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Five of our favourite medical innovations from COMPAMED and MEDICA 2020

For many years now, large and small companies alike have gathered in the German city of Dsseldorf to share new ideas, innovations and medical technologies as part of the global COMPAMED and MEDICA conferences. And, despite this event b...

Flow depression headset to tackle UKs lockdown loneliness

Medically approved in the UK and EU, theFlowheadset and therapy app treatment for depression aims to tackle lockdown loneliness and mental health outcomes by providing at-home access to treatment. Flow involves patients wearing a brain...

Videogames to help rehabilitate stroke patients

A game controller helping stroke patients get back hand and arm movement by playing on the computer is set to start tests in a stroke unit. TheNeuroBallis shown tohelp people regain strength and movement in their arms and hands after a...

VitalConnect launches VitalPatch RTM for extended Holter monitoring

The device continuously monitors four significant vital signs: heart rate, heart rate variability, respiratory rate and activity. VitalConnect has launched its latest cardiac monitoring patch, the VitalPatch RTM, for patients who requi...

Olive Union creates dual-purpose hearing aids and wireless Bluetooth earbuds

The earbud come equipped with artificial intelligence to isolate unwanted noises and enhance music, conversations, TV and other sounds. Olive Union has released its latest smart wearable, the Olive Pro, which doubles as hearing aids an...

New technology could allow precise imaging of smaller nanoparticles than ever before

Researchers from the universities of Houston and Texas published details of a new nanoparticle imaging technology in science journal Nature Communications. A new optical imaging technology could allow nanoparticle objects as small as 2...

"Smallest" digital camera for endoscopy developed

OptaSensor now released thesmallest commercially available digital camera, with high resolution, just 1x1mm in size and a volume of 1,7mm only. The camera is based on wafer level packaging, high-quality wafer level optic and an integrated...

Pear Therapeutics launches Somryst for the treatment of chronic insomnia

Pear Therapeutics announced today the availability of its prescription digital therapeutic for chronic insomnia in adults over the age of 22, called Somryst. Somryst uses cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTi) to train the br...

Nova Biomedical announces availability of blood glucose lab analyser

Nova Biomedical has announced the availability of its blood glucose laboratory analyser. The Nova Primary analyser will be available for sale in CE regulated countries as of January 2021.The Nova Primary was also submitted to the U.S. ...

The London Clinic employs Medtronic s AI colonoscopy tool

The London Clinic,located in theHarley Street Medical Area, isthe first hospital in the UK to employ GI Genius, a device that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance the quality of colonoscopies, offering a new solution for the early...