Medical, a company out of Carlsbad, California, received FDA clearance and is...
June 6th, 2017
3D Printed Pediatric Stents That Grow With Patient's Vessels
Sadly, it is not only old people that receive cardiac stent implants. Often...
May 31st, 2017
Nanomedicine
Newly Designed Nanorods Act as Dual Imaging Agents for Improved Diagnostics and Surgical Use
Scientists at the PNG College of Technology have developed new nanoscale rods that...
June 21st, 2017
Electronic Barcoding of Microparticles to Help Bring Disease Biomarker Detection out of Lab
As research is progressing in understanding human diseases, it turns out that...
June 20th, 2017
Ultrasound Activates Nanoparticle Aggregates for Selective Drug Delivery
Researchers at the Harvard Wyss Institute have developed a nanoparticle aggregate...
June 19th, 2017
Military Medicine
Novel Flexible Glove-Based Biosensor for Detecting Organophosphates
Organophosphates are toxic chemicals used as pesticides in agricultural practice and...
March 23rd, 2017
Clarius Wireless, Handheld Ultrasounds Cleared in Europe
Clarius, a company based in British Columbia, Canada, received European CE Mark...
February 21st, 2017
DOT Telemedicine Backpack, an All-in-One Solution Brings Remote Doctors Anywhere
A company called swyMed out of Lexington, Massachusetts is releasing a portable...
February 17th, 2017
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