White House orders HHS to start collecting reports on the safety of AI in healthcare

President Joe Biden outlined the planned program as part of an executive order on “safe, secure, and trustworthy” artificial intelligence.

By Nick Paul Taylor • Nov. 1, 2023

Resmed cuts 5% of staff amid profitability push

The company has stopped some projects that were not working well as it seeks to cut operating costs, CEO Mick Farrell told investors. 

By Elise Reuter • Oct. 30, 2023

Fresenius to develop AI models for dialysis care with new database of over 540,000 patients

The company said the project is “the largest multinational, longitudinal database of its kind.”

By Nick Paul Taylor • Oct. 30, 2023

Masimo prevails against Apple in USITC patent investigation

The patent dispute over pulse oximetry functions could result in a ban on imports of some Apple Watches.

By Susan Kelly • Oct. 27, 2023

GE HealthCare’s imaging AI will become ‘increasingly meaningful’ to growth: Moody’s

Even if modestly accretive, AI could support longer-term revenue targets at GE HealthCare and its competitors, Moody’s analysts wrote.

By Nick Paul Taylor • Oct. 27, 2023

5 takeaways from the FDA’s updated list of cleared AI/ML medical devices

The agency recently added 171 new devices to its list, with radiology once again accounting for the most authorizations.

By Elise Reuter • Oct. 24, 2023

Anumana names Boston Scientific veteran Maulik Nanavaty as CEO

Nanavaty has taken up the post after spending 18 years at Boston Scientific, where he held senior roles in interventional cardiology and neuromodulation.

By Nick Paul Taylor • Oct. 20, 2023

FDA finalizes COVID-era guidance, extending flexibility for some remote monitoring devices

The agency shortened its list of devices that can continue to undergo limited modifications without 510(k) filings.

By Nick Paul Taylor • Oct. 19, 2023

Siemens Healthineers partners to improve tuberculosis screening using AI

The company will work with the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, providing free licenses and helping to integrate AI-enabled processes into clinicians’ workflows.

By Nick Paul Taylor • Oct. 18, 2023

FDA to establish digital health advisory committee

The agency is seeking advisers to help it understand the benefits, risks and outcomes associated with digital technologies.

By Elise Reuter • Oct. 12, 2023

AdvaMed elevates digital health center to division, names board

The new division will focus on four core policy priorities under Chair Taha Kass-Hout, chief technology officer at GE HealthCare.

By Susan Kelly • Oct. 10, 2023

Samsung, b.well partner to collect health data on Galaxy smartphones

Users will also be able to schedule appointments with select providers — including Walgreens, ThedaCare, Lee Health and Rise Health — through the Samsung Health app.

By Emily Olsen • Oct. 10, 2023

Clinicians ‘love yet fear’ AI, say medtech leaders

Stryker, Siemens Healthineers and Google execs said at the MedTech Conference that digital technology can help with patient care, but healthcare professionals also worry about it taking their jobs.

By Elise Reuter • Oct. 10, 2023

GE HealthCare imaging CEO Jan Makela talks Mayo Clinic partnership

GE and Mayo Clinic plan to collaborate on imaging, artificial intelligence and cancer treatment.

By Elise Reuter • Oct. 6, 2023

Generative AI matches accuracy, quality of radiologist reports in study

Artificial intelligence models could provide timely alerts and help with image interpretation in life-threatening situations, Northwestern University researchers said.

By Nick Paul Taylor • Oct. 6, 2023

Duke researchers find app improves autism screening in NIH-funded study

Participants who screened positive for autism had a nearly 41% probability of being diagnosed with the condition.

By Nick Paul Taylor • Oct. 4, 2023

Healthtech companies dealing with complex device fleets, new report finds

Four ways HealthTech companies are using modern solutions to manage their mission-critical devices.

Oct. 2, 2023

Medtronic receives CE mark for CGM sensor, boosting challenge to Abbott and Dexcom

Medtronic has made the sensor smaller and eliminated the need for fingersticks to calibrate the device, bringing a challenger to market leaders Abbott and Dexcom. 

By Nick Paul Taylor • Sept. 25, 2023

How can medical device OEMs support the circular economy?

Discover how medical device OEMs can be part of the circular economy for a more sustainable future.

Sept. 25, 2023

Is bigger better? McKinsey predicts the return of large medtech mergers

The analysts argue that pressure to improve margins and become the partner of choice to hospitals favors large deals.

By Nick Paul Taylor • Sept. 22, 2023

CMS leader defends breakthrough device reimbursement proposal at House hearing

Dora Hughes made the case for restricting the Transitional Coverage for Emerging Technologies pathway to five reviews a year.

By Nick Paul Taylor • Sept. 20, 2023

Gates Foundation grants GE HealthCare $44M for AI ultrasound tech

The money will go to subsidiary Caption Health to make AI tools to help with maternal care and pediatric lung health.

By Elise Reuter • Sept. 19, 2023

Beacon Biosignals receives FDA clearance for sleep tracking headband

The company’s at-home device, the Dreem 3S, has six EEG electrodes to capture brain activity.

By Nick Paul Taylor • Sept. 18, 2023

GE HealthCare partners with Mayo Clinic to accelerate work on imaging and AI

The organizations will collaborate on the application of AI to MRI and the automation of diagnostic and interventional ultrasound.

By Nick Paul Taylor • Sept. 15, 2023

Akili cuts 40% of workforce, plans shift to non-prescription model

The digital therapeutics company expects to extend its cash runway into 2025 with the changes.

By Elise Reuter • Sept. 13, 2023