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By The Fearsome Team In today's fast-paced healthcare landscape, the importance of innovative medical devices cannot be overstated. From precision diagnostics to life-saving interventions, these devices play a crucial role in enhancing patient care and advancing medical treatment modalities. However, with rapid advancements in technology and constantly evolving regulatory landscapes, designing medical devices that stand [...]
Muscular dystrophy refers to a group of rare, genetic, progressive diseases that primarily affect the body’s muscles, causing them to weaken and deteriorate over time. While muscular dystrophies are often diagnosed in childhood, some types appear in adulthood. As the diseases progress, patients can experience muscle wastage and loss, which can severely affect their movement [...]
The pharmaceutical drug diversion and counterfeiting industry generates almost €400 billion annually, lining the pockets of criminals and putting millions of patients at risk. Meanwhile, the pharmaceutical industry faces quality control issues, price erosion, brand dilution and consumer loyalty issues. We speak to Sreedhar Patnala, general manager at digital traceability and serialisation provider Systech, to [...]
By Sanius Health Every year, around 90 per cent of adults living with sickle cell disease (SCD) face at least one severe pain episode, or vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC), each with unique triggers, symptoms, and varying intensity. While the experience of pain is deeply personal, the common thread is clear: these crises are unpredictable, debilitating, and [...]
By Fard Johnmar health futurist, strategist, and co-founder of the FemAging Project Search data can be a great source of insight that can improve our understanding of what’s happening in tech, popular culture, health and more. It can also deliver — sometimes surprising — details about emerging trends. In recent months, we have been analysing [...]
Kidney stones are quite common, with up to 28 million individuals affected in Europe (1), and incidence peaking between the ages of 40 and 50. The trend is on the rise due to among others, processed diets, climate change, sedentary lifestyles and increased medication use (2). Kidney stones are clusters of crystals that form from [...]
By Laura Friedl-Hirst, founder and managing director of LFH Regulatory Artificial intelligence (AI) is currently revolutionising the healthcare industry, by introducing innovative solutions in diagnostics, treatment, and patient care. However, the rapid integration of AI into medical devices presents significant regulatory challenges. In Europe, the EU AI Act 2024/1689 and the UK AI Roadmap for [...]
We sit down with Professor Jennifer Visser-Rogers, CSO at Coronado Research - a consultancy-led, professional services organisation, which provides support to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies Vision for Coronado Research: As the new CSO, what is your vision for the future of Coronado Research, and what strategic goals do you aim to prioritise in [...]
Following 23andMe filing for bankruptcy and the major concern over the future use and privacy of their customers’ sensitive data, OpenSNP has announced it will be shutting down and deleting its customer data stores. This announcement further opens up the conversation around customer data privacy rights and concerns. In light of this, Tilo Weigandt, COO and [...]
By Dr Preeti Verma, Associate Vice President, Services Solutions, PV Operations, Qinecsa In this blog we dive into the latest advancements in pharmacovigilance (PV) literature screening and the emerging trends shaping its future. We share insights into overcoming industry challenges and how to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) and automation. Marketing Authorization Holders (MAHs) need to [...]
