Diagnostics: Page 17
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Pfizer to partner with Mayo Clinic spinoff on early cardiac amyloidosis detection
Anumana and Pfizer will build an algorithm using ECG data to identify patients who may be at risk of developing the serious heart condition.
By Elise Reuter • Dec. 16, 2022 -
Illumina defends Grail acquisition before FTC amid potential divestiture order in Europe
Acquiring Grail would let Illumina help bring cancer tests to market sooner, saving thousands of lives, the company argues.
By Elise Reuter • Dec. 15, 2022 -
SD Biosensor postpones closing of $1.53B Meridian acquisition to complete financing
SD Biosensor, a company known in the West for its work with Roche, struck the deal to buy Meridian in July to expand into the U.S. in vitro diagnostic market.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Dec. 14, 2022 -
Healthcare groups urge Congress to pass diagnostic testing reform before year’s end
After the VALID Act was dropped from an FDA funding package, healthcare groups are asking legislators to add it to a year-end funding bill.
By Elise Reuter • Dec. 13, 2022 -
Q&A
Friday Q&A: GE Healthcare’s Arduini, Zodl talk about spinoff, M&A, margins, Jack Welch
The CEO and CFO of the company spoke with MedTech Dive just weeks before the healthcare business formally separates from General Electric.
By Peter Green • Dec. 9, 2022 -
Apple prevails in AliveCor patent dispute ahead of potential Watch import ban
Patent board ruled that all 30 claims are unpatentable because they are obvious in view of other patents.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Dec. 8, 2022 -
AI detects prediabetes in CGM data, opening up new use for device: study
By correctly identifying many patients with prediabetes or Type 2 diabetes, researchers say CGMs can be used to prevent the disease.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Dec. 6, 2022 -
The 10 biggest medtech stories of 2022
MedTech Dive reporting this year has explored how companies maintained momentum even amid supply shortages and rising inflation rates.
By MedTech Dive staff • Dec. 3, 2022 -
Google Health licenses breast cancer detection AI to iCAD
Applying Google’s AI to breast-cancer screening algorithms may alleviate a shortage of trained physicians and enable faster tumor treatment.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Nov. 29, 2022 -
Monkeypox to be renamed by WHO; ‘mpox’ will phase in over next year
The name change comes amid an outpouring of “racist and stigmatizing” language, the organization said.
By Peter Green • Nov. 28, 2022 -
Masimo’s pulse oximeter has no significant racial bias, study finds
The company said the result reflects its use of four additional signal processing engines that cut the impact of factors including skin pigmentation.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Nov. 28, 2022 -
‘Tripledemic’ concerns spur FDA to issue emergency authorization for flu-COVID-19 combination test
Experts have warned “a viral hurricane is making landfall” as cases of RSV, influenza and COVID-19 rise simultaneously.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Nov. 23, 2022 -
AI-powered blood test detects liver cancer, opening opportunity to improve screening
Researchers claim the blood test can double the number of liver cancer cases detected and increase early cancer detection.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Nov. 22, 2022 -
Q3 Earnings Wrap: Bumpy time for medtech with inflation, FX, supply woes
Macroeconomic pressures were a persistent theme for the industry, with workforce reductions a part of the fallout for some companies.
By Susan Kelly • Nov. 21, 2022 -
Apple Watch app for monitoring Parkinson’s symptoms earns FDA clearance
The technology has been validated in a clinical trial, positioning h2o to create an app that enables real-time sharing of Parkinson’s symptom data.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Nov. 21, 2022 -
How wearable devices with skin-like stretchability may pave way for better health tracking
An AI-enabled prototype based on the stretchable technology was more than 95% effective at correctly identifying electrocardiogram signals.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Nov. 21, 2022 -
AEYE Health wins FDA clearance for AI-powered eye test to expand diabetic screening
Approval is a first step to letting primary care physicians use a hand-held camera backed by AI to diagnose potential diabetic-related sight issues.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Nov. 18, 2022 -
Exact Sciences founders raise $56M for new liquid biopsy venture
The new firm, called Haystack Oncology, is looking to make a test that can detect residual cancer.
By Elise Reuter • Nov. 17, 2022 -
Roche gets EUA for high-throughput monkeypox test
The test targets two regions of the monkeypox genome, which were picked as they are less prone to mutations than other parts of the virus.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Nov. 17, 2022 -
How Labcorp, Abbott, BD, Siemens plan to expand home testing market
As demand wanes for COVID-19 testing, businesses see an opportunity in direct-to-consumer diagnostics.
By Elise Reuter • Nov. 16, 2022 -
Illumina cuts workforce by 5% amid supply chain woes, sales slowdown
The layoffs come as the firm wrestles with flat growth and a possible forced divestiture of its GRAIL cancer-detection unit.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Nov. 15, 2022 -
Mayo Clinic creates product to test AI models for bias and inaccuracy
The proliferation of AI models has led to concerns about whether they work as intended.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Nov. 14, 2022 -
Green light shows promise in addressing oximetry racial bias: study
Researchers created a noninvasive device that performed comparably to Abbott’s invasive i-STAT in a small clinical trial.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Nov. 14, 2022 -
Q&A
Friday Q&A: GE HealthCare’s Shetty on building accurate AI tools
The executive, who leads the company’s effort to create an integrated suite of AI tools for hospitals, warns against overloading clinicians with unconnected information.
By Elise Reuter • Nov. 11, 2022 -
Roche starts OTC sales of COVID-19 test in first push into US market
CVS, Amazon and the Optum Store are stocking the product, rebranded Pilot.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Nov. 11, 2022