Digital Health: Page 8

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    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 • Sept. 18, 2023
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    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 • Sept. 15, 2023
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    Trendline

    Top 5 stories from MedTech Dive

    From the top medtech trends to watch in 2026 to haphazard layoffs at the Food and Drug Administration and the evolving use of AI in the medtech sector, here is a collection of top stories from MedTech Dive.

    By MedTech Dive staff
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    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 • Sept. 13, 2023
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    Study suggests AI could provide second reading of mammograms

    In a separate commentary, researchers described the study as launching “the arrival of prospective trials of AI in the breast screening setting.”

    By • Sept. 12, 2023
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    Intuitive’s Tony Jarc on how AI is improving robotic surgery

    The company aims to help surgeons achieve better results for patients and hospitals.

    By • Sept. 8, 2023
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    Microsoft, Paige team to use supercomputers to train cancer pathology AI models

    Microsoft will support development of a new model that is “orders-of-magnitude larger” than any in use today.

    By • Sept. 8, 2023
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    Medtronic sued for allegedly sharing ‘treasure trove’ of diabetes patient data with Google

    The plaintiff said disclosures to Google are “particularly problematic” because his use of Gmail meant his personal information was “automatically linked to his real identity.”

    By • Sept. 5, 2023
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    Beta Bionics raises $100M to challenge Medtronic, Tandem for automated insulin dosing market

    The company’s iLet Bionic Pancreas automates insulin dosing without requiring mealtime carb counting. 

    By • Sept. 1, 2023
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    Withings wins FDA clearance for scale with AFib detection

    The device records the electrical signal from the heart, assesses the number of calories the body burns at rest and tracks other health variables.

    By • Aug. 30, 2023
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    GE HealthCare rolls out software to speed assessment of AFib patients

    The program aims to cut the time physicians spend searching multiple systems to understand the cardiac history of AFib patients.

    By • Aug. 29, 2023
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    VC funding in medtech ticks up, raising hopes that slump has bottomed

    Analysts also forecast renewed interest in M&A now that large companies have worked through a string of spinoffs.

    By • Aug. 25, 2023
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    Medtronic’s endovascular artificial intelligence pilot program treats first patient

    A physician in the pilot used a 3D map of patient tissue in the image-guided minimally invasive surgery.

    By • Aug. 25, 2023
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    Bayer inks deal to commercialize Mahana’s prescription digital therapeutics

    The multimillion-dollar distribution and marketing partnership comes amid a decline in funding for prescription digital therapeutic companies. 

    By • Aug. 23, 2023
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    Generative AI in healthcare: Google Cloud’s Amy Waldron on the tech giant’s health ambitions

    Google Cloud’s Amy Waldron discussed the company’s plans — and the potential risks — for generative AI in healthcare.

    By Brian T. Horowitz • Aug. 18, 2023
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    GE HealthCare wins FDA clearance for wireless hospital vital sign monitor

    The Portrait Mobile device is one of GE HealthCare’s “first major introductions in monitoring in recent years,” according to the company.

    By • Aug. 16, 2023
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    Sponsored by the Digital Medicine Society (DiMe)

    It just got easier to navigate digital health product regulations

    Learn how to navigate digital product regs and build a strong regulatory strategy with DiMe’s new course.

    Aug. 14, 2023
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    Q&A: ‘Chaotic’ digital health market needs independent evaluation, new institute says

    Independent evaluation could help the healthcare industry figure out which digital health products are backed by evidence, argues Caroline Pearson, executive director of the nonprofit Peterson Center on Healthcare.

    By Emily Olsen • Aug. 11, 2023
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    Stryker touts Mako robot in DTC ads, as device makers eye broader patient populations

    The company is taking its message on the benefits of robotic orthopedic surgery directly to patients at a time when analysts say medtech firms are targeting a wider audience through advertising.

    By • Aug. 9, 2023
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    Digital health funding, deals reach lowest levels in years

    Digital health startups across the globe raised $3.4 billion across 348 deals in the second quarter, with mega-rounds making up more than a quarter of all funding.

    By Emily Olsen • Aug. 7, 2023
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    Augmedics picks up Surgalign’s digital health assets for $900K

    Surgalign is selling its assets under court supervision after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

    By • Aug. 1, 2023
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    Sanofi’s Felix Lee talks DarioHealth partnership, future of digital health

    The pharmaceutical company struck a strategic agreement with digital health company DarioHealth last year aimed at helping patients with diabetes manage their blood sugar levels. 

    By • July 21, 2023
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    Big Health buys Limbix to add adolescent depression app to digital therapeutic portfolio

    The phone-based treatment, SparkRx, uses self-guided, cognitive behavioral therapy to teach skills such as mood tracking.

    By • July 18, 2023
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    US trade body again delays decision on Apple-Masimo patent dispute

    A potential settlement or royalty payments stemming from Masimo’s claim that Apple’s pulse oximetry features infringed on its patents could offer “significant upside” for Masimo, BTIG analysts wrote.

    By • July 13, 2023
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    Masimo’s board turnover could bring Sound United spinoff, analysts say

    Needham analysts say that new voices on the patient-monitoring company’s board, after a proxy battle, could catalyze the sale of the audio unit, even as Masimo pursues its consumer healthcare strategy.

    By • July 11, 2023
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    GPT-4 language model gives limited quality medical answers in study

    Researchers recommended limiting the medical information used by GPT-4 to peer-reviewed studies, and adding a bibliography feature to address limitations in the answers provided by the model. 

    By • July 5, 2023