Nick Paul Taylor

279 articles by Nick Paul Taylor

• Intuitive shares tumble as Q1 earnings miss analyst expectations

  April 22, 2019

• FDA grants breakthrough status to preeclampsia device

  April 18, 2019

• WHO weighs in on digital health tools in new report

  April 18, 2019

• Medtronic posts data on stent grafts and venous closure systems

  April 18, 2019

• Abbott beats guidance in Q1, ramps up full-year earnings forecast

  April 17, 2019

• EU device group clarifies incoming database requirements

  April 16, 2019

• Cardiologists push digital health tools as answer to healthcare funding pressures

  March 29, 2019

• UK provides more no-deal Brexit advice as logjam drags on

  March 29, 2019

• PwC predicts device makers, pharma to benefit from FDA digital health regulations

  March 28, 2019

• Neuronetics gets Japanese coverage for antidepressant device

  March 28, 2019

• Stryker names J&J lawyer as chief legal officer

  March 28, 2019

• CMS set to reopen controversial cancer test policy

  March 27, 2019

• CMS pitches new rules for TAVR coverage

  March 27, 2019

• LifeScan dominates Medicare diabetes test strip market, OIG finds

  March 26, 2019

• DHS warns of critical cybersecurity weakness with Medtronic implants

  March 22, 2019

• Key senators demand answers about 'suspect' doctor-device maker ties

  March 22, 2019

• Illumina-backed study finds limited role for liquid biopsy in lung cancer

  March 21, 2019

• FDA, NEST detail how extra funding can bolster postmarket safety

  March 21, 2019

• UK steps up no-deal planning as Brexit clock ticks down

  March 21, 2019

• Lab industry pushes CMS to withdraw 'highly disruptive' coding changes

  March 20, 2019

• Abbott gets CE mark for molecular diagnostics machine

  March 20, 2019

• Analysts tip UnitedHealth's preferred lab network to boost LabCorp, Quest

  March 19, 2019

• FDA greenlights device for treating carbon monoxide exposure

  March 15, 2019

• Fresenius gets breakthrough status for hemodialysis software

  March 15, 2019

• FDA ramps up major CDRH reorg, aiming for 'super office'

  March 14, 2019

• Durable medical equipment business owner gets prison time for Medicaid fraud

  March 14, 2019

• HemoSonics gets De Novo nod for POC coagulation device

  March 14, 2019

• Hill-Rom strikes $180M Voalte takeover to boost connected care unit

  March 13, 2019

• Omada adds connected blood pressure cuff, glucometer to health program

  March 13, 2019

• UK to probe safety of paclitaxel cardiovascular devices

  March 12, 2019

• Philips nabs Carestream unit to boost informatics business

  March 8, 2019

• Bard pulls mesh implants from EU

  March 8, 2019

• Low upfront costs fuel investor interest in health app startups, analysts say

  March 7, 2019

• Tandem suspends software use in pivotal closed loop study to fix bug

  March 7, 2019

• Medicare panel gives equivocal backing to Novocure's brain cancer device

  March 7, 2019

• Pharma strikes $220M deal for pain device player Myoscience

  March 6, 2019

• FDA proposes exempting some flow cytometers from 510(k) requirements

  March 6, 2019

• Machine learning model aims to match pathologists in IDing lung cancer

  March 5, 2019

• EU debuts drug-device Q&A ahead of regulatory changes

  March 1, 2019

• Moody's warns medtech is highly vulnerable to cyberattacks

  March 1, 2019

• Boston Scientific Lotus matches Medtronic CoreValve in head-to-head TAVR trial

  Feb. 28, 2019

• Hologic gets EU clearance for breast lesion localization tag

  Feb. 28, 2019

• UK updates Brexit medtech advice as cliff edge exit looms

  Feb. 28, 2019

• Introduction of robotic surgery cuts endometrial cancer complications: JAMA

  Feb. 27, 2019

• Myriad plans companion diagnostic filing as PARP drug clears clinical test

  Feb. 27, 2019

• Stryker buys Arrinex to expand ENT portfolio

  Feb. 26, 2019

• FDA rule on device study practices comes into force

  Feb. 22, 2019

• Japan agrees to reimburse LivaNova's sutureless aortic heart valve

  Feb. 22, 2019

• Medtronic and J&J lost spine share to pure-play rivals in Q4, analysts say

  Feb. 20, 2019

• FDA grants breakthrough status to concussion-detecting VR headset

  Feb. 20, 2019

• Medtronic posts beat-and-raise Q3 despite tumbling heart failure sales

  Feb. 19, 2019

• Tandem gets FDA OK for first interoperable insulin pump

  Feb. 15, 2019

• FDA grants breakthrough status to amyloid beta Alzheimer's test

  Feb. 15, 2019

• Headwinds stiffen as Quest revenues, earnings miss Q4 estimates

  Feb. 14, 2019

• Medical devices recalled from US jump in Q4

  Feb. 14, 2019

• Software products face high-risk upclassing in Australia

  Feb. 14, 2019

• GenomeDx pays $2M to settle genetic test false claims allegations

  Feb. 13, 2019

• Industry strikes back at GAO's 'flawed and dangerous' PAMA report

  Feb. 13, 2019

• FDA approves Orthofix's cervical disc device

  Feb. 12, 2019

• Precision medical imaging set for explosive growth, analysts say

  Feb. 8, 2019

• Bigfoot adds Owen Mumford needles to diabetes subscription service

  Feb. 8, 2019

• Smith & Nephew has Q4 sales miss as headwinds persist

  Feb. 7, 2019

• LabCorp diagnostics' operating income tumbles as PAMA hits home

  Feb. 7, 2019

• FDA categorizes Edwards' cardiac diagnostic recall as Class I event

  Feb. 7, 2019

• Cognoa's autism devices win breakthrough status

  Feb. 6, 2019

• Current Health's wearable vital sign monitor gets FDA nod

  Feb. 6, 2019

• FDA warns cardiologists of high mortality in Abiomed post-approval study

  Feb. 5, 2019

• FDA approves OPKO's point-of-care PSA test

  Feb. 1, 2019

• Abiomed posts 30% growth on rising heart pump demand

  Feb. 1, 2019

• Breast health and diagnostics drive Hologic to beat-and-raise quarter

  Jan. 31, 2019

• Baxter beats estimates despite ongoing medication delivery woes

  Jan. 31, 2019

• Tumbling breast implant sales drag on Allergan's Q4 results

  Jan. 30, 2019

• FDA awards breakthrough status to blood test for Alzheimer's risk

  Jan. 30, 2019

• Philips hits sales targets despite headwinds and patchy performance

  Jan. 29, 2019

• FDA grants breakthrough status to Liberate's ventilator device

  Jan. 25, 2019

• Varian begins 2019 with guidance-beating quarter

  Jan. 25, 2019

• Double-digit growth in hip and knee replacements spikes health spending

  Jan. 24, 2019

• Duke report identifies barriers to adoption of AI healthcare systems

  Jan. 24, 2019

• Thermo Fisher expands peanut allergy test menu

  Jan. 24, 2019

• Abbott misses sales expectations despite device, diagnostic unit growth

  Jan. 23, 2019

• NESTcc plans pay-for services once FDA funding ends

  Jan. 22, 2019

• LivaNova highlights studies into efficacy, value of sutureless aortic valve

  Jan. 18, 2019

• FDA finalizes guidance on development of antimicrobial tests

  Jan. 18, 2019

• BD, Mercy ally to use clinical data to boost device use

  Jan. 17, 2019

• Abbott inks Cephea buyout to boost mitral valve pipeline

  Jan. 17, 2019

• Mayo, Arizona State team up to found medtech startup accelerator

  Jan. 17, 2019

• After losses to Quest, LabCorp strikes exclusive Texas testing deal

  Jan. 16, 2019

• Neural network matches cardiologists in EKG analysis study

  Jan. 16, 2019

• Wound therapy device wins FDA authorization

  Jan. 15, 2019

• Empatica gets FDA clearance for epilepsy monitor in children

  Jan. 11, 2019

• NIH researchers develop AI system to improve cervical cancer screening

  Jan. 11, 2019

• Intuitive ends bumper 2018 with 19% growth in da Vinci procedures

  Jan. 10, 2019

• FDA denies citizen petition calling for electroconvulsive therapy ban

  Jan. 10, 2019

• UK updates no-deal Brexit advice as vote on withdrawal agreement nears

  Jan. 10, 2019

• LabCorp and Quest prepare for year of M&A as price cuts hit small labs

  Jan. 9, 2019

• CMS issues new DME strategy for patients dually-eligible for Medicare, Medicaid

  Jan. 8, 2019

• Analysts predict Medtronic will lose ground in booming insulin pump market

  Jan. 4, 2019

• OIG finds Pacific Medical received unallowable Medicare payments

  Jan. 4, 2019

• FDA-backed NESTcc set to publish 2019 RWE strategy

  Jan. 3, 2019

• Engineers tout advance in closed-loop neuromodulation system

  Jan. 3, 2019

• Boston Scientific strikes $325M Millipede mitral valve repair buyout

  Jan. 3, 2019

• Edwards gets FDA nod for Sapien 3 Ultra TAVR device

  Jan. 2, 2019

• FDA reclassifies some electroconvulsive devices in final order

  Dec. 23, 2018

• NIH study shows C-section mothers half as likely to have stress urinary incontinence

  Dec. 20, 2018

• Researchers advance 3D-printed, wirelessly-controlled ingestible

  Dec. 19, 2018

• Novartis, Pear move digital schizophrenia drug into Phase 2

  Dec. 18, 2018

• Medtech industry cheers as NAFTA 2.0 edges forward

  Dec. 14, 2018

• FDA adds information on device BLAs to user fee guidance

  Dec. 13, 2018

• Grand jury indicts physician over alleged medical testing fraud

  Dec. 13, 2018

• FDA rates GE ventilator safety guard recall as Class I event

  Dec. 13, 2018

• Australia plans reclassification of medical software to better reflect risk

  Dec. 12, 2018

• Merck taps Roche for Keytruda companion diagnostic

  Dec. 12, 2018

• Duodenoscope studies find higher-than-expected contamination rate, FDA says

  Dec. 11, 2018

• BioSig partners with Mayo Clinic for electrophysiology recording system trial

  Dec. 7, 2018

• UPenn surgeons perform first robot-assisted bilateral breast reconstruction

  Dec. 7, 2018

• Pear teases top-line data for opioid use digital therapeutic

  Dec. 6, 2018

• Edwards expects TAVR demand to fuel double-digit growth in 2019

  Dec. 6, 2018

• Subtle Medical gets FDA nod for PET-enhancing algorithm

  Dec. 6, 2018

• FDA classifies Medtronic's ventilator correction a Class I recall

  Dec. 5, 2018

• OIG finds Medicare overpaid $34M to device suppliers over three years

  Dec. 5, 2018

• NIH completes enrollment in huge adolescent neuroimaging study

  Dec. 4, 2018

• GE, VA partner to accelerate creation of 3D medical models

  Nov. 30, 2018

• Canada vows to strengthen device regulation following media probe

  Nov. 30, 2018

• BD, Microsoft create software to identify drug diversion

  Nov. 29, 2018

• NIST takes early step toward bringing photonic chips into healthcare

  Nov. 29, 2018

• Fighting for market share, LabCorp and Quest plan expansions

  Nov. 29, 2018

• Metagenomic sequencing shows promise in diagnosing airway infections

  Nov. 28, 2018

• Synaptive recalls system over brain damage risk

  Nov. 28, 2018

• FDA approves autoinjector version of Genentech's Actemra

  Nov. 27, 2018

• Beckman initiates Class I recall of flow cytometers

  Nov. 22, 2018

• FDA device inspections hit high amid overseas oversight push

  Nov. 22, 2018

• Sandoz and Pear begin selling digital substance use treatment

  Nov. 21, 2018

• Boston Scientific snags BTG for $4.2B

  Nov. 20, 2018

• Colfax strikes $3.15B buyout of orthopaedics player DJO

  Nov. 20, 2018

• CMS' Verma outlines vision for connected digital health network

  Nov. 16, 2018

• Philips report identifies barriers to telehealth uptake

  Nov. 16, 2018

• FDA sounds alarm about off-label drug use in pain pumps

  Nov. 15, 2018

• ResMed wraps up $750M MatrixCare buyout in SaaS push

  Nov. 15, 2018

• US Vascular gets FDA warning letter for long-running problems

  Nov. 15, 2018

• Atlantic gains FDA nod for wearable incontinence device

  Nov. 14, 2018

• FDA plans to waive informed consent for some clinical trials

  Nov. 14, 2018

• Medtronic gets CE mark for low-profile thoracic endograft

  Nov. 14, 2018

• Cardiva's vascular closure system cuts patient recovery times in study

  Nov. 13, 2018

• Grassley questions FDA about 'troubling' cybersecurity audit

  Nov. 13, 2018

• FDA clears battery-powered Ebola test for emergency use

  Nov. 12, 2018

• AliveCor's Apple add-on detects afib at similar rate to costly implant

  Nov. 11, 2018

• LabCorp loses 2019 Horizon BCBSNJ exclusivity as Quest enters the fray

  Nov. 9, 2018

• Monteris modifies brain ablation device to counter safety risk

  Nov. 9, 2018

• Rising Cordis costs drag on Cardinal Health profits

  Nov. 8, 2018

• BD posts long-awaited clinical data on Lutonix balloon in CLI

  Nov. 8, 2018

• Shoulder device sales power Wright to beat-and-raise Q3

  Nov. 8, 2018

• FDA shares open source app for collecting real-world data

  Nov. 7, 2018

• Disease-detecting AI flounders when applied to images from other hospitals

  Nov. 7, 2018

• Abbott, J&J take part in FDA's NEST real world evidence pilot

  Nov. 6, 2018

• Patient deaths following Getinge device shutdowns prompt FDA warning

  Nov. 2, 2018

• FDA warns about Roche test after reports of patient strokes

  Nov. 2, 2018

• Zimmer gets FDA nod for knee implant as portfolio strategy advances

  Nov. 1, 2018

• Moody's boosts growth forecast for US medical device industry

  Nov. 1, 2018

• 23andMe wins FDA clearance for first-of-its-kind genetic test

  Nov. 1, 2018

• Baxter posts 'frankly disappointing' sales as hurricane aftereffects linger

  Oct. 31, 2018

• HHS opens cybersecurity coordination center after troubled year

  Oct. 31, 2018

• Leerink predicts Inspire to clear coverage blockade, quickly grow sleep apnea sales

  Oct. 30, 2018

• Speedy Medicare breakthrough device coverage plan slated for March

  Oct. 26, 2018

• ResMed posts double-digit growth as software sales soar

  Oct. 26, 2018

• Medtronic's dose-controlling app for pain pump gets FDA nod

  Oct. 25, 2018

• FDA clears Ansh Labs menopausal status test

  Oct. 25, 2018

• Adverse events prompt FDA to advise monitoring of Alcon implants

  Oct. 25, 2018

• FDA starts 510(k) pilot to cut optical tomography processing times

  Oct. 24, 2018

• Medtronic's low-profile thoracic endograft gets FDA nod

  Oct. 24, 2018

• Myriad's BRCA test supports successful ovarian cancer trial

  Oct. 23, 2018

• Cardinal credit downgraded after debt-fueled medtech expansion

  Oct. 19, 2018

• Viseon gets 510(k) clearance for spinal surgery device

  Oct. 19, 2018

• FDA floats changes to cybersecurity guidance to strengthen safeguards

  Oct. 18, 2018

• Abbott heart attack test shows early promise in small study

  Oct. 18, 2018

• Analysts say AI image analysis market to top $2B by 2023

  Oct. 18, 2018

• Immunodiagnostic demand powers Roche Q3 results

  Oct. 17, 2018

• Endologix recalls cardiac implants amid ongoing rupture risk

  Oct. 16, 2018

• FDA warns of Medtronic device cybersecurity risk

  Oct. 12, 2018

• Cardiology volumes seen boosting medtech companies in Q3

  Oct. 12, 2018

• Congress expands Sunshine payment reporting rules

  Oct. 11, 2018

• ICU Medical taps Imprivata for device cybersecurity support

  Oct. 11, 2018

• TAVR volumes dip in Q3 amid 'aggressive surgeon pushback'

  Oct. 11, 2018

• Many mastectomy patients later require imaging and biopsies, study finds

  Oct. 10, 2018

• Stryker pens deals with Synaptive, Ziehm to boost navigation unit

  Oct. 10, 2018

• RadNet buys Medical Arts to expand New York imaging network

  Oct. 9, 2018

• Karius posts clinical data on heart infection test

  Oct. 5, 2018

• UK recalls 58K pregnancy tests after false positive reports

  Oct. 5, 2018

• Survey exposes lack of understanding of EU device regulations

  Oct. 4, 2018

• European Parliament passes device-friendly changes to draft HTA law

  Oct. 4, 2018

• Regulatory professionals working in devices paid far less than pharma peers

  Oct. 4, 2018

• Medical device companies see upside in NAFTA 2.0

  Oct. 3, 2018

• US pays 6 times more than Germany for cardiac implants, study finds

  Oct. 3, 2018

• FDA starts 510(k) pilot in bid to shorten reviews

  Oct. 2, 2018

• FDA floats changes to Special 510(k) program

  Sept. 28, 2018

• Butterfly raises $250M in bid to upend ultrasound market

  Sept. 28, 2018

• FDA reopens comments on decade-old stent guidance

  Sept. 27, 2018

• FDA reclassifies female condoms to reduce regulatory burden

  Sept. 27, 2018

• FDA expands use of Baxter bone graft to spinal fusion

  Sept. 27, 2018

• Premier gets FDA clearance for saliva-based opioid tests

  Sept. 26, 2018

• Venus to buy Keystone, moving into Boston Sci's TAVR turf

  Sept. 26, 2018

• FDA approves Cook PAD stent as competition heats up

  Sept. 25, 2018

• US wins kickback case against clinical lab Calloway

  Sept. 21, 2018

• Medtronic strikes $1.6B takeover of Mazor Robotics

  Sept. 21, 2018

• FDA says Florence unlikely to cause critical device shortages

  Sept. 20, 2018

• Heparin device guidance to cut overdose risk finalized

  Sept. 20, 2018

• BioSig uplists to small-cap Nasdaq exchange amid cardiac device push

  Sept. 20, 2018

• MYnd gets breakthrough tag for mental health decision support tool

  Sept. 19, 2018

• Trimedx to buy Aramark unit in $300M health tech merger

  Sept. 19, 2018

• Device lobby backs FDA combo product GMP plan

  Sept. 18, 2018

• AngioDynamics to buy RadiaDyne for radiotherapy devices

  Sept. 14, 2018

• FDA softens voluntary consensus guidance after industry slams 'devastating' draft

  Sept. 14, 2018

• House passes bill to amend local Medicare coverage decisions

  Sept. 13, 2018

• FDA moves to single electronic filings for device submissions

  Sept. 13, 2018

• J&J buys EIT for 3D-printed titanium spinal implants

  Sept. 13, 2018

• Medtronic plants hit with FDA warning letters

  Sept. 12, 2018

• Cook resolves FDA warning letter that slammed quality processes

  Sept. 12, 2018

• Brigham and Women's installs first neonatal MRI in US

  Sept. 11, 2018

• Boston Scientific inks $600M Augmenix buyout

  Sept. 7, 2018

• NIH imaging and bioengineering unit names Bruce Tromberg as director

  Sept. 7, 2018

• MRI-compatible cardiac rhythm implants cost hospitals $400M a year: report

  Sept. 6, 2018

• Lilly's tau PET tracer hits goals in late-phase trial

  Sept. 6, 2018

• Watchdog slams Veterans Health Administration on device sterility

  Sept. 6, 2018

• FDA adds 1.6M hours to estimate of device labeling burden

  Sept. 5, 2018

• Aetna to cover Abbott's non-opioid pain implant Proclaim

  Sept. 5, 2018

• UK sketches medtech future under no Brexit deal

  Sept. 4, 2018

• NIH awards $3.8M to test fMRI and suicidal thinking

  Aug. 30, 2018

• Alcon withdraws glaucoma device amid long-term safety concerns

  Aug. 30, 2018

• Gottlieb hails early breakthrough device successes, plans AI benchmarks

  Aug. 30, 2018

• NIH-backed trial links device to drop in cardiac arrest deaths

  Aug. 29, 2018

• IDx publishes AI test data that supported landmark approval

  Aug. 29, 2018

• Wright Medical inks $435M takeover of implant firm Cartiva

  Aug. 28, 2018

• HHS calls for feedback on criteria for EHR reporting program

  Aug. 24, 2018

• Dthera gets FDA breakthrough device status for Alzheimer's digital therapeutic

  Aug. 24, 2018

• Philips rolls out cardiovascular ultrasound system

  Aug. 23, 2018

• FDA posts guidance on endpoints in osteoarthritis trials

  Aug. 23, 2018

• Gynesonics gets FDA nod for fibroid ablation device

  Aug. 23, 2018

• Australia starts accepting FDA reports in device filings

  Aug. 22, 2018

• Merck relaunches diabetes management app as map4health

  Aug. 22, 2018

• Facebook, NYU team up to use AI to accelerate MRI scans

  Aug. 21, 2018

• FDA details export certificate appeal process in draft guidance

  Aug. 17, 2018

• FDA OKs quarterly reporting of device malfunction summaries

  Aug. 17, 2018

• AngioDynamics buys biopsy sealant technology from Surgical Specialties

  Aug. 16, 2018

• Aetna International pitches vision for interoperable health platform

  Aug. 16, 2018

• Medtronic starts selling drug-coated balloon in Japan

  Aug. 16, 2018

• AdvaMed pushes back against FDA humanitarian device guidance

  Aug. 15, 2018

• With Mylan reeling, Kaléo touts its EpiPen rival for back-to-school season

  Aug. 15, 2018

• FDA sets out vision to use real-world data in product evaluations

  Aug. 14, 2018

• TGA seeks industry input on cybersecurity, medtech software guidance

  Aug. 10, 2018

• Medtronic releases gamification program to improve diabetes outcomes

  Aug. 10, 2018

• Analysts question mental health app sector's employer-focused strategy

  Aug. 9, 2018

• FDA warns overreliance on membrane tests could up fetal death risk

  Aug. 9, 2018

• Boston Scientific inks Veniti takeover to access untapped stent market

  Aug. 9, 2018

• Regs, patient perceptions threaten to throttle neuromodulation growth

  Aug. 8, 2018

• Boston Children's expands sequencing of patients with epilepsy, IBD

  Aug. 8, 2018

• UK regulators reassure medtech sector about Brexit impact

  Aug. 7, 2018

• BD raises 2018 targets after broad-based Q3 growth

  Aug. 3, 2018

• Bio-Techne closes $250M Exosome Diagnostics takeover

  Aug. 3, 2018

• Hologic buys Faxitron for $85M to expand breast cancer business

  Aug. 2, 2018

• Baxter gets CE mark for Evo IQ smart infusion pump

  Aug. 2, 2018

• Siemens Healthineers hits Q3 goals as imaging sales rise

  Aug. 2, 2018

• Currency hit wipes out growth at Fresenius' dialysis device unit

  Aug. 1, 2018

• Microsoft files patent for eyeglasses-based blood pressure monitor

  Aug. 1, 2018

• MedTech Europe seeks 'urgent' changes to EU regs deadlines

  July 31, 2018

• Boston Scientific beats Q2 targets as neuromodulation devices gain share

  July 25, 2018

• Sanofi Ventures leads $17M Click round to enter digital therapeutics

  July 24, 2018

• US, China power GE Healthcare to double-digit profit rise

  July 20, 2018

• LabCorp shuts down IT system after possible hack attack

  July 19, 2018

• FDA finalizes guidance on use of EHRs in clinical trials

  July 19, 2018

• Abbott beats expectations as sales of diabetes device soar

  July 19, 2018

• Ra files for $86M IPO to commercialize vascular disease device

  July 18, 2018

• FDA approves Stryker flow diverter, creating competition for Medtronic

  July 18, 2018

• Medtronic gets expanded FDA label for cardiac pacing lead

  July 13, 2018

• Medtech spared as US unveils tariffs on imports worth $200B

  July 13, 2018

• EndoGastric Solutions raises $31M to commercialize reflux device

  July 12, 2018

• Feds pump $24M into development of at-home flu tests

  July 12, 2018

• Medtronic gets FDA approval for less-invasive LVAD

  July 12, 2018

• New body to improve patient EHR matching advised by experts

  July 11, 2018

• Wearable ECG patch increases atrial fibrillation diagnosis in clinical trial

  July 11, 2018

• US imposes 25% tax on $836M in Chinese medtech imports

  July 10, 2018