In the largest study of its kind, researchers conclude that stroke doubles the risk that an individual will eventually develop dementia. If you want to read more about this news click here.
The New York Times last Friday released an editorial calling for improved regulation on medical devices from the FDA, citing a number of recent controversial devices that have made headlines for injuries and deaths related to their use. If you want to read more about this news click here.
Researchers have used a deep-learning algorithm to detect lung cancer accurately from computed tomography scans. The results of the study indicate that artificial intelligence can outperform human evaluation of these scans. If you want to read more about this news click here.
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today that it won FDA approval for a clinical trial of its Infuse bone graft in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion spine procedures. The Minneapolis-based company started recruiting for the prospective, randomized pivotal trial, which is slated to enroll up to 1,000 patients. The TLIF trial would be the second clinical trial for Infuse, …
