SAN DIEGO — Patients with preoperative anxiety are at greater risk of feeling pain during cataract surgery, according to a study.“Preoperative anxiety was the only significant predictor of pain during cataract surgery,” Michael Mimouni, MD, said at the…
AliveCor Introduces World’s First 6-Lead Consumer ECG, the KardiaMobile 6L
AliveCor, founded by Dr. David Albert, is the company that introduced reliable and useful ECG monitoring to consumers. Their products, which operate as basic single-lead ECG devices, have been cleared by the FDA to be able to detect cardiac arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation, tachycardia, and bradycardia. They have been quite limited still, (Read more...)
Delta Dental of Tennessee Introduces DeltaVision in Partnership with VSP Vision Care
NASHVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DeltaVisionTN?src=hash" target="_blank"gt;#DeltaVisionTNlt;/agt;–Delta Dental of Tennessee launches DeltaVision in partnership with VSP.
Software Listens to Stethoscope to Classify Heart Sounds: Now FDA Cleared
eMurmur, a Canadian firm, just won FDA clearance for its eMurmur ID system that spots and classifies heart murmurs, as well as S1, S2 heart sounds. The offering, the core of which resides in the cloud, relies on sounds recorded using a third-party electronic stethoscope. The user simply pairs a Bluetooth-capable stethoscope to a smartphone [&hellip (Read more...)
44 states sue 20 drug companies, allege drug price inflation of more than 1,000%
A coalition of states allege a string of drug companies arranged a scheme that would raise generic drug prices in some instances by more than 1,000% and reduce competition for generic drugs, according to a recent press release from the New Jersey Attor…
FDA Approves Broadened Indication for XEOMIN® (IncobotulinumtoxinA) as First-Line Treatment for Blepharospasm (Involuntary Blinking) in Adult Patients
RALEIGH, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Merz Americas announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA).