Genetic Analysis (GA; Oslo, Norway), a startup molecular diagnostics company, has developed a Gut Associated-microarray platform (GA-map) test designed for high throughput screening of gut microbiota in infants. (Medical Device Daily)

nContact Surgical (Morrisville, North Carolina) reported the initiation of a feasibility clinical trial designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a combined surgical and catheter procedure, the convergent procedure, for the treatment of symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF). This prospective, feasibility study will enroll patients at study sites across the U.S. (Medical Device Daily)

If current trends continue, 43% of U.S. adults will be obese and obesity spending will quadruple to $344 billion by 2018, according to a new study. On the other hand, if obesity rates hold steady, the U.S. would save nearly $200 billion in healthcare costs – or about $820 per adult. (Medical Device Daily)

Faster results. Better accuracy. Reduced cost. Those are three things CardioGenics (Mississauga, Ontario) hopes to offer through its point-of-care (POC) cardiac diagnostic technology. (Medical Device Daily)