MedCity Pivot Podcast: A Conversation With AliveCor’s Priya Abani
In this episode of the MedCity Pivot Podcast, CEO Priya Abani talks about the evolution of AliveCor, one of the earliest digital health companies.
MedTech Commercialization Gap: Moving Beyond Technical Viability
What are the common reasons that a prototype fails to make the transition? There are several, but they all boil down to early-stage programs ignoring the business problem in favor of the technology problem.
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Automation Didn’t Dehumanize Care. Bad Systems Did.
We have the opportunity to design systems that give people greater capacity for the work where human presence matters most: listening, understanding, reassuring, deciding, and caring.
Teal Health Secures $22M for At-Home HPV Cervical Cancer Screening Device
The Series A round was led by .406 Ventures, with support from Emerson Collective (managed by Yosemite), Forerunner, Serena Ventures and Japan-based MPower Partners.
The Shifting Role of Wearables in Healthcare
The INVEST Digital Health conference, which will spotlight the consumer influence in healthcare, will include a discussion on wearables. It is scheduled for October 29 at Pegasus Park in Dallas. Register today!
The Missing Link in Surgical Safety: Integrating Patient Warming and Positioning
Historically, warming and positioning have been addressed independently because, in many surgical procedures, they do not significantly interfere with one another. However, that’s not the case in most robotic-assisted surgeries.
Nutromics Nabs FDA Breakthrough Status for Antibiotic Monitoring Patch
Nutromics earned FDA breakthrough device designation for its wearable patch that tracks vancomycin levels in real time. The device aims to replace the periodic blood draws currently used to dose the tricky-to-manage antibiotic.
Where Will AI Deployment Benefit Payers the Most?
We are taking a look at how health insurers are using AI, defining success, and managing cybersecurity risks. Give us your opinions by completing our brief, anonymous survey.
At INVEST Digital Health, Health Wildcatters Will Highlight Latest Cohort of Startups
Health Wildcatters, a Dallas accelerator and INVEST Digital Health partner, has announced the healthcare startups in its latest cohort. Join us at INVEST DIgital Health on October 29 and meet them in person!
This Startup Wants to Make Glaucoma Surgery Recovery Easier
LEP Biomedical is developing a dissolvable implant that replaces weeks of self-administered eye drops after glaucoma surgery, aiming to fix the compliance problems that drive surgical failure rates as high as 40%.
This Device Could Prevent Lung Biopsy’s Most Common — and Costly — Complication
Selio Medical developed an FDA-cleared hydrogel device that seals CT-guided lung biopsy punctures before they can cause pneumothorax — a collapsed lung complication that affects up to a third of the 800,000+ such biopsies performed annually in the U.S.
Reading the Body’s Signals: AI’s Ultimate Healthcare Opportunity
We are on the cusp of an age of anticipatory medicine, an explosion in our ability to read the body's signals and catch the killers before they do their damage.
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Closing the Quality-Affordability Gap in Workplace Mental Health
In an interview, Kyan Health Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer Konstantin Struck discussed how Kyan gives mid-market and enterprise employers access to premium workforce mental healthcare, at a price point that is affordable.
Cyberattack Disrupts Boston Scientific’s Operations: 7 Things to Know
Boston Scientific disclosed a cyberattack disrupting its global IT systems and order shipping capabilities, with the company unable to provide a timeline for when normal operations will resume. The disclosure adds the medical device giant to a growing list of medtech companies — including Stryker, Medtronic and Abbott — hit by major cyberattacks this year.
Happy Health Snags $75M to Support Home-Based Care
Happy Health's $75 million round was from ARCH Venture Partners and OpenLoop.
The Rise of Consumer Diagnostics and Emerging Trends
Consumer diagnostics will be one of several discussions at the INVEST Digital Health conference focused on power shifting to the consumer in healthcare. The conference is scheduled for October 29 in Dallas at Pegasus Park, in partnership with Health Wildcatters.
How CMS Is Tackling ‘Coverage Purgatory’ for Medical Devices
CMS unveiled new details of its new RAPID pathway, which is designed to close the gap between FDA approval and Medicare coverage for breakthrough medical devices. Industry reaction has been largely positive, as medical device companies often sit in “coverage purgatory” for years.
The Missing Piece of Preventive Dental Care Lies in the Bite
Historically, prevention has focused on protecting teeth from decay and gum disease. However, long-term oral health is also shaped by how the teeth, muscles, and jaw function together over time.