An Israeli AI startup has been cleared to market COVID-detecting voice analysis software in Europe, according to No Camels.

Intelerad Medical Systems has acquired Lumedx, an Oakland, California-based healthcare technology company focused on analytics and cardiovascular information systems. This is Intelerad’s third acquisition in the last seven months.

It was a few years ago that the agency kept in place roadblocks to limit such exams for patients with abandoned leads for their cardiac implantable devices. 

This disparity occurred despite numbers showing that women across all races experienced lower recall rates when examined with digital breast tomosynthesis. 

Timely follow-up imaging increased from 46% before the intervention to 55% afterward, cardiothoracic radiologists reported in JACR.

CT, MRI and ultrasound images show the virus directs the body to attack itself, experts explained in a review published in Skeletal Radiology.

The study, published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, included data from more than 28,000 patients. 

About 60% said they experienced a workload reduction greater than half during the pandemic, according to a survey of 2,150 rads. 

Manufactured by Novartis under the name Entresto, the medication is now also approved for treating HFpEF. 

Experts said all residency training needs to incorporate imaging courses and noted that primary care centers must have access to radiologists to ensure accuracy in emergency situations.