Kaushik Gune
Kaushik Gune

Advancing Digital Health: Huma SaMD Platform Gains U.S. Clearance

By MedTech Intelligence Staff

This week Huma Therapeutics received FDA Class II 510(k) clearance for its Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) platform, potentially speeding approval of a variety of AI and machine-learning (ML)-powered digital health devices. We spoke with Kaushik Gune, U.S. Head of Healthcare at Huma, about the current state of digital health technologies, the value of partnerships to enhance the use of real world data and how digital health is likely to advance in the coming years.

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Dror Kolodkin-Gal, Ph.D.
Dror Kolodkin-Gal, Ph.D.
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Improving Image Integrity in Clinical Research

By Dror Kolodkin-Gal, Ph.D.

Including figures and images in clinical research enables researchers to illustrate their findings in a clear, effective and engaging way. Yet, it can be difficult to manually check images for accuracy, introducing the risk of integrity issues. Following we look at best practices and new tools developed to ensure image integrity in clinical research.

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Khan and Maloney
Khan and Maloney

Decentralized Clinical Trials: Considerations for Implementation

By Myla Maloney, MBA, BCMAS, Yosef Khan, MD, MPH, PhD

Randomized clinical trials are the gold standard for conducting clinical research. They are, however, fraught with issues and come with burdens to the patient, site and sponsor. Decentralized trials (DCTs) allow for a novel, agile and more cost-effective approach to an industry standard and traditional methodology. Here’s how to determine if a full or hybrid DCT is a good option for your clinical trial.

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