Accunea Ltd.’s bioanalysis technology, Renosure, can measure creatinine clearance in machine perfused kidneys, according to data presented at the recent European Society of Organ Transplantation 2025.
The U.K. government revealed its much anticipated 10-year plan to get the National Health Service back on its feet and fit for the future. It is betting on five technologies – data, AI, Genomics, wearables and robotics – to drive the change needed to transform the health care system.
Medtronic plc received a CE mark for its Vitalflow extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) system, which provides temporary support for the heart and lungs in critically ill patients in intensive care units (ICU). The company said the Vitalflow ECMO system represents a ‘new paradigm’ in ECMO therapy as it is designed to simplify ICU operations and brings performance, ease of use and adaptability to the forefront of patient care.
Anaconda Biomed SL recently received CE mark for the Ana5 funnel catheter, designed to improve mechanical thrombectomy in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke. The company hopes that the device, which has a vessel-matching diameter funnel to maximize the capture of blood clots, could be the holy grail in mechanical thrombectomy.
Could the U.S. FDA’s de novo marketing authorization for Tissium SA’s Coaptium Connect, an atraumatic sutureless solution for peripheral nerve repair, signal a transformative shift away from sutures in nerve surgery? Only time will tell.
As the health care industry eagerly awaits the U.K. government’s 10-year plan to transform the national health service, persistent systemic challenges may make change difficult to realize. While the deployment of AI, medical technologies and diagnostic tools are crucial to this transformation, barriers to adoption must be addressed for the plan to be successful.
The U.K. government will soon unveil its 10-year health plan to transform the National Health Service. The aim is to tackle the problems in the 76-year-old system and make it fit for the future. The aim is to tackle the problems in the 76-year-old system and make it fit for the future.
The U.K. government will offer women home-testing kits for cervical screening as part of an effort to tackle barriers and get more of them taking this potentially life-saving test.
Deepecho Inc. received the U.S. FDA’s nod for its AI-based platform that assesses fetal biometry and amniotic fluid volume to improve the efficiency and precision of fetal ultrasound diagnostics.
