Elon Musk’s Neuralink was beaten to the clinic by a rival brain-computer interface company. Synchron enrolled the first patient in the COMMAND study that will assess the New York-based company’s implant in individuals with severe paralysis.
Of all the communities touched by the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare professionals (HCPs) are arguably among those most affected. Specialists on the front lines in primary care, critical care, infectious diseases, and pulmonology roles have experienced COVID-19 first hand—often risking their own health and that of their families to help. A new report from Apollo Intelligence provides a barometer on physicians’ sentiments for 2022, and together with other research, frames a wake-up call to medical device and pharma teams in charge of building a brand presence with prescribers.
Relevate Health solidified the healthcare marketing agency’s position as a market leader in healthcare professional (HCP) omnichannel engagement with the acquisition of Dallas-based ConneXion360. With this acquisition, Relevate Health now provides its omnichannel solutions and agency services to more than 185 brands from 90 pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device manufacturers, as well as 24 hospital systems.
Google announced on March 24 the latest plans for using smartphones to monitor health, saying the company would test whether capturing heart sounds and eyeball images could help people identify issues from home.
In concert with partner Senseonics Holdings, Ascensia Diabetes Care announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration signed off on the Eversense E3 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System (CGM) System.
In a new white paper, Evidation – which measures health in everyday life – describes best practices for organizations seeking to use PGHD to enhance their clinical product development programs, including real-world examples and case studies.
Three patients whose lower bodies were left completely paralyzed after spinal cord injuries were able to walk, cycle and swim using a nerve-stimulation device controlled by a touchscreen tablet, researchers reported on Feb. 7.
Founded in 1975 as Griffiti, today’s Griff/SMC Medical Marketing Communications is celebrating its 47th anniversary as the oldest advertising agency in Boulder County, Colorado.
Galvani Bioelectronics, a clinical-stage company formed through a strategic partnership between GlaxoSmithKline and Verily Life Sciences in 2016 with the aim to develop targeted neuromodulation therapies, announced that the first patient with rheumatoid arthritis was treated through stimulation of the splenic nerve using the its novel bioelectronics platform.
Abbott Laboratories beat fourth-quarter 2021 profit and sales estimates, aided by robust sales of COVID-19 test kits and strong demand for the company’s diagnostics products, but forecast lower-than-expected COVID-19 testing sales in 2022 due to uncertainties around the future of the pandemic.
