WASHINGTON, D.C. The Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) issued the following statement from President and CEO Scott Whitaker on the introduction of legislation in the U.S. Continue reading →

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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Global Prosthetic Heart Valves Market 2019-2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global prosthetic heart valve market is expected to grow significantly during the forecast period. The report covers: The prosthetic heart valve is gaining momentum due to rising geriatric population and growing heart diseases Continue reading →

Hamish Fraser first encountered Babylon Health in 2017 when he and a colleague helped test the accuracy of several artificial intelligence-powered symptom checkers, meant to offer medical advice for anyone with a smartphone, for Wired U.K. Among the competitors, Babylons symptom checker performed worst in identifying common illnesses, including asthma and shingles. Fraser, then a health informatics expert at the University of Leeds in England, figured that the company would need to vastly improve to stick around Continue reading →

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today that in a multicenter study recently published in the Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing, researchers at three institutions Loma Linda University in California (LLU), the University of California at Irvine (UCI), and Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida (MCF) evaluated the trend accuracy of three hemoglobin (Hb) monitoring methods, including noninvasive, continuous Masimo SpHb.1 Dr. Applegate and colleagues prefaced their investigation by noting that Hb measurement informs patient-specific perioperative transfusion decisions within the context of symptoms, comorbid conditions, surgical procedure, observed bleeding and hemodynamic performance. They also noted, however, that the time needed for blood sampling and analysis can cause Hb measurement to lag clinical situations. Continue reading →

Residents in northwest Georgia can now receive neurology and stroke diagnosis closer to home through a telemedicine partnership between Floyd Medical Center and Erlanger Health System. Continue reading →

December 8, 2019 - TCN caught up with Inna Bergman, CEO and founder of RTMC Medical, at IMTJ 2019 in Berlin to learn the fascinating history of the Israeli medical tourism industry. Continue reading →