Tagged: fda

January 23, 2017 @ 3:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, equity crowdfunding platform for healthcare, RedCrow, announced  MindChild Medical successfully received FDA approval for a non-invasive fetal heart monitor. The RedCrow-backed company, which was founded in 2008, reportedly submitted a 510(k) in 2012 for its MERIDIAN M110 monitor, which is described as a medical marvel… Read More

October 17, 2014 @ 2:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

As consumers continue to search for the truth behind the deadly Ebola virus, including cures and projects dedicated to Texas nurses Amber Vinson and Nina Pham, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) has revealed that are more scams continuing to surface.  As previously reported, the city of… Read More

April 1, 2014 @ 10:20 am By Charles Luzar  |  

If you live in the United States and you’re passionate about food, chances are you’ve had some exposure to mounting concerns about the links between poor health and red meat consumption. For me personally, the documentary Forks Over Knives was my first exposure to the types… Read More

November 29, 2013 @ 9:48 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Argo Medical Technologoies Ltd. raised $1.28 million on OurCrowd in a round that ended earlier this year. The raise was to fund further development of their medical device, the ReWalk, which acts as a mechanized exoskeleton and allows paraplegics to walk again. The health benefits… Read More

September 6, 2013 @ 12:04 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

The fast-and-loose world of crowdfunding and tech is sometimes a little too fast and loose for certain regulatory agencies. Add the FDA to that list. The agency recently put the heat on Biosense for not obtaining FDA approval for the uChek. The uChek is currently… Read More