Health technology
CGM without insulin: what the CONNECT trial found
CONNECT studied adults with type 2 diabetes managed in US primary care. Its glucose results address a different question from wearing a monitor without diabetes.
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The developments shaping healthcare, with original sources and useful context.
Health technology
Twiist for type 2 diabetes: monitoring and insulin delivery differ
Twiist’s US expansion concerns adults who already use insulin. A sensor, dosing algorithm and pump perform different jobs, and its pivotal study used a before-and-after design.
Health technology
Motivista: which schizophrenia symptoms changed in its trial?
The prescription app formerly called CT-155 targets negative symptoms alongside outpatient care. Its trial found a change in motivation and pleasure, with important limits.
Health technology
SimpleScreen CRC: a blood test still needs a screening pathway
The US blood test offers another screening option for eligible adults. Detecting cancer, finding precancerous lesions and completing follow-up are different parts of the evidence.
Health technology
HRDPath: reading DNA-repair clues in ovarian-cancer tissue
A research model predicts homologous recombination deficiency from tissue images. Its results depend on the dataset, slide sampling and adaptation, rather than one universal accuracy figure.
Health technology
NHS App prescription tracking: approved does not mean ready
GP approval, pharmacy preparation and a collection alert are separate stages. Here is how to read NHS App prescription labels and their rollout limits.
Health technology
My Health Record results: when does the waiting period end?
Most Australian pathology reports open after upload; some still wait five days. Preparation, upload and viewing follow different clocks.
Travel & assistance
Will your e-prescription work in another EU country?
MyHealth@EU can transfer a prescription across borders, but electronic access, pharmacy supply and reimbursement need separate checks.
Policy & systems
NHS Online: a virtual hospital still needs a physical care pathway
England’s Online NHS Trust plans to connect remote specialist care with local tests and procedures. Its handoffs matter as much as its app.
Policy & systems
After a phishing takedown, healthcare’s login problem remains
The Microsoft and Health-ISAC operation disrupted impersonation suppliers. Authentication and account recovery remain separate evidence questions.
Policy & systems
AI use in residency: what a national survey actually measured
A US family medicine survey separates reported AI use from recent education. Its design and a table discrepancy limit what the numbers can establish.
Health technology
DROID-RV: measuring the heart’s harder-to-see chamber
A research model estimates right-ventricular size and function from ultrasound videos. Measurement accuracy and future-outcome associations answer different questions.