Come this spring adults won’t be the only ones with their own line of Fitbit trackers. The company recently announced a new set of products including the Fitbit Ace, which is a tracker designed for children 8 years old and up, as well a much anticipated new smartwatch, the Fitbit Versa.
An organ-on-a-chip model of the human gut could offer a better prediction of the effect of radiation exposure on humans than animal testing.
On Feb 27th, China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) published their inspection reports for eight international medical device manufacturers located in U.S., Europe, Japan, and Australia under its Medical Device Good Manufacturing Practice.
Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded the financial outlook for the medical products and device industry from stable to positive, predicting that “continued product innovation” and synergies from acquisitions will drive growth of earnings before interest, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of between 4 and 5 percent over the next 12 to 18 months.
As Pfizer clears house of its unwanted neuro assets, Biogen has become a buyer for one, namely a phase 2-ready schizophrenia drug.
Prevail Therapeutics, Inc. (Prevail), a biotechnology company developing gene therapies for patients with Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases, today announced a $75 million Series A financing.
The Menarini Group announced today that on March 6th 2017 it submitted a Marketing Authorization Application for delafloxacin at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) under the trade name Quofenix. The proposed indication for delafloxacin in Europe is the treatment of adult patients with acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) and the conclusion of the European regulatory process is expected in IIQ 2019.
An AliveCor algorithm has identified people with high potassium levels from electrocardiogram (ECG) data. Limited prospective clinical testing suggests pairing the algorithm with AliveCor’s smartphone and Apple Watch-based ECGs could enable the remote, noninvasive monitoring of potassium levels.
HIV infection is associated with a greater risk for abdominal obesity and, perhaps indirectly, a greater risk for elevated LDL cholesterol and hypertriglyceridemia, according to recent findings.
Canon Medical launches new version of Aplio i900 cardiovascular ultrasound system - Medical Devices Business Review
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