MedTech News
.................... by Andrew Celentano
FDA approves once-daily Idvynso tablet for treating HIV
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Merck’s Idvynso (doravirine/islatravir), a new, once-daily, two-drug single tablet for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in adults to replace the current antiretroviral regimen in those who are virologically suppressed (HIV-1 RNA <50 copies per mL).
Skull microchannels reveal hidden route for brain immune defense
A study led by Rafael Gallareto-Sande, a predoctoral researcher at the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH), provides new insights into a network of tiny blood vessels within the cranial bones that play a key role in brain protection.
Battery-free skin-conformal wearable system can measure electrocardiogram signals
A research team led by Prof. Jerald Yoo from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Seoul National University (SNU) has developed a skin-conformal wearable health care system, “SkinECG,” capable of measuring electrocardiogram (ECG) signals without a battery
Aurie Receives FDA De Novo Grant for First Automated Safely Reusable Intermittent Urinary Catheter System
Establishing it as the first ever reusable intermittent urinary catheter system and creating a new device classification in an industry that exclusively relied on single-use catheters for decades
Qaelon Medical Extends Leak Detection Beyond the OR with Surgical Intelligence Leader FluidAI Medical
STRASBOURG, France and KITCHENER, ON, May 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Qaelon Medical announced a strategic collaboration with leading surgical recovery company FluidAI Medical, to develop a continuous surgical data ecosystem.
Axsome wins first non-antipsychotic FDA approval for Alzheimer’s agitation
Alzheimer’s disease agitation could mean peak sales of over $2.1 billion for Axsome’s Auvelity, according to analysts at William Blair.
Study: Gene circuits reshape DNA folding and affect how genes are expressed
When genes are transcribed, they suppress or activate their neighbors, coupling expression between the two genes.
How neurons sense bacteria in the gut
Neural interaction with bacteria has important effects on animal brains. A new study investigates how neurons sense bacteria by revealing, in nematodes, the bacterial signals that a key neuron detects.