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Octave Bioscience’s Multi-Biomarker Test Provides Key Insights To Predict Multiple Sclerosis Disease State

Octave Bioscience’s Multi-Biomarker Test Provides Key Insights To Predict Multiple Sclerosis Disease State

 
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Octave Bioscience’s CEO Doug Biehn sat down with Medtech Insight at HTLH to talk about the company’s plans for expanding their multivariate biomarker blood test for MS analysis and development of a diagnostic for Parkinson’s disease.

IMU Biosciences Joins £20M UK Government-Backed Cancer Immunoprofiling Project

IMU Biosciences Joins £20M UK Government-Backed Cancer Immunoprofiling Project

 

IMU Biosciences joins a UK consortium of 27 academic and industry partners to undertake “immunoprofiling” of 6,000 cancer patients to assess their response to treatment.

Digital Health Roundup: GE HealthCare On AI At HLTH; Medtech Conference Panel; Graphene Brain Implant; Unicorns & More

Digital Health Roundup: GE HealthCare On AI At HLTH; Medtech Conference Panel; Graphene Brain Implant; Unicorns & More

 

In this week’s Digital Health Roundup, Medtech Insight’s Marion Webb talks about her interview with GE HealthCare’s chief AI officer Parminder Bhatia about his vision for AI in health care and other highlights from HLTH. Natasha Barrow discusses her interview with Owkin on the EU AI Act and highlights Click Therapeutics’ latest clinical results.

Cover Supplemental Breast Screenings, AdvaMed Urges Medicare

Cover Supplemental Breast Screenings, AdvaMed Urges Medicare

 

AdvaMed is calling on Medicare to provide coverage for supplemental screenings for women with dense breasts, an anatomical characteristic that puts them at a higher risk for cancer. The trade group says the lack of coverage for additional imaging results in many women not receiving potentially lifesaving follow-up.

UK Diagnostic Services Must Get In Shape To Benefit From AI Opportunities

UK Diagnostic Services Must Get In Shape To Benefit From AI Opportunities

 

A step-wise process is needed to improve UK diagnostic services, says a report authored by the Institute of Biomedical Science and PA Consulting. There are implications for industry in its recommendations.

News We’re Watching: HistoSonics Secures $90M VA Deal, CRC Blood Test Deemed Less Cost-Effectiveness, More

News We’re Watching: HistoSonics Secures $90M VA Deal, CRC Blood Test Deemed Less Cost-Effectiveness, More

This week, HistoSonics announced it will bring its ultrasound system for destroying liver tumors into VA hospitals, Edwards Lifesciences reports encouraging TRISCEND II trial results at TCT, study finds blood test for CRC screening are less cost-effective than alternatives, and more.

HLTH 2024: GE HealthCare’s Chief AI Officer Says Future Of AI No Longer A Black Box

HLTH 2024: GE HealthCare’s Chief AI Officer Says Future Of AI No Longer A Black Box

 
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Medtech Insight talked with GE HealthCare’s chief AI officer Parminder “Parry” Bhatia at HLTH about the firm’s new CareIntellect for Oncology offering to help clinicians make efficient use of multimodal patient data, his vision for projects within AI Innovation Lab, and the future of AI in health care.

FDA Advisory Committee Focuses On Improving Informed Consent For Patients Volunteering For Device Trials

FDA Advisory Committee Focuses On Improving Informed Consent For Patients Volunteering For Device Trials

 

The US FDA’s Patient Engagement Advisory Committee met Wednesday to discuss ways the agency can empower patients thinking about whether to participate in clinical trials of regulated medical products. Central to the committee’s discussion was not only the type of information patients need to evaluate when considering joining a study, but how that information should be presented to them.