Harvard researchers develop dialysis device to fight Ebola
Amid mounting industry pressure to unveil a therapy to counter the deadly Ebola outbreak, researchers are developing an innovative dialysis device that fights the disease by filtering blood.
Which body parts warrant the biggest biotech venture investments?
Dow Jones writer Brian Gormley set out to find out the answer to that question, reviewing the venture data for biotech and med tech in Dow Jones’ VentureSource database. He concluded that eye diseases warranted the biggest single wager on any particular organ, with a total of $849 million in venture bets on ophthalmology startups in the field. And $442.7 million more came in the first half of this year, indicating that there’s been no letup in the action.
iPod Touch to be used for diabetes monitoring following launch of HealthKit
Hospitals affiliated with Stanford and Duke University are initiating partnerships with Apple and its yet to be unveiled HealthKit, designed to collect data from healthcare apps and present it to doctors in a centralized location.
iPhone 6 and Apple Watch demonstrate healthcare ambitions
Apple unveiled the iPhone 6 and its Apple Watch in September 2014, and as expected, both have major healthcare implications. CEO Tim Cook described the innovations in a much-anticipated announcement about the company’s new products as it attempts to show that it can continue to innovate in the post-Steve Jobs era.
Blackberry to integrate medical devices in India
Blackberry is launching an ambitious project to integrate thousands of medical devices in India in order to detect illnesses earlier.
Israeli startup develops hand-held device for medical marijuana
Company’s palm-sized inhaler allows for more fine-tuned drug delivery
Recalls of medical devices declined dramatically in Q2, report says; Medical device recalls hit 2-year low in Q2
Recalls of medical devices hit a 2-year low during the 2nd quarter, with nearly half the number of units pulled back compared with the same period last year, according to a report from Stericycle.
Researchers diagnose atrial fibrillation via webcam
Atrial fibrillation (AF) causes uneven blood flow, which results in subtle changes in facial skin color. Researchers were able to use that to diagnose AF patients in a small, pilot study by employing video of a person’s face in conjunction with a software analysis of skin color.
FDA-approved iPad blood loss app has first use in cesarean surgeries
A recently approved iPad app has been put to use to measure blood loss during cesarean section births. The app is being used as a substitute for evaluation techniques, such as sponge weighing, in cesarean surgeries at Magee-Womens Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA.
Researchers develop self-powered pacemaker system based on automatic wristwatch
Researchers develop self-powered pacemaker system based on automatic wristwatch