MedyMatch, Samsung NeuroLogica bring AI to stroke care
MedyMatch and NeuroLogica aim to improve the speed at which patients receive stroke treatment.
AliveCor launches clinical app with AI function for early detection of AFib to prevent stroke
AliveCor also raised a $30 million Series D round led by Omron Healthcare and Mayo Clinic.
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Constant Therapy raises $2M Series A to expand applications for stroke rehab app
Golden Seeds led the round, and Kapor Capital?, Launchpad Venture Group?, Pond Capital and Community Health Network of Connecticut? also took part.
MicroTransponder developing neurostimulation technology to allow tinnitus and stroke victims to re-train their brains
Dallas-based MicroTransponder is looking to treat neurological conditions with its aired Vagus Nerve Stimulation, which is designed to help patients with tinnitus as well as stroke victims.
Spring-based wearable device could help those with certain neurological conditions walk again
Cadence Biomedical gets the thumbs up from a peer-reviewed publication concerning its Kickstart device.
Using ultrasound to treat stroke: Cerevast Therapeutics raises $10M
They say that with a stroke, “time lost is brain lost” – so when a stroke happens, each second counts to stave off further brain damage. Seattle-area startup Cerevast Therapeutics is developing a device that emits ultrasound waves meant to quickly dislodge stroke-causing blood clots in the brain. And company just raised $10 million, according to a […]
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A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
The game-changers of Cleveland Clinic’s Medical Innovation Summit
Cleveland Clinic released its top 10 medical innovations that it predicts to be gamechangers in 2015. During today’s conference, a group of 10 Cleveland Clinic doctors spoke on each disease, outlining why they were, indeed, innovative. Here’s some of the commentary around the much-anticipated Top 10: Given the huge interest in developing a vaccine for Ebola, […]
Cancer and heart disease dominate Cleveland Clinic’s Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2015
#MIS2014 Innovation #5 – antibody drug conjugates. Again! Idea around for 30 years, but antibodies better, humanized, understand targets. — Meghana Keshavan (@meghanakeshavan) October 29, 2014 The Cleveland Clinic just announced its top 10 medical innovations for 2015 – a long anticipated and often-prescient listing of the most gamechanging new health techs. This just in: […]
Startup Ischemia Care raises $1.9M for stroke detection technology
Ischemia Care, a Cincinnati-based company that combines bioinformatics and medical devices for stroke detection, is in the midst of raising up to $5 million, according to a filing with the SEC. So far, Ischemia Care, founded in 2009, has raised $1.9 million through equity offerings, with an additional $3.1 million to be sold, according to […]
Exithera raising $9M, develops pill as next-gen anti-stroke medication
Exithera Pharmaceuticals, a player in the anti-thrombosis and stroke prevention drug space, appears to be in the midst of a $9 million Series B round, according to regulatory filings. It has raised $3 million thus far, the filings said. Last we heard, the Westborough, Massachusetts company raised $2 million of a $4 million Series A […]
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Stent-maker Silk Road Medical in the stroke prevention biz; raising $22.5 million
About half of all strokes could be caused by a narrowing of the carotid artery – the pipeline that ushers blood flow through the neck and to the brain. The Bay Area’s Silk Road Medical may have found a less-invasive way to increase the blood flow to the brain, using traditional stenting concepts but kicking ’em up a notch. […]
Cleveland Clinic’s “ER on wheels” gets the right care to stroke patients fast
Less than a month after rolling out its Mobile Stroke Unit, an ambulance equipped with all the necessary elements of comprehensive stroke care, the Cleveland Clinic says a critical demand is being filled, and projections could already double within the first year. Dr. Peter Rasmussen, director of Cleveland Clinic’s Cerebrovascular Center, said that after just […]
Beyond Lucid Technologies seeks to add more contextualized info for teletriage
The Canadian woman who had the presence of mind to record a selfie as she experienced a mini-stroke attracted a lot of interest this week, particularly since the information is credited with saving her life. It demonstrates the power of video to add context to symptoms that could be tough to describe for non doctors or otherwise dismissed or misunderstood by medical staff.
A small dose of medical meth might go a long way in limiting post-TBI brain damage
A mistake made by a PhD student in a University of Montana lab nearly a decade ago is now on the brink of mid-stage clinical trials as a potential treatment for traumatic brain injury. And, most surprising of all, the treatment consists of a small dose of methamphetamine. It all started when a research assistant […]
A map of stroke mortality hot spots could help identify where telestroke could be implemented
A couple of researchers from the University of Pennsylvania identified parts of the country where stroke mortality rates are highest. The map, presented at the American Academy of Neurology meeting, found that there can be significant variation from one county to the next and even within one county, according to a statement from the university. […]