CES 2022 is missing some marquee names due to the coronavirus surge, but there’s still plenty to take in at the intersection of digital health and consumer tech. In this roundup, Medtech Insight highlights some standouts, with commentary from company leaders.
The Consumer Technology Association opened the doors to CES in Las Vegas on 5 January despite the rising COVID-19 Omicron variant, which has led major corporations such as Microsoft Corporation, Amazon, and Google to drop from live attendance.
Medtech Insight ranked among media organizations that cancelled plans to travel
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest remains one of the most challenging and resource-intensive emergencies in cardiovascular care. At SCAI 2025, clinicians presented a novel algorithm that improved triage decisions and reduced unnecessary interventions.
Israeli-based SpotitEarly hopes to bring an early cancer-detection test, which uses dogs’ noses to detect compounds in exhaled breath and AI analysis, to US homes in 2026.
King’s College London, Imperial College London and The Alan Turing Institute constructed cardiac digital twins at scale, creating over 3,400, in a new study using UK Biobank data published in Nature Cardiovascular Research on 16 May.
Apple and Synchron are teaming up to develop technologies that will one day allow people who can’t use their hands or voice to control iPhones, iPads and other Apple devices by using only their thoughts.
Israeli-based SpotitEarly hopes to bring an early cancer-detection test, which uses dogs’ noses to detect compounds in exhaled breath and AI analysis, to US homes in 2026.
King’s College London, Imperial College London and The Alan Turing Institute constructed cardiac digital twins at scale, creating over 3,400, in a new study using UK Biobank data published in Nature Cardiovascular Research on 16 May.
Apart from the reimbursement-driven turbulence in diagnostics, other aspects of Danaher’s China business are showing signs of resilience. Patient volumes remain strong and the company does not see evidence that the Chinese government is attempting to actively push Western suppliers out of its healthcare system.
