21 August 2020

EUROSTARS grants funding to first lateral meniscus prosthesis

An international consortium led by the Dutch med-tech startup ATRO Medical received over €800,000 EUROSTARS funding to address an unmet...

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19 August 2020

Small risk of muscle and bone malformations in newborns for mothers who have taken common thrush treatment

Pregnant women who take the thrush treatment fluconazole orally appear to have a  higher risk of giving birth to a...

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17 August 2020

Publication shows Smith+Nephew’s OXINIUM◊ (Oxidized Zirconium) on XLPE for total hip arthroplasty as best performing bearing beyond 10 years

Smith+Nephew, the global medical technology business, recently announced the publication of new clinical evidence further validating the exceptional performance of...

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14 August 2020

Reimagining knee replacements with additive technology and artificial intelligence

Italian medical implant manufacturer REJOINT is introducing mass customisation and therapy personalisation for knee replacements through a combination of Electron Beam...

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12 August 2020

MT Ortho harnesses additive technology to manufacture customised prostheses for cranioplasty and bone cancer patients

Until just a few years ago only standardised, conventionally manufactured prostheses - or in very limited cases customised prostheses -...

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10 August 2020

Rapid coronavirus test speeds up access to urgent care and will free up beds ahead of winter

The first analysis of a new point-of-care “nucleic acid test” for SARS-CoV-2 in a UK hospital setting shows these machines...

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7 August 2020

New hope for ACL injuries

People with anterior cruciate ligament injuries can lose up to 40 per cent of the muscle strength in the affected...

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6 August 2020

MicroPort and Osso VR partner, bringing VR-based training to hip and knee surgery systems

Osso VR, a validated Virtual Reality (VR) surgical training platform, recently announced the launch of a VR training module for...

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