MedTech News
.................... by Andrew Celentano
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.
Treatment of rare childhood epilepsy could begin before birth
RNA therapy may calm abnormal brain activity of epilepsy in utero, before seizures emerge
enVVeno Medical secures FDA IDE approval for venous valve study
The TAVVE study will begin later this year with ten patients, whose 30-day safety results will be submitted to the FDA.