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CU Medicine research team with the new Olympus endoscopy AI system
By  Adam Ang 10:45 am October 25, 2024
New upper GI endoscopy AI tested at CU Medicine The Chinese University of Hong Kong's Faculty of Medicine (CU Medicine) became the first to test Olympus' new AI-powered upper gastrointestinal endoscopy system for detecting gastric cancers. The faculty first partnered with the Japanese medical endoscope manufacturer last year.  "The new AI endoscopic system is distinguished by its ability to...
Radiologists checking an X-ray analysis from Lunit INSIGHT CXR
By  Adam Ang 02:38 am January 19, 2024
Samsung to integrate Lunit's AI in premium X-ray devices South Korean medical AI provider Lunit has signed a three-year supply contract with Samsung Electronics.  The deal is for the integration of Lunit's two chest X-ray AI solutions – Lunit INSIGHT CXR and Lunit INSIGHT CXR Triage – into Samsung's line of premium X-ray devices.  According to a press release, the AI-integrated X-ray devices will...
A model wearing a wearable stethoscope by Aevice Health
By  Adam Ang 11:55 pm September 15, 2022
ex-Propeller Health CEO to advise Aevice Health's board Singapore-based medtech company Aevice Health has appointed David Van Sickle, former CEO of mobile respiratory health firm Propeller Health, as its strategic board advisor. According to a media release, Van Sickle, who has over 15 years of experience in digital health, will assist Aevice Health's team in developing a US commercialisation...
By  Laura Lovett 01:42 pm August 16, 2018
A recent study published in JAMA Surgery found that when it comes to reporting conflicts of interest in regards to compensation from medical device companies, doctors aren’t always completely forthcoming.  Researchers discovered that only 37.3 percent of publications written by a sample of doctors receiving the greatest compensation from device companies declared all relevant conflicts of...