Royal Philips NV unveiled its Future Health Index report for 2025, and it reveals the widening trust gap between health care professionals and patients concerning the adoption of AI in health care.

A low-intensity transcranial ultrasound stimulation device, developed by Sonomind SAS, was proven to be safe and effective in treating patients suffering from drug-resistant depression. The results of a study published in Brain Stimulation showed a 61% reduction in the depressive symptoms of patients treated with the device over a five-day period, with no serious adverse events.

Chipiron SA will produce a prototype of its ultra-low portable magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner, after raising $17 million in series A financing, as it looks to make MRI more accessible.

The U.K. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) endorsed the use of the Orbit system by Mindtech Ltd. as a treatment for tics and Tourette syndrome.

Safeheal SAS raised €35 million (US$39.72 million) in an oversubscribed series C financing round for its temporary endoluminal fecal bypass system, Colovac, which is placed in the colon following colorectal resection. The funds will be used to complete an investigational device exemption pivotal study and speed up preparation for commercial launch of the device.

Aktiia SA raised $42 million in an oversubscribed series B funding round and rebranded to Hilo. The funds will be used for product innovation, expansion into new markets and to build out its blood pressure monitoring platform to support enterprise use cases.

The U.K. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) opened a late-stage assessment for drug-eluting stents (DES) with an eye toward costs, advising clinicians that they should implant the least expensive DES unit that is clinically appropriate for that patient while the assessment is underway.

Viromed Medical AG recently signed a couple of deals to get its devices based on cold plasma technology into the hands of clinicians to treat patients with skin diseases and pneumological infections.

Deepull Diagnostics SL raised €50 million (US$56.93 million) in an oversubscribed series C financing round to complete clinical validation studies of its UllCORE diagnostic system for direct-from-blood rapid pathogen detection.

Pulsed field ablation dominated discussions and scientific sessions at Heart Rhythm 2025 in San Diego with researchers and manufacturers touting new applications in persistent atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter and addressing specific challenges for existing systems.