Diagnostics

Diagnostics | Electronics | Patient Monitoring | Software & IT

Smartphone-Based Wearable System for Home Preeclampsia Testing

A Purdue team is developing a low-cost automated early detection sensor of preeclampsia.

Videos Purdue University

Diagnostics | Patient Monitoring | Software & IT

Using Virtual Biopsies to Improve Skin Cancer Detection

Virtual biopsy tool could give physicians a view into the cellular structure of the skin.

Colorado State University 05.21.18

Diagnostics | Materials | Patient Monitoring

Diamond 'Spin-Off' Tech Could Lead to Low-Cost Medical Imaging

Tiny defects in diamonds could pave the way for enhanced biological imaging and drug studies.

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 05.21.18

Diagnostics | Electronics

Diagnosing Breast Cancer with an Imaging Pill

The pill could be modified in the future to detect other diseases.

American Chemical Society 05.18.18

Diagnostics

New Blood Test Rapidly Detects Signs of Pancreatic Cancer

Researchers used an electronic chip-based system to extract exosomes directly from blood in minutes.

University of California - San Diego 05.18.18

Diagnostics

FDA Clears Expanded Claims for Cepheid's 'Superbug' Test

Xpert Carba-R now FDA-cleared to aid clinicians in determining appropriate therapeutic strategy for pure colony specimens.

PR Newswire 05.16.18

Diagnostics

Modular Blocks Could Enable 'Plug and Play' Diagnostic Devices

Modular blocks could allow labs around the world to cheaply and easily build their own diagnostics.

Videos Anne Trafton, MIT News Office

Diagnostics

FDA OKs Roche's cobas Zika Test to Screen Multiple Pooled Blood or Plasma Donations

Approved claim follows updated industry recommendations for screening the U.S. blood supply for Zika virus.

PR Newswire 05.14.18

Cardiovascular | Diagnostics | Digital Health | Neurological | Software & IT

Brainomix Gains CE Mark for e-CTA Stroke Decision-Making Software

e-CTA provides fast, automated collateral assessments powered by AI and big data, based on CTA analysis.

PR Newswire 05.11.18

Diagnostics

TGen Develops Quality Control Test for Detecting Cancer in Blood

Rapid, non-invasive diagnosis assisted by TGen assay could be used to help detect many types of cancer.

The Translational Genomics Research Institute 05.10.18

Diagnostics | Software & IT

Beckman Coulter Diagnostics Launches New Hematology Analyzer Software

Software version 2 enhancements improve flagging and streamline the quality control processes.

PR Newswire 05.10.18

Diagnostics | Surgical

Olympus and ai4gi Ink Deal to Co-Develop A.I.-Powered Colonoscopy

Integration of AI into colonoscopy procedure holds great promise for the future of GI screening for physicians and patients.

Olympus Corp. 05.07.18

Diagnostics

Siemens Healthineers, Hill-Rom Team Up Against Diabetes

Relationship established to deliver comprehensive care tools to help manage patients’ diabetes and reduce associated risks.

Siemens Healthineers 05.07.18

Diagnostics

Theranos: Not Long for the Business World?

It won’t be long now. With a skeleton staff, dwindling finances, a sullied reputation, and a disgraced leader under criminal investigation, embattled blood testing firm Theranos Inc. seems veritably destined for a terrible, miserable, no goo…

Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 05.03.18

Diagnostics | Digital Health | Electronics | Patient Monitoring | Software & IT

The Power of My Voice

“Help! I’ve fallen and I can’t get up.” That phrase represents the first experience or familiarity many people have with a voice-enabled medical device. In reality, the Life Alert system is triggered by a button worn around th…

Sean Fenske, Editor-in-Chief 05.03.18

Diagnostics | Neurological | Patient Monitoring