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Boston Scientific wins FDA nods for nav-enabled Farapulse catheter, software
Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX)+
announced today that it received FDA approval for its navigation-enabled Farawave Nav ablation catheter and clearance for new Faraview software.
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Cook Medical launches IVF device in U.S.
Cook Medical announced that it launched its NestVT vitrification device for in-vitro fertilization (IVF) in the U.S.
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Novocure wins FDA nod for lung cancer treatment wearable
Novocure announced on Tuesday that the FDA treated its Optune Lua wearable device for treating metastatic non-small cell lung cancer.
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Johnson & Johnson reports first commercial Varipulse use in Canada
Johnson & Johnson MedTech (NYSE: JNJ)+
today announced the first completed commercial case with its Varipulse platform in Canada.
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Mira launches menopause transition kit to help women prepare for early symptoms
Mira has launched Mira Hormone Monitor: Menopause Transitions Kit to help women aged 35 and older track their hormones to spot early signs of perimenopause and manage them effectively.
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New laser light diagnostic tool quickly detects earliest sign of heart attack
With heart attacks, every second counts. A new blood test diagnoses them in minutes rather than hours and could be adapted as a tool for first responders and people at home.
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Sound-based diagnostic system could deliver bedside blood test results in an hour
Go to the doctor to provide a blood sample, and you’re typically faced with a needle and syringe, and hours or even days of waiting to get results back from a lab. CU Boulder researchers hope to change that with a new handheld, sound-based diagnostic system able to deliver precise results in an hour with a mere finger prick of blood.
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Innovative tactile technology helps hearing-impaired individuals by enhancing external spatial positions and movement
A team of researchers from the Ivcher Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Technology (BCT Institute) at Reichman University (Herzliya, Israel) has identified a significant deficit in auditory spatial perception among hearing aid users and cochlear implant recipients and introduced an innovative multisensory solution that leads to notable improvements in this ability.