Edap TMS SA recently published data showing that its Focal One high intensity focused ultrasound technology is non-inferior to radical prostatectomy as a first-line treatment for localized prostate cancer. The company is also working towards gaining approval for the technology as a therapy for endometriosis. Read More

The U.S. FDA’s emphasis on alternatives to ethylene oxide is gaining momentum with the help of internationally recognized standards — such as ISO 11737 — in a move that will enable a less cumbersome approach to non-EtO device sterilization. Read More

The first patenting to emerge from Filtro Medical Inc. describes the development of blood filtration devices designed to reduce systemic exposure to chemotherapy or other therapeutic agents that have been delivered into a target treatment location. Read More

Increasing evidence shows that circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) regulate biological processes involved in COVID-19 complications.

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It’s difficult to fathom that the health of half the world’s population is underserved. But it’s a hard truth. Women’s health has traditionally focused on what Seema Kumar, the CEO of Cure, coined as the “bikini zone.” However, reproduction and breast health are a drop in the bucket when it comes to women’s health. In this multipart, in-depth series, BioWorld provides insight into the oft-overlooked space of women’s health, exposing the disparities in research and funding while looking toward future opportunities for bridging the gender gap in health care. Read More

Karen Carey, BioWorld’s managing editor and chief analyst, and Anette Breindl, managing editor of Bioworld Science, join this episode of the BioWorld Insider podcast to talk about the business and the science of women’s health. Read More

New hires and promotions in the med-tech industry, including: Inspirmed. Read More

Med-tech firms raising money in public or private financings, including: Anteris, Know Labs, Mainz Biomed, Vantis. Read More

Clinical updates, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications: Angle, Centinel Spine, Lunit, Sensome, Zynex. Read More

Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Bausch + Lomb, Luminodx, Canary Oncoceutics, Nyxoah, Pangia Biotech. Read More

Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Roche, Zimmer Biomet. Read More