Tag: medical device
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Infographic – Digital Health Venture Funds Remain Stuck
Global venture funding for digital health start-ups remains mired at low levels, as the number of investment deals in the second quarter of 2023 dropped to its lowest level in eight years.
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FDA Issues Guidance for Opioid Therapy Device Trials
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued new regulatory guidance for clinical trials of medical devices designed to prevent or treat opioid use disorder.
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NIH Funds Depression Game Therapy Clinical Trial
A treatment for depression designed as a game for patients will be assessed in a clinical trial conducted by a university psychology lab and funded by National Institutes of Health.
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Small Biz Award to Boost Maternal Health App
A digital health company with an app for monitoring maternal health is receiving nearly $1 million to add an algorithm for detecting a dangerous pregnancy complication.
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NIH Funding Single Home Test for Covid-19, Influenza, RSV
A developer of diagnostics for infectious and other diseases is receiving a National Institutes of Health contract to advance a single at-home test for multiple respiratory diseases.
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Trial Underway Testing Dried Plasma for Transfusions
A clinical trial is recruiting participants to assess the safety and feasibility of a system for spray drying and re-constituting a person’s blood plasma.
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Digital Biomarkers Shown to Highlight Parkinson’s Disease
Early findings indicate calculations from MRI scans of white matter lesions in the brain can distinguish between Parkinson’s disease and other neurological conditions.
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Biochip Device Tests Malaria Drug Efficacy, Safety
A lab-on-a-chip device with human organ cells is shown in lab tests to distinguish between malaria strains and detect drug toxicity when assessing blood for seven days.
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Insurance Barriers, Migraine Hospital Visits Linked
A review of insurance claims shows patients facing obstacles to coverage for their migraine therapies are also more likely to need emergency care for treatment.
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Neuro Biomarkers, Home EEG Assessed in Upcoming Trial
A digital biomarkers company and developer of neuroscience analytics are collaborating on a study of EEG measurements and algorithms with a wearable device at home.