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Fitbit to Be Acquired by Google

Fitbit, Inc. (NYSE: FIT) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Google LLC for $7.35 per share in cash, valuing the company at a fully diluted equity value of approximately $2.1 billion.

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Research from Philips Highlights the Need for Radiology Staff Empowerment and Workflow-Focused Innovation

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced the key findings of the Philips Radiology Staff in Focus study. This new research sheds light on the pain points that exist specifically for radiology technologists and imaging directors working in the U.S., France, Germany and the U.K., and

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Personalised and Powerful: UK to Lead Next-Generation Radiotherapy Research

The UK will be transformed into a global hub for radiotherapy research, pioneering the use of the latest techniques such as FLASH radiotherapy and artificial intelligence, with a new £56 million research network announced by Cancer Research UK today.

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Data Scientist R&D Digital Innovation

Building on emerging data-driven digital technologies we want to generate new insights in uncharted territory of disease biology and accelerate the discovery and development of high quality therapies. A new team has been formed to pave the way for our digital journey. If you are a game changer with a hands on mentality join the team and let the adventure begin.

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Telehealth Effectively Diagnoses / Manages Fetal Congenital Heart Disease in Rural Patients

A recent study of 368 pregnant mothers, led by Bettina Cuneo, MD, director of perinatal cardiology and fetal cardiac telemedicine at Children's Hospital Colorado, found that fetal congenital heart disease (CHD) was correctly identified and successfully managed according to evidence-based risk stratification. In addition, parents achieved a dramatic cost benefit and patient/physician satisfaction was high.

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AI Predicts which Pre-Malignant Breast Lesions will Progress to Advanced Cancer

New research at Case Western Reserve University could help better determine which patients diagnosed with the pre-malignant breast cancer commonly as stage 0 are likely to progress to invasive breast cancer and therefore might benefit from additional therapy over and above surgery alone.

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Innovations for Tomorrow's Healthcare - the MEDICA CONNECTED HEALTHCARE FORUM Presents a Wealth of New Solutions

18 - 21 November 2019, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Groundbreaking innovations shape tomorrow's medical progress. At this year's MEDICA, visitors can find out what these exemplary innovations will be like in the here and now. With more than 5,300 exhibitors from 70 countries, MEDICA is the world's largest medical trade fair.

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Nuance and Microsoft Partner to Transform the Doctor-Patient Experience

Nuance Communications Inc. and Microsoft Corp. have joined forces to help transform healthcare delivery for a more sustainable future. Together, the companies will accelerate the delivery of ambient clinical intelligence (ACI) technologies that will power the exam room of the future where clinical documentation writes itself.

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Siemens Healthineers Completes Corindus Acquisition

Siemens Healthineers AG completed the acquisition of 100 percent of Corindus Vascular Robotics, Inc. effective October 29, 2019. Prior to the closing of the acquisition, Corindus held a shareholders' meeting on October 25, 2019, at which 87.5 percent of their stockholders approved the acquisition.

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Using Artificial Intelligence to Predict Risk of Thyroid Cancer on Ultrasound

Thyroid nodules are small lumps that form within the thyroid gland and are quite common in the general population, with a prevalence as high as 67%. The great majority of thyroid nodules are not cancerous and cause no symptoms. However, there are currently limited guidelines on what to do with a nodule when the risk of cancer is uncertain.

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