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Nightingale Health and Genom to launch risk detection test in Croatia

The test generates a ten-year risk estimate for five chronic conditions from a single blood sample. Credit: Nuttapong punna / Shutterstock.com. Nightingale Health and Genom have entered a partnership ...
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Labcorp acquires MLM Medical Labs to expand global central lab network

The acquisition expands Labcorp’s presence in key clinical research regions. Credit: Gorodenkoff / Shutterstock.com. Labcorp has acquired MLM Medical Labs, expanding its worldwide central laboratory ...
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Abbott’s dual ablation catheter lands FDA approval

The FDA’s clearance of Abbott’s TactiFlex Duo was based on data from the company’s FlexPulse IDE study. Credit: Michael Vi/Shutterstock.com The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ...
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OncoSil Medical secures funding for cancer device launch

OncoSil Medical expects a G-BA funded study, two European regulatory filings in the first half of FY27. Credit: Gorodenkoff / Shutterstock.com. Australian company OncoSil Medical, which develops ...
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Aptar Pharma to support Aceso’s inhaled cystic fibrosis candidate’s advance

Aceso intends to make an IND filing with the FDA in 2027, teeing up clinical trials for ACT-101. Credit: Jo Panuwat D/Shutterstock.com Drug delivery specialist Aptar Pharma is collaborating with Aceso ...
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Onward wins FDA approval for ARC-EX system in spinal cord injury patients

Onward’s ARC-EX delivers targeted, programmed spinal cord stimulation non-invasively, rather than via implanted electrodes. Credit: GettyImages/inkoly. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ...
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FDA grants 510(k) clearance to Medibyt’s CPETWise solution

CPETWise allows clinicians to maintain oversight of the primary data and its interpretation throughout the process. Credit: SOMKID THONGDEE / Shutterstock.com. Israeli digital health company Medibyt ...
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Flosonics awarded $70m BARDA contract for wearable’s advance into trauma care

The FloPredict algorithm will work with Flosonics’ existing FloPatch wearable. Credit: Flosonics Flosonics has won a contract worth up to $70m from the US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS ...
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WHO greenlights Cepheid’s Ebola diagnostic amid ongoing Bundibugyo outbreak

Cepheid’s GeneXpert Dx is the fourth diagnostic to have received an EUL from the WHO since the Bundibugyo ebolavirus outbreak in Central Africa was declared a public emergency in May 2026. Credit: ...
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Elucid raises $55m to advance cardiovascular diagnostic portfolio

The latest financing brings Elucid’s total funds raised to date to around $185m. Credit: Anusorn Nakdee/Shutterstock.com Elucid has raised $55m to further develop its artificial intelligence ...
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Boston Scientific’s SCS leads linked to 1,081 serious injuries in FDA alert

Boston and other medtech companies including Abbott are currently facing a number of lawsuits centred on malfunction of their SCS systems. Credit: JHVEPhoto/Shutterstock.com The US Food and Drug ...
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ESC 2026: Abbott presents positive longer-term dual ablation catheter data

TactiFlex Duo represents an advancement on Abbott’s TactiFlex AF, a radiofrequency ablation-only catheter that secured FDA clearance in May 2023. Credit: Sundry ...