Classically, the diagnosis of type 1 diabetes comes after a patient presents with unexplained weight loss, extreme thirst and frequent urination and a lab test reveals off-the-charts blood glucose levels. At the 85th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association in Chicago, researchers highlighted two options – a blood test and a machine learning model – for diagnosing the disease much earlier in its progression, when damage to the pancreas' beta cells could be slowed. Read More
“I expressed deep concerns with your nomination, Secretary Kennedy, and somehow, unfortunately, you have exceeded my expectations in the worst possible ways,” U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., told Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert Kennedy during a June 24 House subcommittee hearing. Read More
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. Read More
Xlear Inc., of Salt Lake City filed a petition in U.S. district court that could terminate the Federal Trade Commission’s practice of demanding substantiation of health care claims. Read More
The Department of Health and Human Services and private payers have promised to streamline the controversial prior authorization processes in a bid to reduce the attendant controversies. Read More
Pregnant women with type 1 diabetes who used a hybrid closed loop automated insulin delivery system averaged more than three additional hours per day in their recommended glucose range than those who managed their diabetes with insulin injections or non-automated pump systems, a study presented at the 85th Scientific Sessions of the American Association in Chicago demonstrated. Read More
Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Averra, Iridex, Mellingmedical, Nitinotes, Novogene, Photosound Technologies, Ratio Therapeutics, Siemens Medical Solutions, Terrapower, Trinity Biotech, Verasonics, Vivasure Medical, Zien Medical Technologies, Zynex. Read More
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Edwards, Tissium. Read More
