Luma Health’s platform automates scheduling and referrals via text message. Screenshot from MedCity Invest Often, a painful experience will spur founders to start a new company. For Luma Health CEO Adnan Iqbal, it was tearing his ACL during a soccer match. He was told that he would have to wait three weeks before he could
Month: July 2020
Orthopedic companies are feeling the pressures of COVID-19 and the virus’s negative effect on elective surgeries. Stryker Corp’s 2Q20 earnings were negatively impacted even though the Kalamazoo, MI-based company was able to beat consensus forecast. Stryker said net sales of $2.8 billion decreased 24.3% in the quarter and 23.5% in constant currency. Organic net sales
It’s 2020 and doctors are doing house calls again. No, we didn’t step back in time; instead, we’ve moved forward. Rather than knocking on a patient’s home with a stethoscope and wooden tongue depressor in tow, today’s house calls require no face-to-face appointments, only a smartphone with an internet connection. Telemedicine has arrived. Telemedicine has
In order to fully understand how technology could transform endoscopy and why the space needs innovation, we must start from the beginning of the use of endoscopes. The History of Endoscopes Philipp Bozzini of Mainz, Germany, created in 1806 the first internally illuminated device used to inspect the interior of the human body, according to archives
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Jul 31 2020 Marcel Leist, Professor of In-Vitro Toxicology and Biomedicine at the University of Konstanz, and Thomas Hartung, Professor of Environmental Health Sciences at the University of Konstanz and Doerenkamp-Zbinden Chair of Evidence-Based Toxicology at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, have been awarded the Ursula M.
Jul 31 2020 Inspired by the pandemic, Brain Navi developed a new robot to perform nasal swab tests autonomously to prevent cross infections so we can save the medical system and reestablish economies. The coronavirus caused the lock-in policy over the world. To reopen and reboot the economy in this pandemic, a large scale of
Latest Sexual Health News By Serena McNiffHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, July 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) More than a decade of research has shown that the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine protects against a host of cancers, yet a new study finds that only half of American teens complete the multiple-shot regimen. Why? Researchers discovered that many parents
Latest Diet & Weight Management News By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, July 30, 2020 Americans may be heeding expert advice to reduce sugar intake. But instead of giving up sweets altogether, they’re turning to certain sugar substitutes. A new study found that between 2002 and 2018, purchases of packaged food products containing sucralose (Splenda) jumped
Latest Skin News THURSDAY, July 30, 2020 — Patients recovering from COVID-19 may be susceptible to losing their hair, USA Today reported Wednesday. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention doesn’t list hair loss as a consequence of COVID-19, but more than 27% of 1,100 people who responded to a Survivor Corps Facebook poll
According to researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, the implementation of social distancing policies corresponded with significant reductions in transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and reduced community mobility, both in the U.S. and globally, providing evidence that social distancing is a useful tool in preventing further spread of COVID-19. The study,
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Jul 30 2020 Many modern cancer drugs target a specific genetic mutation that is driving a particular cancer’s runaway growth and division — such as the HER-2 protein in some breast cancers or EGFR in certain lung cancers. But this strategy hasn’t worked well against glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain
A Laparoscopy Assistance Platform to Optimize Minimally Invasive Surgery: Interview with Anne Osdoit, CEO of MastOR | Medgadget A Laparoscopy Assistance Platform to Optimize Minimally Invasive Surgery: Interview with Anne Osdoit, CEO of MastOR |
Here are four deals that were successful and four deals that didn’t turn out so well during the pandemic. Sometimes deals close. Sometimes they go south and get canceled. MD+DI is looking at how the novel coronavirus has impacted deals during the COVID-19 pandemic. So, here are five deals that were successful and five deals
Dexcom patients won’t have access to G7, the latest version of the company’s popular continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) sensor, in 2020. It’s unclear when the anticipated device will reach the market, however, because Dexcom has decided not to disclose details around the timing of the U.S. pivotal trial, regulatory filing, or launch. As MD+DI reported in
After a successful MedCity INVEST conference that concluded last week, MedCity News is gearing up for our INVEST Digital Health Virtual event, Sep 21-25. That week, we are hosting four separate pitch contests to spotlight the various ways that health tech is addressing problems in our healthcare system. The categories are: Home Health – Startups in
Wearable biomedical devices hold the promise of allowing for continuous, remote patient monitoring in all kinds of settings. A variety of vital signs, including heart rate and its variability, body temperature, and the amount of sweat produced, can be measured. The problem is that a lot of these measurements are not particularly accurate when using
Philips Wins FDA Clearance and Launches EMS Remote Monitoring and Defibrillation Solution in U.S. | Medgadget Philips Wins FDA Clearance and Launches EMS Remote Monitoring and Defibrillation Solution in U.S. |
Beverly Grant spent years juggling many roles before yoga helped her restore her balance. When not doting over her three children, she hosted her public affairs talk radio show, attended community meetings or handed out cups of juice at her roving Mo’ Betta Green MarketPlace farmers market, which has brought local, fresh foods and produce
Latest Senior Health News By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, July 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) In a rare bit of good health news for Americans, a new government study finds that hip fracture rates have fallen substantially since the 1970s. Between 1970 and 2010, broken hips dropped by two-thirds among Americans in a decades-long health study.
Latest Infectious Disease News By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, July 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) Vaccines remain a “remarkably safe” way to protect human health, thanks to a rigorous system of safety monitoring that continues after approval, a new review shows. Ongoing safety monitoring led to safety-related label changes in 25 out of 57 vaccines approved
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