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AI in Radiology

AI in radiology: Promising start, long road ahead

June 7, 2022
By Mark McCarty
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Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are all the rage in 2022 when it comes to medical radiology, but regulators across the globe are struggling to devise regulatory frameworks that ensure safety and efficacy without strangling innovation. There are a number of other stakeholders in this sphere of med tech, however, each with their own considerations. In this six-part series, BioWorld will examine these considerations in an effort to characterize the working environment for AI and ML as it exists now, and what that environment might look like in the years ahead.
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RBC Global Healthcare Conference

Pandemic produced lasting changes in medical device markets

June 6, 2022
By Annette Boyle
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Even as new waves of COVID-19 cause less direct disruption in the delivery of health care, the ongoing pandemic leaves a dramatically altered landscape for medical devices in its wake. The RBC Global Healthcare Conference revealed trends that will continue to reshape the utilization of medical technology and delivery of health care, while industry leaders drilled down into the details in a focused panel discussion. All agreed: the pandemic catapulted telemedicine and remote monitoring ahead five or more years, a hybrid delivery system with greater fluctuations in volume will emerge, devices that facilitate the movement of care out of the hospital to home or outpatient settings will remain in high demand and patient-centered control of health care will continue to attract additional industries into health care markets.
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Theraclion launches new robotics vein platform

May 31, 2022
By Bernard Banga
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Less than three years after unveiling the first Sonovein device, Theraclion SA is launching its CE-marked, third-generation platform, Sonovein HD. This represents a new generation of robotics platform for noninvasive treatment of varicose veins. The new version integrates the acquisition and analysis of technical data during the procedure.
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Otsuka to market Ai-Brainscience’s eye-tracking cognitive test app in Japan

May 24, 2022
By Tamra Sami
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Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. and Ai-Brainscience Inc. signed an exclusive sales agreement for Japan that will see Otsuka market Ai-Brainscience’s eye-tracking application to test for cognitive function. The eye-tracking app, AiBS-01, could become the first dementia diagnosis application to receive regulatory approval in Japan. Ibaraki, Japan-based Ai-Brainscience (AiBS) is developing devices that use the eye-tracking based cognitive assessment test to detect early dementia beyond the conventional assessment methods performed by specialists.
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NICE recommends Sleepio digital app over sleeping pills for insomnia

May 20, 2022
By Nuala Moran
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Primary care doctors in England have been told by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to prescribe a digital therapeutic instead of sleeping tablets for patients suffering with insomnia. Sleepio, an app developed by London-based Big Health Ltd. that uses an algorithm to provide personalized cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), could benefit up to 800,000 people, according to NICE. It is recommending use of the app as an effective alternative to drugs such as zolpidem and zopiclone, after weighing evidence from 28 studies, including 12 randomized controlled trials.
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