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UK Ethnic Bias In Medtech Review To Probe AI Algorithms And Regulatory Gaps

 
• By Eliza Slawther

There is potential for ethnic and socio-economic bias in medical device design, funding allocation and regulatory guidelines, according to the UK’s Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), which has commissioned a review to uncover the extent of the problem.

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Is the UK’s regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), doing enough to mitigate potential biases in medical devices?

That is the question being examined by the independent ‘Equity in medical devices’ review, commissioned by the former Secretary...

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Fallouh Healthcare Receives Grant Funding From Innovate UK

 
• By Natasha Barrow

Fallouh Healthcare has received £305,050 in grant funding from Innovate UK as part of the European Union’s Eureka Eurostars program. The company aims to detect cardiac tamponade, a condition that affects patients after heart surgery. Currently, there is no way to accurately diagnose the condition.

UK Trails NHS 10-Year Plan With Launch Imminent

 
• By Ashley Yeo

Healthcare product industries await publication of the NHS 10-Year Plan, due out the coming days, which will focus on health generally not just the NHS, UK health secretary Wes Streeting said during a final prelaunch event on 24 June.

New EU Rules Limit Chinese Participation In Medtech Procurement

 
• By Amanda Maxwell

From June 30, new European Commission rules will attempt to redress an imbalance in medtech trade between the EU and the People’s Republic of China.