The AI-enabled Dental Image Analyzer from DentalMonitoring uses a smartphone to scan a patient's mouth to track the progress of orthodontic work. The FDA cleared the technology in 2024. Photo by Dave Fornell.
In the past year, there has been a record number of new medical AI submissions, resulting in 300 new clinical AI clearances. The number of submissions has been steadily rising over the past decade.
After issuing a 50% tariff on copper imports this week, President Donald Trump said a massive levy on drugs could be announced “very soon.” The details are currently unknown.
Shareholders of the retail pharmacy giant voted in favor of the terms of the sale to Sycamore Partners for $11.45 a share. The deal is expected to close later this year.
Experts are hopeful the software can bring more objectivity to the diagnostic process by giving providers visual evidence of alterations in brain activity.
The Symplicity Spyral RDN system. Graphic courtesy of Medtronic.
This proposal, if finalized, would dramatically increase patient access to renal denervation. Both Recor Medical and Medtronic have shared their excitement over the news.
American Medical Association (AMA) Board of Trustees Member Scott Ferguson, MD, explains the concern that a large number of rural hospitals will close under the massive Medicaid cuts in the "Big, Beautiful Bill" passed by Congress in July 2025.