Hospital & Healthcare

Skanska Expands Portland Hospital for USD 91M/SEK 1.0 Billion

Skanska has signed a contract amendment with Oregon Health & Science University for its Hospital Expansion Project in Portland, Oregon, USA. The contract amendment is worth USD 91M, about SEK 1.0 billion, which will be included in the US order bookings for the second quarter of 2023....

Getinge recieves US FDA 510(k) clearance for Servo-air® Lite

Getinge announces clearance from the US FDA for Servo-air® Lite, a wall gas independent non-invasive mechanical ventilator....

“The interest of companies in biobanks has significantly increased but investments have not yet been realised”

BioBank Japan, a hospital-based multi-institutional biobank that has collected DNA, serum and medical record information from ~260,000 patients affected by one of 51 pre-defined diseases, is now launching a new phase to accelerate precision medicine and health in Japan. In an address on May 24 in Tokyo, Professor Yoichiro Kamatani, a member of the Steering Committee at BioBank Japan, presented the new phase and future direction of this important biobank for the future health of Japan. In an inte...

Genesis MedTech Receives Approval for Launch in China for ArtiSential™

Genesis MedTech, a leading medical device company, announced that its ArtiSential™, a revolutionary series of articulating laparoscopic instruments, has successfully obtained approval from the China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for market release....

CMS Introduces HCPCS Code for Ultromics EchoGo® Heart Failure, Enhancing HFpEF Detection Access

Ultromics, a leading health technology company advancing a novel approach for detecting heart failure and its phenotypes, announced today the assignment of a new outpatient code by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), for its flagship product, EchoGo® Heart Failure. HCPCS code C9786 can now be used for billing artificial intelligence to aid the detection of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF). HCPCS code C9786 can now be used for billing artificial intell...

Clarius and Usono Forge Global Agreement for Wireless and Wearable Ultrasound Imaging

The wearable ultrasound imaging solution combines the wireless freedom of Clarius ultrasound with the security of the ProbeFix Dynamic, enabling limitless research opportunities of bodies in motion....

Abbott Receives FDA Approval for World's First Dual Chamber Leadless Pacemaker

Abbott announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the AVEIR™ dual chamber (DR) leadless pacemaker system, the world's first dual chamber leadless pacing system that treats people with abnormal or slow heart rhythms. With more than 80% of people who need a pacemaker requiring pacing in two chambers of the heart (both the right atrium and right ventricle), the approval significantly increases access to leadless pacing for millions of people across the U.S.[i]...

Drs.OnCalls is entering the Indian market in a strategic expansion bid

US Telemedicine Platform “Drs.OnCalls” enters India; the first app to provide real-time telemedicine consultation with world-renowned doctors globally 24x7 ...

AOI Revolutionizes Cancer Care in Telangana with AI-Powered Ethos Radiotherapy, Becomes Advanced Cancer Centre

Inaugurated by the Minister for Finance, Health, Medical & Family Welfare, Government of Telangana ...

RICH Launches Month-Long Session on Medical Device and IVD Commercialization Journey

Research and Innovation Circle of Hyderabad (RICH) launched the month-long awareness and hands-on session for students, aspiring entrepreneurs, researchers, start-ups, MSMEs, and SMEs/industry players on the commercialization of Category A, B, C, and D medical devices and in-vitro diagnostics (IVDs...