Early Diagnosis Law Targeting Risk Factors Is Answer To Germany’s Spiralling CVD Costs

‘Long Overdue’ Measures To Mirror Cardio Check Standards In UK And Elsewhere

The German federal cabinet has passed the health ministry’s rejigged Healthy Heart Law draft, which features early diagnosis, restructured treatment planning and improved therapeutic care. Cardiologists and the diagnostics industry approve, but other parties have criticized the plan.

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Germany’s health ministry has shepherded its controversial draft Healthy Heart Law (GHG) through the federal cabinet and announced the proposal on 28 August.

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Get A Grip On Healthcare And Tariffs German Medtechs Tell Incoming Coalition

 
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The IVD industry’s new 10-point plan for healthcare change shows that medtechs will keep calling the German government to account. Tariffs, sector resilience, digital functionality are among the pressing issues industry wants answers to.

German Medtechs Up The Stakes On Amending Hospital Reform Law

 
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Whoever is handed the health portfolio in Germany’s new coalition government will face demands to amend the recently-enacted hospital and DRGs reform law. The medtech industry has been quick to make the case for change.

New German Coalition Expected To Prioritize Prevention And Healthcare Deregulation

 
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Germany’s Union parties may have little alternative than to bring the SPD into a new four-year coalition, says Clifford Chance partner and life sciences legal expert Gunnar Sachs. Health policy will likely see both textural and structural changes.

A Blueprint For The Future: Germany’s Medtech Sees Chance In More Government Roundtables

 
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Germany’s government-industry healthcare industry roundtables have yielded a final report, even though the program was curtailed by the snap election. The new CDU-led government should pick up the baton, medtech industry associations say.

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Urine Test Could Halve Number Of CT Scans For Patients With Kidney Cancer

 

The urine-based GAGome test showed promise in the first clinical results from the international AURORAX-0087A, in the largest study conducted on clear cell renal cell carcinoma, the most common type of kidney cancer.

European Medicine Agency’s CHMP Qualifies First AI Tool For Use In Clinical Trials

 

With the support of AIM-MASH AI Assist only one pathologist is needed to reliably make a histology assessment of inflammatory liver disease to decide whether patients should be included in MASH clinical trials.

Barcelona’s S2 Xpeed Accelerates Hardware-Based Medtech Start-Ups From Prototype To Market

 
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Barcelona-based accelerator S2 Xpeed is driving the rapid growth of medtech and hardware start-ups in Europe. Operating under a "sweat equity" model, the program helps early-stage companies move from prototype to manufacturing readiness in exchange for equity. This month, the accelerator will add a fourth cohort of 10 more start-ups, five of which are in the medtech space.