Tag: medical device
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Electric Pulses Induce Lung Cancer Immune Response
Results of a clinical trial show a lung cancer therapy using highly focused pulses with electrical energy show signs of immune responses that can treat the patients’ tumors.
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Coalition to Boost African Ancestry Genomic Data
An historically Black medical college and pharmaceutical industry group began a program to increase the numbers of people of African descent in genomic databases.
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Organ Chip Devices to Model for Radiation Sickness
The U.S. government’s health preparedness agency awarded a contract with a university lab to explore organ models on chips to document effects of radiation sickness.
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Start-Up Adapts Crispr for Molecular Detection, Raises $40M
A new company is underway that says it adapts the gene editing technique Crispr to make detecting nucleic acid targets like DNA or RNA faster and simpler.
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High-Speed Biologic Injection Device Shown Feasible
A developer of an auto-injection technology says its device can deliver a biologic drug under the skin in a fraction of the time of conventional syringes.
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Genetic Tests of Breast Cancer Patients Shown Useful
Experiences from a rural hospital in North Carolina show hereditary genetic testing of all breast cancer patients is feasible and can result in changes in care for many patients.
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FDA Clears Genetic Cancer Risk Detection Test
The Food and Drug Administration authorized marketing of a genetic test for detecting hundreds of gene variants associated with a higher risk of developing certain cancers.
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Cardiac Tech Start-Up Partners with Mayo Clinic
A new company developing digital cardiac diagnostics is collaborating with the Mayo Clinic on early detection of coronary artery disease, a key trigger of heart attacks.
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Small Biz Award Funds Wearable Drug Delivery Patch
A developer of medical devices designed as skin patches received a contract to develop a device to deliver any drug approved by FDA for delivery through the skin.
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Genomics Company, Amazon Partner on Generative A.I.
A genomics company is providing precision medicine analytics from its databases with generative A.I. based on large language models from Amazon Web Services.