Health Technology News

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Summit Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: SMMT) ("Summit," "we," or the "Company") today announced the grant of inducement awards of options to purchase a collective total of up to 67,483 shares of common stock. Awards were made to nine new employees of the Company. The awards were granted as an inducement material to the new employees becoming employees of the Company in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) and have been approved by the Company’s Compensation Committe...

INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Elevance Health announced today that it expanded access of its Virtual Assistant, a digital experience designed to help members easily access information, understand their benefits, and find care with confidence. Available through the Sydney Health app and Elevance Health–affiliated health plan websites, Virtual Assistant uses conversational technology to simplify healthcare navigation and improve engagement between members and their health plans. “At Elevance Hea...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Mice Model Market - Global Forecast 2025-2032" has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The mice model market is experiencing robust growth, with projected expansion from USD 1.61 billion in 2024 to USD 3.11 billion by 2032, driven by a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.60%. This market research report explores the pioneering advances, critical drivers, and significant innovations redefining the landscape of mice model research, particularly in th...

AURORA, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Simplify Group, a newly formed technology holding company, today announced its launch as the parent organization for Simplify Healthcare and SimplifyX™. The formation of Simplify Group marks a strategic milestone in the company's evolution, creating a unified structure to drive innovation and growth across its portfolio of healthcare payer and non-healthcare solutions. As part of this announcement, Mohammed Vaid, the company's founder, transitions from CEO to Foun...

MANHASSET, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Scientists at Northwell Health’s Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research have uncovered a critical mechanism driving vascular cognitive impairment (VCI), the world’s second most common form of dementia after Alzheimer’s disease. Their findings, published this month in Alzheimer’s & Dementia, pinpoint the dysregulation of vasoactive neuropeptides, or key regulators of blood-vessel tone, as the root cause of microvascular dysfunction in VCI. This discovery...

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Atropos Health, a pioneer in translating real-world clinical data into personalized real-world evidence (RWE) and insights, today announced the publication of additional AI tools for patient monitoring for existing paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH)—a rare, serious blood disorder. The progression monitoring tools are in addition to the previously-published algorithm to improve earlier diagnosis that was announced prior. Atropos Health has developed add...

SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Owlet, Inc. (“Owlet” or the “Company”) (NYSE: OWLT), the pioneer of smart infant monitoring, today announces that Dream Sock™ is now available for families across Australia and New Zealand. Dream Sock recently received approval from Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), meeting rigorous medical device standards in the region. With this milestone achieved, families can now purchase Dream Sock through Owlet’s local website and select retail partners. “Bringi...

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Guardant Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: GH), a leading precision oncology company, will present a total of 14 abstracts with its research collaborators from multiple studies demonstrating the value of its tissue-free liquid biopsy tests at the 2025 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS), taking place Dec. 9–12, 2025. Oral presentations will highlight results generated with Guardant Reveal, the company’s tissue-free test for detecting minimal residual disease (MRD...

LARGO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CONMED Corporation (NYSE: CNMD) today announced its intention to exit its gastroenterology product lines as part of its broader portfolio optimization strategy. This exit allows CONMED to fully align operations and resources within its core markets—minimally invasive, robotic, and laparoscopic surgery, smoke evacuation, and the surgical treatment of orthopedic soft tissue repair. “Today’s announcement reflects a positive step in our strategic portfolio review and o...

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nihon Kohden, a global leader in neurodiagnostic technology, will showcase its integrated EEG portfolio at the American Epilepsy Society (AES) 2025 Annual Meeting, held December 5–9 in Atlanta. Attendees are invited to Booth #725 to explore solutions shaped through extensive collaboration with the clinicians who use them—bringing together mobility, connectivity and performance to advance neurological care. With a history of advancing EEG technology that predates...