AI-Powered Colorectal Polyp Detector Finds Unremarkable Lesions
Although the survival rate for colorectal cancer can be up to 90% if it is detected in the local stage, those numbers decrease rapidly when...
Medical Equipment
Thermo Scientific Sees Significant Growth Due to COVID-19 Test Demand
COVID-19-related tests helped push Thermo Fisher Scientific’s 3Q20 growth. The Waltham, MA-based-company brought in about $8.5 billion in revenue for the quarter, which was a...
Flexible Skin Sensor to Help ALS Patients Communicate
Researchers at MIT have developed a wearable sensor that can detect small deformations of the skin, potentially serving as a way to help amyotrophic lateral...
MGS Expanding Headquarters and More Supplier News
Here’s what was new in the world of medical device suppliers during the week of October 18. Source link...
Should You Put Off Joint Surgery During COVID-19?
Orthopedic companies are anxious to get patients back into the operating room for hip and knee replacements. Zimmer Biomet recently launched an educational campaign in an...
TAVR Pioneer Edwards Lifesciences Wows Analysts with Q3 Results
The patient referral channel for transcatheter aortic valve repair (TAVR) is recovering nicely, if Edwards Lifesciences’ third-quarter sales are any indication. The TAVR pioneer reported...
7 Heart-Pounding Studies Coming Out of TCT
This year’s Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics Connect (TCT), the 32nd annual scientific symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF), is now one for the books. While...
Stryker Unveils Wireless Hospital Bed with Smart Monitoring Features
Stryker has announced a new completely wireless hospital bed that sports a number of smart patient monitoring features. The ProCuity, which is actually a series...
Researchers develop a new breath analyser test for Covid-19 with over 90% accuracy
SINGAPORE: Researchers in Singapore have developed a breath test to detect Covid-19 within a minute as authorities are working on a roadmap for the phase...
Abbott’s Portfolio Shows Strength & Resiliency in the Age of COVID-19
Abbott Laboratories’ medical device segment returned to growth in the third-quarter (3.4% year-over-year), complimented by an extraordinary beat on the diagnostics side, driven by $881...