CHICAGO — Major changes are afoot for both the diagnosis and monitoring of diabetes as research has shown there is a substantial need for improvements. (Medical Device Daily)
CHICAGO – As physicians, clinical lab professionals and research scientists gathered at the American Association for Clinical Chemistry's (AACC; Washington) annual meeting to learn about new advances in diagnostics and disease management, a physician kicked off the meeting by challenging them to approach diagnostic thinking differently to avoid mistakes. (Medical Device Daily)
Few tests have been so anticipated by patients as non-invasive gastrointestinal diagnostics and screening. And as the capsule endoscopy race morphs into a marathon with a growing cadre of competitors, the original front-runner of a device that allows visualization of the digestive tract without sedation, intubation or insufflation released study results today indicating that more work is needed before its capsule camera can detect colon cancer as well as a colonoscopy. (Medical Device Daily)
The first patient has been enrolled in COMPLIANCE 360° clinical trial which is testing Cardiovascular Systems' (CSI; St. Paul, Minnesota) Diamondback 360° Peripheral Arterial System, a minimally invasive catheter for treating peripheral arterial disease (PAD), in lesions above the knee. (Medical Device Daily)
