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Electronic health records could help identify people who have undiagnosed type 2 diabetes

In 2012, a group of UCLA researchers set out to mine thousands of electronic health records for a more accurate and less expensive way to identify people who have undiagnosed type 2 diabetes. The researchers got much more than they bargained for.

16 Feb 2016

First two patients treated in multi-center clinical trial for perivascular renal denervation

Ablative Solutions, Inc. (ASI), a privately held company headquartered in Kalamazoo, MI, with offices in Palo Alto, CA, announced today that Professors Wojtek Wojakowski and Mariusz Hochul have treated the first two patients in the European Peregrine Post-Market Study.

16 Feb 2016

IoT Tech Expo Europe 2016: It's time for large corporates to engage with SMEs, says EveryWare

EveryWare Ltd, the real-time analytics specialist, has ‘leapt forward’ in time at IoT Tech Expo Europe 2016, taking place today in London.

16 Feb 2016

NICE issues positive guidance for use of Medtronic insulin therapy systems for managing Type 1 diabetes

Today, the United Kingdom’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has issued positive guidance for the use of Medtronic insulin pump systems integrated with glucose sensors, for managing Type 1 diabetes and the avoidance of potentially life-threatening hypoglycemic episodes.

16 Feb 2016

Proof-of-concept data for NanoString's Hyb & Seq chemistry presented at AGBT Meeting

NanoString Technologies, Inc., a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today presented the first proof-of-concept data for its novel massively parallel single molecule sequencing chemistry, Hyb & Seq™, at the Advances in Genome Biology and Technology Meeting being held in Orlando, Florida.

From NanoString Technologies 16 Feb 2016

Telemedicine market in the U.S. estimated to cross $ 13 billion by 2021

According to Pharmaion report, "United States Telemedicine Market Opportunities, 2011 - 2021", the telemedicine market in the United States is projected to cross $ 13 billion by 2021. Growth in the market is anticipated on account of increasing healthcare costs, growing aging population, and rising incidence of chronic diseases.

16 Feb 2016

Sonablate HIFU now available in southern California for treatment of prostate cancer patients

HIFU Prostate Services, LLC, a leading provider of minimally-invasive prostate cancer treatment using high intensity focused ultrasound, announces that Sonablate HIFU is now available in southern California through a partnership established with Western States HIFU and Pacific Coast Urology and one of the most experienced HIFU physicians in the world, Robert Pugach, MD.

16 Feb 2016

Wake Forest Baptist scientists prove feasibility of printing living tissue structures for surgical implantation

Using a sophisticated, custom-designed 3D printer, regenerative medicine scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have proved that it is feasible to print living tissue structures to replace injured or diseased tissue in patients.

15 Feb 2016

Confirming nasogastric tube placement through an assay? An interview with Ian Fotheringham

Nasogastric tubes are placed directly into the stomach in order to feed or medicate patients. If an NG tube accidentally goes into the lung instead, which can happen, it can cause serious harm to the patient, with food, liquid or medication potentially entering the lung.

15 Feb 2016

Could the Internet of Things transform healthcare?

It was clear from IoT Tech Expo Europe 2016 that the Internet of Things has the potential to transform not only healthcare but the way we live our lives.

15 Feb 2016

Newly launched programme aims to speed up commercialisation of digital health technologies

A new programme launched today aims to position London as a global centre for the adoption and commercialisation of pioneering digital health technologies.

15 Feb 2016

Sphere Medical to discuss potential application of Proxima at Symposium Intensivmedizin + Intensivpflege 2016

Sphere Medical, an innovator company in critical care monitoring and diagnostics equipment, announces that at the Symposium Intensivmedizin + Intensivpflege 2016, it will be discussing the potential application of its newly introduced Proxima patient-dedicated blood gas analyser with isolation beds during outbreaks of infections, such as winter influenza, MRSA and VRE.

15 Feb 2016

Sphere Medical's new manufacturing facility for Proxima blood gas analyser opens in St. Asaph, Wales

Sphere Medical, an innovator company in critical care monitoring and diagnostics equipment, has opened its new commercial production facility in St. Asaph, Wales.

15 Feb 2016

Abbott FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system now available for children and teens with diabetes

Today, Abbott announced that it has received CE Mark (Conformité Européenne) for the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system indicated for children and teens with diabetes ages 4-17 years old This means that children and young people with diabetes living in the UK are able to experience the liberation from the pain and hassle of routine finger pricks.

15 Feb 2016

Beckman Coulter Releases Compact DxH 500 Hematology System with CE Mark

Beckman Coulter Diagnostics has released the DxH 500 haematology system with CE Mark, an open-vial instrument offering a throughput of up to 60 samples per hour.

From Beckman Coulter Diagnostics 15 Feb 2016

Researchers develop new imaging device that eliminates need for lenses, protective housing

Researchers at the MIT Media Lab have developed a new imaging device that consists of a loose bundle of optical fibers, with no need for lenses or a protective housing.

15 Feb 2016

Immersive virtual reality therapy could help reduce depressive symptoms

An immersive virtual reality therapy could help people with depression to be less critical and more compassionate towards themselves, reducing depressive symptoms, finds a new study from UCL (University College London) and ICREA-University of Barcelona.

15 Feb 2016

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Electronic health records could help identify people who have undiagnosed type 2 diabetes

First two patients treated in multi-center clinical trial for perivascular renal denervation

IoT Tech Expo Europe 2016: It's time for large corporates to engage with SMEs, says EveryWare

NICE issues positive guidance for use of Medtronic insulin therapy systems for managing Type 1 diabetes

Proof-of-concept data for NanoString's Hyb & Seq chemistry presented at AGBT Meeting

Telemedicine market in the U.S. estimated to cross $ 13 billion by 2021

Sonablate HIFU now available in southern California for treatment of prostate cancer patients

Wake Forest Baptist scientists prove feasibility of printing living tissue structures for surgical implantation

Confirming nasogastric tube placement through an assay? An interview with Ian Fotheringham

Could the Internet of Things transform healthcare?

Newly launched programme aims to speed up commercialisation of digital health technologies

Sphere Medical to discuss potential application of Proxima at Symposium Intensivmedizin + Intensivpflege 2016

Sphere Medical's new manufacturing facility for Proxima blood gas analyser opens in St. Asaph, Wales

Abbott FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system now available for children and teens with diabetes

Beckman Coulter Releases Compact DxH 500 Hematology System with CE Mark

Researchers develop new imaging device that eliminates need for lenses, protective housing

Immersive virtual reality therapy could help reduce depressive symptoms

Wake Forest Baptist researchers develop new nanotechnology to detect disease biomarkers

Australian researchers identify genetic map of human parasitic scabies mite

Bad technology choices contributing to increased drug development costs, say experts

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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