Author: Ken Dropiewski

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Reports 2020 First Quarter Financial Results and Highlights

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., May 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDGL) today announced its first quarter 2020 financial results and highlights: “Madrigal continued to make progress toward our clinical development and business objectives during the first quarter of 2020, despite challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Importantly, we continued […]

Heart Valve Voice US Statement on Need for Patient Input Regarding Resumption of Cardiovascular Procedures

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Heart Valve Voice US is deeply concerned that the patient perspective was omitted from the recent guidance on resuming cardiovascular procedures released in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and endorsed by more than one dozen medical societies. On April 20, 2020, Heart Valve Voice US cataloged the […]

PhysIQ, Department of Defense, and The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine Partner to Deploy Continuous Remote Monitoring Platform to Study COVID-19

This DOD-funded initiative will assess the role of home-based continuous biosensor data and AI analytics in addressing the global COVID-19 crisis. The program will initially involve military hospitals across the United States, as well as international sites in Southeast Asia. PhysIQ artificial intelligence systems to be used to collect data […]

Straub Medical AG acquired by Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD)

(PresseBox) ( Wangs,04/21/20) Straub Medical AG, a privately held Swiss company, announces that it has approved a full acquisition by Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD). The acquisition was completed on April 20, 2020. Straub Medical AG is headquartered in Wangs, where it manufactures, develops and sells medical devices for the treatment of arterial […]

AliveCor Partners with The Clifford Lab at Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology

Collaboration will propel the development of new cardiovascular AI solutions MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — AliveCor, the leader in AI-based personal ECG technology and provider of enterprise cardiology solutions, announced a strategic collaboration with the Clifford Lab at Emory University School of Medicine, and the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). The Clifford Lab will […]

Quantum Genomics Announces Interim Analysis from Study of Firibastat in Renal Failure Patients

Results demonstrate that firibastat could be used in hypertensive and heart failure patients with concomitant renal dysfunction, subject to dose adjustment. PARIS and NEW YORK, May 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Quantum Genomics (Euronext Growth – FR0011648971 – ALQGC), a biopharmaceutical company specializing in developing a new drug class that directly […]

Fitbit Announces Large-Scale Study to Identify Atrial Fibrillation

Study part of broader Company efforts to make health tools more accessible and reduce the risk of life-threatening events like stroke SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fitbit (NYSE: FIT) today launched the Fitbit Heart Study, its first large-scale, virtual study to validate the use of its wearable technology to identify episodes of irregular heart rhythm […]