A team has developed a new self-disinfecting cotton fabric capable of eliminating bacteria, fungi and viruses in hospital settings using visible light.
CAMBRIDGE, England, Oct. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Cambridge Heartwear® Limited (www.camheartwear.com) has secured a landmark £184 million tender with the National Health Service (NHS) of the UK for HeartSense®, the world’s first medical-grade, multi-channel, portable, wirelessly charged ECG wearable straight to one’s mobile phone, representing a significant advancement in global Medical technology, AI application and cardiovascular diagnostics.
Happy Health’s Happy Ring previously secured FDA approval for its use in the diagnosis and monitoring of sleep apnoea.
The Class II decision-support software analyses lung sound recordings from compatible FDA-cleared electronic stethoscopes and flags recordings suggestive of wheeze for clinical review.
The newly granted patent protects intraluminal systems and instruments that operate from within a bodily lumen.
What if checking medication levels were as simple as enjoying a lollipop? A candy-coated device called Lollylab could provide the answer. In ACS Sensors, researchers describe how the lollipop’s stem transfers saliva to a sensor that measures acetaminophen levels.
ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Oct. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Abbott (NYSE: ABT), the global healthcare leader, today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for updates to the CardioMEMS HF System that enable new patient-facing capabilities through the CardioGuide HF App.
For millions of people at risk of glaucoma, healthy eye pressure can mean the difference between preserving vision and losing it. Yet despite decades of research, scientists still do not fully understand what regulates daily changes in eye pressure or how those fluctuations may contribute to glaucoma.
A small capsule could change how we study the microbiome of the small intestine. A team led by researchers at the University of Tokyo has created a pill-shaped device designed to take samples from the small intestine using a tiny extendable brush.
Wristband device from Encora Therapeutics started as a project in 2.009, MIT’s iconic product-design class.