Tag: depression
Soterix wins IDE for depression treatment trial
Soterix Medical has announced that it received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigational device exemption (IDE) to launch a trial of its non-invasive transcranial...
New study shows significant positive impact of vagus nerve stimulation therapy...
Adding vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy to treatment as usual (TAU) has been demonstrated to improve outcomes in patients with treatment-resistant bipolar depression (TRBD)....
LivaNova collaborates with Verily to fuel research into vagus nerve stimulation...
LivaNova has announced a research collaboration with Verily, an Alphabet company, to capture measures of depression within its RECOVER clinical study, which is evaluating...
LivaNova enrols first patient in RECOVER clinical study
LivaNova has announced the first patient enrolled in their RECOVER trial, a prospective, multi-centre, randomised controlled blinded trial demonstrating the safety and effectiveness of...
The burden of a stroke call: 56% of US neurointerventionalists meet...
Fifty-six per cent of US neurointerventionalists meet criteria for burnout. This statistic, presented by Kyle Fargen from Wake Forest Baptist Health in Winston-Salem (USA)...
Medication-free treatment for depression launches in the UK
Flow launches a medication-free treatment for depression comprising a brain stimulation headset and therapy app. In Europe, Flow is classified as a Class IIa...
CMS trial clearance for LivaNova’s vagus nerve stimulation therapy for treatment-resistant...
LivaNova has recognised that the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalised its National Coverage Determination (NCD) for the LivaNova vagus nerve...
Largest ever study of depression and anxiety to transform mental health...
Researchers at King’s College London are launching the largest ever single study of depression and anxiety. By recruiting at least 40,000 people in England...
The truth about physician burnout
Writing in the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery, Kyle M Fargen (Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, USA) and Joshua A Hirsch (Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA)...
