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Future Healthcare 2019: A Medgadget Report
Future Healthcare 2019 came to London’s Olympia with a two-day exhibition and conference featuring speakers from industry, the clinical setting, and a strong showing of start-up companies. The event was opened by former UK Secretary of Health...
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Google and Verily Roll Out Automated Eye Screenings in India
Verily, the life sciences research arm of Alphabet, and Google, the original part of the now giant company, are launching in India a screening program to identify people with diabetic retinopathy (DR) and diabetic macular edema (DME). The...
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Help Health Canada to Regulate Software as Medical Devices (SaMD)
Health Canada has written a guide for regulating software as medical devices (SaMD). They are now asking for input on their regulations by healthcare professionals, medical device developers, and interested public parties until March 29, 2019. This...
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FDA Approved a Record High of 106 New Medical Devices in 2018
It's an unprecedented time for innovation and regulation in medical devices. The Food and Drug Administration announced that 2018 was their most successful year in approving medical devices. 106 devices received the FDA's marketing green light,...
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Interview with Dr. David Rhew, Samsung's Chief Medical Officer: CES 2019
Most people think of Samsung as a manufacturer of televisions and smartphones, but the company is much more diversified and in the last few years it has seriously entered the medical space. Samsung now offers its own portable CT scanners,...
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Improving Healthcare Efficiency with Incentives: Interview with Ben Kraus, CEO of Stellar Health
Doctors are a busy bunch! From an endless stream of patients to frequent team meetings, from piles of paperwork to hours in the operating or emergency room – the list goes on. In a drastically slow and often back-logged healthcare system,...
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Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE Lab Accelerator at CES 2019
Dassault Systèmes is the world leader in 3D design & engineering software from France, and the company is always looking for new product ideas and ways that can improve medical care. Recently, the firm launched its 3DEXPERIENCE Lab initiative,...
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what3words Addressing System for Medical Uses: Interview at CES 2019
Modern medicine relies a great deal on advanced technologies, but some of these technologies introduce new complications and existing systems muddy the waters further. GPS, for example, is highly accurate, but GPS coordinates are difficult to...
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Robotic Waiters Controlled by Disabled People Staff a Cafe in Tokyo
A new cafe has opened up in Tokyo, Japan in which robots take orders and deliver coffee to the table. What's remarkable is that these robots are controlled remotely by severely disabled people. Technology can certainly deliver surprises,...
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