Tag Archives: COPD

Kaushik Gune

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

By MedTech Intelligence Staff
Kaushik Gune

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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Gloria Fann

Acute Pulmonary Exacerbations Present Inherent Clinical Challenges, For Now

By Gloria Fann, M.D.
Gloria Fann

The chronic, progressive presentation of COPD, symptom overlap, and nature of patient self-reporting make it hard to identify exacerbations. We need more specific guidelines around, as well as tools for, assessing a patient’s progression from day to day. AI-supported diagnostic systems represent a potential breakthrough technology that could help us overcome significant knowledge gaps.

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