PARIS – A consortium that includes Therapanacea SAS, GE Healthcare France SAS, Orange Healthcare SA, the AP-HP group of 39 hospitals in the Paris region and the French academic society for thoracic imaging has created a database for COVID-19.
TORONTO – Ka Imaging Inc. has received U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance for a portable, dual-energy X-ray detector that distinguishes itself from others in this class by delivering regular digital radiography, bone and tissue images in a single X-ray exposure. Designed for early detection of pneumonia, including COVID-19, the Reveal detection system also differentiates bone and soft-tissue.
WASHINGTON – Hot on the heels of July's FDA approval of Recarbrio (imipenem, cilastatin and relebactam) in complicated urinary tract infections (cUTIs), Merck & Co. Inc. rolled out pivotal phase III data at the Infectious Disease Society of America's IDWeek 2019 that could support expanding its label to another high-need group, people with hospital-acquired or ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia (HABP/VABP).
