14+ hour, 39+ min ago   (685+ words) The centralization of multiple lawsuits alleging that Health Gorilla inadequately vetted and improperly onboarded customers who allegedly breached protected health information could signal scrutiny of data governance and security responsibilities for the sharing of patient health information. The accountability of…...

18+ hour, 39+ min ago   (85+ words) Jyotsna Thakur has joined Omega Hospitals as group vice president, international business. Prior to this, she served as Cluster Head, International Business at Gleneagles Hospitals. In her new role, Thakur will lead international business initiatives, strengthen global patient engagement, and…...

21+ hour, 4+ min ago   (214+ words) A trade group has asked European authorities to give notified bodies access to the Eudamed database to empower them to deliver the risk-based oversight proposed in the pending medtech regulatory reforms. Seeking to simplify the rules on medical devices and…...

21+ hour, 57+ min ago   (277+ words) Since the investigation has yet to conclude, the number of affected individuals is currently unknown. While the name of the threat actor behind the attack was not disclosed, the Genesis ransomware group claimed responsibility for the attack. Arkansas Oral & Maxillofacial…...

22+ hour, 28+ min ago   (274+ words) A growing number of medical device manufacturers are under pressure to add IoT connectivity to devices that were never designed for it. Many were built 5, 10, or 15 years ago and still perform their primary clinical function perfectly well. Because they are…...

1+ day, 14+ min ago   (709+ words) A parliamentary committee has recommended mandatory kidney function tests every six months for everyone aged 20 years and above, along with annual screening of all high-risk individuals, as part of a policy shift from treating advanced kidney failure to preventing and…...

1+ day, 37+ min ago   (428+ words) The Supreme Court has recently ruled that a laser imager used to print images generated by MRI, CT, x-ray and other diagnostic machines cannot itself be treated as a “diagnostic apparatus” for determining customs duty. The court was hearing an…...

1+ day, 39+ min ago   (424+ words) Funding has been secured for a study which will examine how to reduce leaks and clinical waste linked to the use of nitrous oxide by women during labour. Scientists are to investigate how the NHS can cut the environmental impact…...

1+ day, 48+ min ago   (193+ words) The CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad, is promoting an indigenous surgical adhesive designed to enable rapid wound closure and tissue sealing. The biocompatible adhesive uses alkyl 2-cyanoacrylate technology and can provide instant bonding even under moist conditions. The…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (936+ words) Parliamentary panel wants curbs on 100% FDI in hospitals, and the reasoning is hard to dismiss Medical Buyer A Parliamentary panel has reopened a question that Indian healthcare policy has mostly avoided asking directly: should foreign money be allowed to flow…...