The US agency has agreed with an earlier assessment by an advisory panel last year to up-classify surgical mesh instrumentation by issuing a Jan. 6 final order to move the instrumentation – used for women undergoing pelvic organ prolapse or female stress incontinence procedures – from class I to class II.

Erectile problems prevent a quarter of Brits from being intimate with a partner. Viatris' Upjohn - which markets Viagra Connect in the UK - is working with the Men’s Health Forum, sexual health charity Brook and dating expert Sarah Louise Ryan raise awareness of the problem and get men talking about the issue with their partners and with healthcare professionals. 

Medtechs took a long look at themselves as they rose to the challenges of COVID-19. How they responded, repurposed and regrouped to tackle the coronavirus was both sobering and uplifting. The lessons of 2020 must be integrated into the digitally-enabled health care systems of 2021 and beyond.