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Biologics, Wound Care, Infection Prevention

Press Releases:  Siemens Healthineers Announces New Immunoassay for the Detection of Zika Virus

Siemens Healthineers announced today its CE-marked immunoassay—the Novagnost® Zika Virus IgM µ-capture Assay(1)—is now commercially available to laboratories outside of the U.S. The Novagnost Zika Virus IgM µ-capture Assay1 enables enhanced patient outcomes through differential diagnostics according to the WHO...

February 1, 2017

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

7D Surgical Receives FDA 510(K) and Health Canada MDL Clearance for Its Breakthrough Image Guidance

TORONTO, Jan. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — 7D Surgical announced today that it has received both 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and a medical device license from Health Canada enabling the North American commercial launch of...

February 1, 2017

Imaging Visualization & Navigation

Surgical Theater Partners with Barrow Brain and Spine to Pioneer First Neurosurgery Patient Engagement Virtual Reality Platform in the SW

PHOENIX–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Barrow Brain and Spine announces it is the first in the Southwest to use the Precision Virtual Reality™ medical visualization platform by Surgical Theater. This innovative, enterprise-wide virtual reality technology provides Barrow’s world-renowned neurosurgeons and physicians with a never-before...

January 24, 2017

Biologics, Wound Care, Infection Prevention

US Woman Killed by Superbug Resistant to Every Available Antibiotic

A woman in Nevada has been killed by a superbug that proved resistant to every antibiotic available in the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said. The woman’s condition was deemed incurable, and 26 different antibiotics were...

January 24, 2017

Diagnostics & Healthcare News

CVS Announces a Cheap Generic Alternative to EpiPen

Pharmaceutical giant CVS announced Thursday that it has partnered with Impax Laboratories to sell a generic epinephrine auto-injector for $109.99 for a two-pack—a dramatic cut from Mylan’s Epipen two-pack prices, which list for more than $600 as a brand name...

January 24, 2017

Diagnostics & Healthcare News

Amazon Alexa Fund, Amgen Ventures

Mercom Capital Group came out with an overview of the 2016 health IT investment landscape. Its report tallied up health IT deals valued at a total of $5 million, a new milestone for this category. “For three years in a...

January 23, 2017

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

The Technological Future of Surgery

The future of surgery offers an amazing cooperation between humans and technology, which could elevate the level of precision and efficiency of surgeries so high we have never seen before. Will we have Matrix-like small surgical robots? Will they pull...

January 19, 2017

Cardiovascular / Cardiology

St. Jude’s Cardiac Implant Flaw Patched

S4x17 CONFERENCE – Miami, Fla. – After more than four months of fallout over a controversial vulnerability disclosure by security firm MedSec on flaws it found in St. Jude Medical’s cardiac implant products, the medical device vendor this week issued...

January 16, 2017

Diagnostics & Healthcare News

New Stem Cell Therapy Can Restore Sight to the Blind

Without a doubt, the treatment potential of stem cell therapies is extraordinary. Yet, there is one hurdle scientists have been working to overcome: making sure the cells survive in the human body long enough to ensure they function. Well, scientists at...

January 16, 2017