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PerQseal+ for Large Diameter Arterial Closure: Interview with Andrew Glass, CEO of Vivasure Medical

Vivasure Medical, a medtech company based in Galway, Ireland, has developed the PerQseal device, a synthetic implant designed to seal large bore blood vessel punctures. The implant has utility in a wide variety of transcatheter endovascular procedures, such as transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR), and endovascular abdominal aneurysm repair (EVAR),… Read More »

Rise of measles linked with emergence of large cities 2500 years ago

By Clare Wilson Cities may have provided the measles virus with an environment to succeedIain Masterton / Alamy The measles virus crossed over to people from cattle around 500 BC, supporting the idea that it could only get established as a human disease once large enough cities had developed. “It’s not proof, but it’s compatible… Read More »

Sutter posts large Q3 loss due to settlement of antitrust lawsuit

Dive Brief: California hospital chain Sutter Health reported a $ 689 million loss for the third quarter ending Sept. 30. Much of that is due to a $ 575 million set-aside in anticipation of settling an antitrust lawsuit sometime next year. A state court judge will preliminarily finalize the settlement in February with a final settlement… Read More »