Microsoft and SilverCloud collaboration to leverage AI for mental health
The treatment of mental health conditions appears to have received a boost with a recently announced research collaboration between digital mental health company SilverCloud Health and Microsoft Research. The partnership was designed to further step up the former’s online offering with artificial... Read More →
Nanowear and Sana Health win UCSF digital health
The University of California San Francisco’s Health Hub, an innovation and startup studio, announced on Oct. 11 the winners of its inaugural Digital Health Awards. The winners in each of 13 categories were chosen by a panel of experts from healthcare and... Read More →
Nanowear awarded Best Cardiovascular Digital Diagnostic at the 1st Annual UCSF Digital Health Awards
Nanowear was excitedly (and unexpectedly) awarded Best Cardiovascular Digital Diagnostic at the 1st Annual UCSF Digital Health Awards (Nanowear award and acceptance speech here) This inaugural event is not a pitch competition, but rather a 4-month-evaluation of over 500 companies by 250+ industry judges... Read More →
Subtle Medical Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for AI-Powered SubtleMR™
MENLO PARK, Calif., Oct. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Subtle Medical, a healthcare technology company focused on improving the quality, efficiency, and accessibility of medical imaging, announced today 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market SubtleMRTM. SubtleMR is... Read More →
Mansueto, Polsky part of $25 million medical-device investment
Endotronix raised another $25 million to conduct late-stage trials of an implantable device to help doctors better monitor cardiac patients and detect problems before they lead to heart failure. The Lisle-based company raised $45 million a year ago in preparation for trials in... Read More →
Department of Health launches new app for teens and young adults who vape
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health is announcing a new smartphone app to help teens and young adults quit vaping. Developed collaboratively with 2Morrow Inc., the app is available for free to Washingtonians at doh.wa.gov/quit and is accessible via smartphone, tablet,... Read More →
Children’s National names 6 winners of NICU device competition
Six winners were named in a pitch competition for medical devices designed to improve care in the neonatal intensive care unit at the seventh annual Pediatric Device Innovation Symposium, hosted by Washington, D.C.-based Children’s National Hospital. Each winner of the “Make... Read More →
3D Systems Gains FDA Clearance for VSP Orthopaedics 3D Surgical Pre-Planning Solution
3D printing company 3D Systems has just announced 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for their VSP Orthopaedics solution. This development will further increase solutions offered in their VSP approach for orthopaedics, which has already played a role in the treatment... Read More →
Johnson & Johnson wants to bring VR to doctors-in-training worldwide
The Johnson & Johnson Institute said that training surgeons using Oculus virtual reality headsets is paying off in big ways, and it hopes that such training will be available worldwide to all surgeons in the future. Sandra Humbles, the vice president of global education... Read More →
Forbes Women: The 40 French Women Who Count In 2019
Here are our 40 Forbes Women! Whether they are leaders of large groups, artists, researchers or high-level sports, they symbolize in their own way the success of women. They have sometimes failed, but these women, known or not of the general public, embody... Read More →