Galvanize Therapeutics Inc.’s Aliya pulsed electrical field system could enable surgeons to perform a biopsy and ablate lung tumors at the same time, a study in the Journal of Surgical Oncology indicates.

Innovative Health LLC, of Scottsdale, Ariz., obtained a jury verdict of $147 million against Johnson & Johnson’s Biosense Webster unit for practices that thwarted the use of less costly reprocessed medical devices.

The U.S. Department of Justice said the CEO of Spinefrontier Inc., Kingsley Chin, entered a guilty plea in connection with allegations that he made false statements about payments made to surgeons for consulting work the physicians did not perform.

The U.S. FDA’s decision to phase out animal testing for INDs is driving a new market of alternative, nonanimal testing technologies like organoids and organs-on-a-chip, speakers at Bio Korea 2025 said.

Fujirebio Diagnostics Inc.’s Alzheimer’s disease assay received the U.S. FDA’s first clearance for a blood test for the debilitating neurodegenerative disease. Fujirebio’s Lumipulse G pTau217/ß-Amyloid 1-42 plasma ratio is indicated for the early detection of amyloid plaques associated with Alzheimer’s disease in symptomatic individuals aged 55 years and older.

Mirroring results reported in a phase IIb study, Apnimed Inc.’s first of two pivotal trials testing AD-109 as an oral therapy in obstructive sleep apnea hit primary and secondary endpoints. Should similar findings emerge from a second phase III trial, expected to read out in a couple of months, the privately held firm anticipates a U.S. NDA filing in early 2026.

A pair of studies published in Diabetologia demonstrate that use of continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) reduces hospitalizations in people with type 1 diabetes and in those with type 2 diabetes who use insulin compared to use of capillary blood glucose monitoring. Abbott Laboratories’s REFLECT real-world studies showed that use of its Freestyle Libre CGMs reduced the severity of cardiovascular conditions associated with diabetes and, consequently, led to fewer in-patient stays.

PhaseV Inc. raised $50 million in a series A funding round to further develop its machine learning (ML) platform which helps companies reduce the cost and duration of clinical trials, and increase their possibility of success.

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.