First ever FDA-approved brain-computer interface targets stroke rehab

Good News Notes: “A novel device designed to help stroke patients recover wrist and hand function has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Called IpsiHand, the system is the first brain-computer interface (BCI) device to ever receive FDA market approval. The IpsiHand device consists of two separate parts – a wireless…

IceCure shares up as tumor-freezing tech gets FDA breakthrough device nod

Good News Notes: “IceCure Medical, an Israel-based maker of tumor-freezing technology, said Sunday that it had received notification from the US Food and Drug Administration recognizing its ProSense product as a “breakthrough device” to freeze tumors in a number of medical conditions including breast cancer. The breakthrough devices recognition is given by the FDA for certain medical…

Compostic launches home-compostable plastic products in US

Good News Notes: “New Zealand-based zero-waste packaging manufacturer Compostic has introduced its product line in the US. The company, which manufactures fully home-compostable cling wrap and resealable bags as an alternative to kitchen plastics, will sell its products via its website and Amazon. The vegan-friendly products and packaging can break down in home compost after…

Five Finger Death Punch Singer To Donate Hand Sanitizers To Charitable Organizations For Veterans

Good News Notes: “Moody’s Medicinals, Inc., FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH singer Ivan Moody’s health and wellness innovator specializing in both Cannabidiol (“CBD”) and non-CBD health and wellness products, will donate thousands of its new CBD hand sanitizers to various veteran-led and veteran-serving charities across the country. In addition to the non-profit giveaways, all Moody’s Medicinals customers will receive a Moody’s Medicinals CBD…

FDA Approves First Therapy for Patients with Lung and Thyroid Cancers with a Certain Genetic Mutation or Fusion

 Good News Notes: “Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Retevmo (selpercatinib) capsules to treat three types of tumors – non-small cell lung cancer, medullary thyroid cancer and other types of thyroid cancers – in patients whose tumors have an alteration (mutation or fusion) in a specific gene (RET or “rearranged during transfection”). Retevmo…

Technology To Clean And Reuse PPE Is Being Deployed To Hotspot Hospitals

Good News Notes: “Several large metal shipping containers are lined up in a warehouse under a large American flag. Their doors are ajar and workers stream in and out, power tools buzzing. These are no ordinary shipping containers: They represent a huge scientific breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19.” View the whole story here: https://www.npr.org/2020/03/30/823803831/technology-to-clean-and-reuse-ppe-is-being-deployed-to-hotspot-hospitals

‘The Masked Singer’ Donates N95 Masks To New York Hospitals

Good News Notes: “The Masked Singer is giving back amid the coronavirus pandemic and has donated masks to New York hospitals in the fight against the virus. Judge, and former physician, Ken Jeong made the announcement on the show’s official Twitter account. ‘Fox and The Masked Singer have purchased 10,000 FDA-approved N95 surgical masks. They arrived in…

FDA approves Israeli IceCure tumor-treating tech for liver, kidney cancer

Good News Notes: “IceCure, a Tel Aviv-based medical device company has received additional US Food and Drug Administration approval for its tumor-treating cryoablation technology. In an interview with The Jerusalem Post on Thursday, Tlalit Bussi Tel Tzure, IceCure’s vice president of business development and global marketing, said the company received its first approval by the FDA in 2010…