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FirstWord HealthTech provides timely news updates and analyses of key developments shaping the digital healthcare landscape.
Joined December 2011
Natera's MRD test could help guide adjuvant colorectal cancer treatment: study @NateraOncology $NTRA #coloncancer #oncology
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Natera announced on Thursday the publication of a post-hoc analysis demonstrating that its Signatera circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) test can accurately identify whether patients with sta...
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BlueWind Medical's updated neuromodulation device wins FDA clearance for incontinence @bluewindinc #urinaryincontinence #neuromodulation
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BlueWind Medical announced Tuesday that its enhanced Revi system has received FDA 510(k) clearance for the long-term treatment of urgency urinary incontinence (UUI). Re...
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WeightWatchers retools as GLP-1 drugs reshape weight loss market @ww_us @WW_AUNZ $WW #GLP1s #weightlossjourney
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As part of its rebrand for what it calls "the GLP-1 era," WeightWatchers on Tuesday unveiled an integrated platform designed to support patients taking weight-loss medications, combining...
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Noom shifts GLP-1 strategy toward early metabolic risk with biomarker-based programme @noom #obesity #GLP1
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Noom launched a new GLP-1 programme on Monday called Proactive Health Microdose ...
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SABCS25: Exact Sciences posts strong prognostic MRD data ahead of Abbott acquisition @ExactSciences $EXAS #BreastCancer #SABCS2025
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Exact Sciences presented data at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) showing that its Oncodetect molecular residual disease (MRD) test reliably predicted distant recurrence i...
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Flow Neuroscience gets FDA green light for home brain stimulation @flowneurosci #depression #neurology #wearables
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The FDA has cleared Flow Neuroscience's at-home brain stimulation device for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). The authorisation makes Flow FL-100 the first non-drug ther...
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NeuroPace's neuromodulation system reduces seizures in drug-resistant epilepsy @NeuroPace #epilepsy #AES25 #EpilepsyAwareness $NPCE
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NeuroPace on Monday shared preliminary findings from its ongoing NAUTILUS trial evaluating adjunctive neuromodulation in patients with idiopathic generalised epilepsy (IGE) resistant to ...
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FDA unveils new pilot to test real-world data pathway for digital health devices #USFDA #CMS #TEMPO
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The FDA has announced a new digital health pilot, called TEMPO, that will run within the Centres for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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Sanofi inks second deal with LabGenius to fine-tune AI protein design @sanofi $SNY @labgeni_us #AI #drugdiscovery
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LabGenius Therapeutics announced Thursday its second collaboration with Sanofi to use AI and machine learning to optimise therapeutic NANOBODY molecules and improve their most clinically...
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Google, OpenAI fuel new AI initiatives as Big Tech grows healthcare presence #HealthcareAI #EHS2025 #ChatGPT $GOOG https://t.co/ucWPsJb8jK
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Google announced new health AI funding at the European Health Summit in Brusse...
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With agentic AI gaining momentum, Artera raises $65M to tackle patient messaging @Artera_io #AgenticAI #HealthcareAI
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Agentic AI tools are still far from routine clinical use as doctors demand stronger evidence and highe...
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FDA clears Roche's rapid test amid global whooping cough surge @RocheDiaUSA $RHHBY #whoopingcough #pertussis
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Roche on Tuesday announced that its point-of-care test for diagnosing Bordatella...
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FDA launches agentic AI tools agency-wide in latest AI push #USFDA #AgenticAI
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The FDA announced on Monday that it has launched agentic AI capabilities for its staff as part of its ...
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AI scribes from Microsoft, Nabla may ease physician burnout $MSFT @Microsoft @nabla_ai #AI #AIscribe @NEJM_AI @UCLAHealth
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Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have investigated whether commercially-available ambient AI scribes can help reduce physician documentation burden and b...
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GE HealthCare clinches FDA nod for AI mammography reconstruction $GE @GEHealthCare #AI #mammogram #Radiology #RSNA25
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GE HealthCare has received FDA premarket authorisation for Pristina Recon DL, its AI-powered 3D mammography reconstruction application.An upgrade to the Pristina Via sy...
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