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A US Centers for Disease Control vaccines advisory panel has voted to recommend separate vaccines for measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox instead of a single combined jab. The advisory committee on immunisation practices (ACIP) shifted from recommending the combined MMRV vaccine to separate MMR and chickenpox doses. The move has raised concerns about compliance and [...]
Eli Lilly has launched a platform giving biotech firms access to AI models trained on proprietary data the company says cost more than US$1bn to build. Lilly TuneLab will provide smaller biotechnology companies with drug discovery models developed using years of the company’s research data. These include drug disposition, safety and preclinical datasets representing experimental [...]
Naitive Technologies, a medical technology company developing AI-driven software to reimagine orthopedic care, today announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its flagship product, OsteoSight. OsteoSight enables opportunistic assessment of bone mineral density (BMD) using standard X-rays acquired to investigate other clinical concerns, such as pain [...]
Researchers have linked self-reported memory decline to blood biomarkers, raising the prospect of simpler Alzheimer’s diagnosis for underserved groups. The study of 5,712 Hispanic and Latino adults aged 50–86 found connections between certain blood proteins and perceived problems with memory and thinking, suggesting a less invasive alternative to current methods. Scientists at the University of [...]
A single LSD dose eased anxiety and depression symptoms for up to 12 weeks in patients with generalised anxiety disorder, new research shows. The study involved 198 adults with generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), a form of anxiety that affects about one in 10 people over the course of a year. GAD involves persistent, excessive worry [...]
AI transformation partner Reveal HealthTech has raised US$7.2m in Series A funding to expand its healthcare and life sciences technology. The funding will support product expansion, sales growth and work with more healthcare and life sciences organisations. Founded in 2023 and incubated by W Health Ventures and 2070 Health, the company develops artificial intelligence systems [...]
A new urine-based test has identified prostate cancer with 91 per cent accuracy in studies, raising hopes it could reduce the need for invasive biopsies. The test looks for three biomarkers – TTC3, H4C5 and EPCAM – proteins in urine linked to prostate cancer. In validation studies, it detected cancer 91 per cent of the [...]
By Paul Jarman, CEO, EatMoreFruit In an era of cutting-edge surgical robotics and AI-driven diagnostics, it’s tempting to believe clinical outcomes alone dictate the success of medical devices. But data tells another story: trust continues to be the single most important determinant of adoption. According to a 2024 McKinsey survey, 83 per cent of hospital [...]
Glasgow-based MedTech company Seluna has announced the launch of a major clinical validation study with the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow in an effort to improve the diagnosis and management of childhood sleep disorders. The study, involving 500 anonymised patients under 18 years old, will run from now until the end of 2025. It [...]
A genetically modified pig lung transplanted into a brain-dead patient functioned for nine days, in what researchers say is a world first. The attempt marks the first pig lung transplant into a human, after limited progress with pig kidneys and hearts. Xenotransplantation – moving organs from animals to humans – may ease organ shortages, though [...]
