SANTA ROSA, Calif. – September 20, 2016 – Claret Medical®, an innovator in filter-based cerebral embolic protection technologies, today announced its filing of a marketing application with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for clearance of the Sentinel® Cerebral Protection System (CPS).

LOS ANGELES– Concern is growing about Pomona Valley Hospital CEO Richard Yochum’s refusal to recognize workers’ vote to improve patient care by joining a union, as three Pomona City Councilmembers in recent weeks have urged the hospital to stop stalling and begin negotiating a contract with 1,100 employees.

Mymetics Corporation and Texas Biomedical Research Institute have announced the continuation of their partnership in developing a HIV vaccine after a previous study showed the vaccine was 87 percent effective in delaying the time of infection.

While the U.S. opioid addiction epidemic still rages, prescriptions of painkillers have been getting a skeptical eye. Many people who now suffer from opioid addiction and abuse started taking them as part of a pain-killer regimen. And the trend is killing people—up to a person a day in some states, according to New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen. 

With some of the biggest wearable advancements coming from the medical industry, some professionals have concerns about the leisure side of the market integrating itself where it shouldn’t be.

Stealth BioTherapeutics has announced findings that the delivery of elamipretide improves mitochondrial and skeletal muscle function in senior patients.

Medical researchers are going to be on the hook for faster data-sharing after new federal policies were introduced Sept. 16, according to the Washington Post. 

Although not as popular as other wearables, the Microsoft Band has found its place in predicting and preventing seizures for those with epilepsy.