MedTech News
.................... by Andrew Celentano
Gore wins FDA nod for deep venous stent
W.L. Gore & Associates announced today that the FDA approved its Viabahn Fortegra venous stent, formerly known as Viafort.
Picard Medical to roll out new Syncardia Total Artificial Heart feature
Picard Medical, the company behind the SynCardia Total Artificial Heart (TAH), announced today that it plans to launch a new, FDA-cleared artificial heart accessory.
Schizophrenia and osteoporosis share 195 genetic loci, highlighting unexpected biological bridges between brain and bone
A comprehensive genetic investigation led by Dr. Feng Liu at Tianjin Medical University General Hospital has uncovered striking molecular connections between schizophrenia and bone health, identifying 195 shared genetic loci that may explain why psychiatric patients face elevated fracture risks.
Robot-assisted therapy beneficial for children with autism
Social robots are efficacious and effective for children with autism, according to a study published online Dec. 24 in Science Robotics.
Organ-on-a-chip simulates drug-triggered muscle and kidney injury
KAIST researchers have developed a new device that can precisely reproduce how muscle and kidney damage influence each other simultaneously within the human body.
AI-powered ECG analysis shows promise for early COPD detection
A study published in the journal eBioMedicine assesses the effectiveness of electrocardiograms (ECGs) analyzed via deep learning as a tool for early COPD detection.
First minimally invasive coronary artery bypass achieved
For high-risk patients, the method could offer a safer alternative to open-heart surgery.
New AI model predicts disease risk while you sleep
A poor night’s sleep portends a bleary-eyed next day, but it could also hint at diseases that will strike years down the road. A new artificial intelligence model developed by Stanford Medicine researchers and their colleagues can use physiological recordings from one night’s sleep to predict a person’s risk of developing more than 100 health conditions.