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How Cybersecurity Attacks Could Cripple Healthcare – Northeastern University

Posted: Published on March 23rd, 2024

The cyberattack on Change Healthcare last month should serve as a wake-up call for the health care industry, which needs to focus on securing its infrastructure, says Kevin Fu, a Northeastern University professor of electrical and computer engineering and cybersecurity adviser to the White House. While the most recent attack impacted online billing and revenue systems, hackers have the potential to infiltrate medical devices that provide critical care. Continue reading

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Digital Revolution in Healthcare Reshaping Regulations and Medical… – MedTech Outlook

Posted: Published on March 23rd, 2024

The digital health revolution is transforming healthcare systems, necessitating compliance with GDPR, MDR, and IVDR for data privacy and security. This requires early engagement, transparency, and stakeholder collaboration. FREMONT, CA:The continuous advancement of digital health technologies catalyses a profound transformation from AI-driven diagnostics to applications for remote patient monitoring, reshaping delivery, management, and user experience within healthcare systems. Continue reading

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AI integration will be a key driver of healthcare innovation – Medical Device Network

Posted: Published on March 23rd, 2024

AI can bring benefits such as aiding physicians in making faster and more reliable diagnostic decisions. Credit: Gorodenkoff via Shutterstock. Microsoft announced at the 2024 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Global Health Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, Florida, US that it will be further integrating AI into its tools by forming new collaborations with healthcare partners to facilitate innovation within the healthcare and life sciences (HLS) space Continue reading

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Clinical outcomes of patients with remitting ulcerative colitis after discontinuation of indigo naturalis | Scientific Reports – Nature.com

Posted: Published on March 15th, 2024

Study design and patient population A single-center retrospective study design was used to investigate the follow-up of patients treated with IN between 2015 and 2020. Powdered IN (Fujian Province, China) was purchased from Uchidawakanyaku Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) Continue reading

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Anti-integrin v6 autoantibodies are a potential biomarker for ulcerative colitis-like immune checkpoint inhibitor … – Nature.com

Posted: Published on March 15th, 2024

Patients This was a retrospective study targeting patients with ICI-induced colitis who had undergone colonoscopy at the onset of the disease at Kyoto University Hospital, affiliated hospitals, and Kindai University Faculty of Medicine between April 2018 and April 2023. All but one patient (Case 1) was treated with only ICI treatment. ICI-induced colitis was defined as diarrhea or bloody stools following ICI administration and/or with histological evaluation [5]. Continue reading

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EU Commission Okays Pfizer’s VELSIPITY for Severe Ulcerative Colitis – Mirage News

Posted: Published on March 15th, 2024

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Fast Five: Former Stimwave CEO convicted of healthcare fraud; GE HealthCare establishes foundation to advance … – Mass Device

Posted: Published on March 15th, 2024

Danielle Kirsh is an award-winning journalist and senior editor for Medical Design & Outsourcing, MassDevice, and Medical Tubing + Extrusion, and the founder of Women in Medtech and lead editor for Big 100. She received her bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism and mass communication from Norfolk State University and is pursuing her master's in global strategic communications at the University of Florida. Continue reading

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EPA curbs toxic ethylene oxide used to sterilize medical devices – The Washington Post – The Washington Post

Posted: Published on March 15th, 2024

The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday announced tougher limits on a cancer-causing gas used to sterilize medical equipment, a move aimed at helping disadvantaged communities across the country reduce their exposure to a toxic pollutant. Some environmental and public health advocates criticized the final rule as too weak, saying it would not adequately protect low-income and minority communities that are disproportionately affected. At the same time, the medical device industry warned that the rule could disrupt the supply of safe medical equipment at hospitals and clinics nationwide Continue reading

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Medical Biomimetics Market Size is projected to reach USD 54.25 billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 6.5%: Straits … – GlobeNewswire

Posted: Published on March 15th, 2024

New York, United States, March 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Medical biomimetics, also known as biomimicry or bioinspired technology, is a field that creates and develops novel medical treatments, systems, and technologies using natural inspiration. Continue reading

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AdvaMed Board Chair, Peter J. Arduini Announces Top Priorities to Guide the Future of MedTech – AdvaMed

Posted: Published on March 15th, 2024

Arduini is President and CEO of GE HealthCare and was unanimously elected Board Chair in November 2023 WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, AdvaMed, the Medtech Association, announced Board Chairman Peter Arduinis priorities to guide the vision of the medtech industry over the course of his two-year term Continue reading

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