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World-first study suggests huge potential of drones in emergency interventions.
A “humanised” mouse model equipped with the immune system of a patient who needs an organ transplant beats current measures for identifying the best potential living donor, scientists report. They call the new approach an “immunobiological algorithm” that provides a comprehensive prospective on how a patient’s immune system will react to tissue from each potential [...]
An AI-supported eye test can be used to predict a condition that can lead to blindness. Detection of Apoptosis in Retinal Cells (DARC) retinal imaging technology is able to identify areas of the eye that were showing signs of geographic atrophy (GA) - a common condition that causes reduced vision and blindness. Researchers believe this [...]
Global healthcare company AmerisourceBergen has bolstered its suite of manufacturer solutions with the acquisition of fintech solutions provider FirstView Financial. FirstView will enable AmerisourceBergen to provide more robust, integrated services, including an enhanced patient support offering designed to help patients gain access to, afford and stay on vital therapies. Driven by the burgeoning pipeline of [...]
Abtrace, a health tech start-up which uses machine learning to identify which tests or treatments a patient with a long-term conditions might benefit from, has raised £2.1m of seed funding. Abtrace's AI tool can plug-into the Electronic Health Record (EHR) database. The software allows GPs and healthcare assistants (HCAs) to make more informed decisions, automate [...]
When patients exhibit stroke symptoms, doctors must quickly make a life or death determination: Are their symptoms caused by a clot that can be treated with blood thinners or by bleeding in the brain, which may require surgery? A new study shows that a portable MRI device can help identify such intracranial haemorrhages, potentially life-saving [...]
North American medtech investment activity appears to be in good health, with a surge of cross-border deals. The value of North America medical devices industry cross border venture financing deals totalled US$2.5bn in Q2 2021, new figures show. Led by US$540m venture financing of Noom, total medical devices industry cross border venture financing deals worth [...]
Health tech innovators from UK and US-based universities have joined forces to commercialise a new biomarker for pain sensitivity. The University of Birmingham, UK, and the University of Maryland, Baltimore have created a new spinout, Empower Therapeutics, to commercialise a simple, reliable electroencephalography (EEG)-based biomarker for pain sensitivity. It validated in a third research study published last [...]
Efforts to use cough monitoring tech to boost community health are being stepped up with news of a large-scale trial in Spain. Smartphone app Hyfe was developed by an international team of scientists and public health professionals. It will now be trialled in a study with University of Navarra, involving 800+ participants. The inclusion of [...]
Evergreen Life has made a strategic acquisition to continue its drive to improve clinical pathways and patient outcomes. The business has brought in Cievert to its portfolio, with the two working across primary and secondary care to integrate products and leverage Evergreen’s expertise across healthcare. Vaccess, a bespoke vaccination management system, is the latest product [...]
