Weekender: Google disbands health unit as chief departs for Cerner

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BROUGHT TO YOU BY — Medtech Dive's studioID A Boost for Medical Device Clinical Trials Medical device companies are poised to achieve clinical, regulatory, and commercial success with greater efficiencies and cost savings with help from new tech. Learn more.   Google disbands health unit as chief departs for Cerner The dissolution of the division is the latest rolled back initiative from a tech giant in the space. Robotic mastectomy's safety and effectiveness unproven, FDA warns The agency doesn't call out specific firms. Intuitive Surgical is studying its da Vinci Xi system in prophylactic nipple-sparing mastectomy procedures, but tells MedTech Dive it has the required approval. EU builds out MDR, IVDR guidance ahead of flurry of implementing acts The European Commission has advice on notified bodies, quality management systems and COVID-19 tests, among other topics, as medtechs work to comply with the new and looming regulations. Medtronic starts FY22 with electives boost, but delta hits in summer months Executives said the variant hit in late July and continued into August, though predicted the surge would not be as bad as last year. SPAC slashes value of LumiraDx merger by $2B on falling COVID-19 testing forecast LumiraDx recently halved its full-year sales guidance after being buffeted by the same forces rocking larger COVID-19 test providers such as Abbott and Quidel. Best of What We're Reading TCTMD Expired Cardiac Devices May Do Global Good, but Safety Unknown MobiHealthNews AI software enables remote monitoring of vital signs in premature babies The Wall Street Journal Researchers Ready Lab-Grown Covid-19 Delta Variant for Human Trials MedCity News AppliedVR, Curebase to launch five studies of VR for chronic pain The Wall Street Journal As Delta Variant Surges, So Does Demand for At-Home Covid-19 Tests STAT The Theranos scandal cast a pall over self-testing. The pandemic is giving the industry another shot Suggest a story we should read Dive Into a Topic Medical Devices Policy & Regulation Clinical Trials Manufacturing Legal M&A Research Diagnostics Digital Health Imaging Share MedTech Dive: Daily Dive with others and get rewarded. You've referred 0 readers. To become an official Dive Insider, just successfully refer 10 contacts to MedTech Dive: Daily Dive. Here's your link to share: https://www.medtechdive.com/signup/insiders/?signup_referred_by=5f93078d7aa51972095c9316

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