Student researchers at Rice University have developed a paper strip test for hypothyroidism, similar to those that are commonly used for COVID-19 testing. Babies with congenital hypothyroidism require prompt diagnosis and treatment, but in…
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Researchers at the University of Hawaii at Manoa have developed a wearable that can take multiple sweat samples and which also supports on-board colorimetric biomarker analysis. Unlike many sweat collecting methods, which often involve…
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Private healthcare drives innovation in Peru, and its uptake was later followed by public health, says Jhonatan Bringas, a Peruvian doctor, based out of the Netherlands. After holding several executive positions in the health…
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Acquisition Solidifies Clinisys as a Market Leader in Public Health and Toxicology Diagnostics in North America; Continues Clinisys’ Global Expansion
Clinisys today announced that it has acquired Promium, a Bothell, Washington-based, leading provider of laboratory…
Health tech company Magentus has made a number of acquisitions to accelerate its global expansion.The company is consolidating Citadel Health, Wellbeing Software and Genie Solutions under a single brand, bringing together operations across the…
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Hackers breach the systems of NextGen Healthcare and access the information of one million patients, according to a filed breach report.
The company says that its cloud-based NextGen Office EHR/PM was accessed using…
RF (radio frequency) technology uses radio waves to transmit and receive information wirelessly. RF is often seen in health monitoring devices such as wearables, implants, remote monitoring systems, and telemedicine. Mostly, though, it is…
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Researchers at MIT have developed a urine test that can distinguish between different types of cancer, and could even highlight if metastases are present. The test involves first administering nanoparticles to patients that can…
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What You Should Know:Today Ascertain, the partnership between Aegis Ventures and Northwell Holdings, announced a $12M seed funding round to launch its first company, Optain, an artificial intelligence (AI) company leveraging retinal imaging to…
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Cue Health laid off another 326 workers, or about 30% of the home diagnostics company’s workforce, as part of a new cost reduction plan.The cuts mark a second round of layoffs this year. In…
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