TIME's top healthcare-related inventions for 2024

The 37 inventions that have healthcare implications included on TIME's list are:

• Abridge, an AI-powered documentation platform that automatically records conversations with patients and creates a summary formatted for medical records
• ALZpath pTau217 Antibody, a blood test for Alzheimer's disease
• Amgen Imdelltra, a drug that can reduce tumor size and extend the lives of patients with small cell lung cancer
• ArteraAI Multimodal Artificial Intelligence, a platform that uses AI combined with a dataset of patient records and biopsy images to create a targeted treatment plan for prostate cancer patients
• Aspivix Carevix, a suction-based alternative to the tenaculum that significantly reduces pain and bleeding during IUD insertion
• Asensus Surgical AugmentOR Portal, which allows surgeons to analyze past performance based on AI-generated reports using analytics from surgical robots and associated cameras
• AstraZeneca FluMist, the first at-home nasal flu vaccine
• Bristol Myers Squibb Cobenfy, a drug aimed at reducing schizophrenia symptoms
• Cabinet Health, a subscription pharmacy that aims to reduce plastic waste by offering medications in reusable, stackable glass containers delivered in compostable packaging
• Dandi IVF Care Kit, a kit that includes a heating pad with a dedicated progesterone vial pocket, a cooling pad to numb the injection site, shot targets to help users accurately inject, a hands-free supply belt to hold everything, and a massage ball to disperse internal progesterone clumping knots
• Daye Diagnostic Tampon, a test for bacteria, fungi, STIs, and vaginal microbiome makeup
• DermaSensor, a device that uses optical spectroscopy to detect likely cancerous skin lesions at a rate similar to in-person dermatologists
• Dexcom Stelo, an over-the-counter glucose monitor
• EarliTec Diagnostics EarliPoint, a diagnostic test aimed at diagnosing autism in children ages 16 to 30 months
•  Google DeepMind AlphaFold 3, a machine-learning algorithm that predicts how proteins interact with DNA and other molecules
• Guardant Health Shield, a test that detects colon cancer tissue in blood samples using data analysis and AI
• Laguna Insight, an AI system aimed at reducing administrative overhead by summarizing key information about a patient ahead of calls and offering real-time insights to care managers and their supervisors on topics like empathy and language appropriateness
• Laifen Wave Toothbrush, an electric toothbrush that allows users to adjust oscillation range, speed, and vibration strength through an app
• Masimo W1 Medical, a watch that monitors the perfusion index of a person, how well their blood is circulating, their SpO2, and their pulse rate every second
• Montage Health Ohana Center, a behavioral health center designed around placing patients in nature
• Moonbird, a meditation device aimed at helping people fall asleep
• Northwell Health Double Neural Bypass, a first-of-its-kind surgery in which scientists implant microchips into a patient's brain to connect their thoughts to arm and hand movement
• Northwell Health iNav, an AI-powered system that proactively analyzes images of patients' MRIs and CT scans searching for evidence of cancerous masses or lesions
• Nuvo Invu, a wearable pregnancy monitoring device with 12 different sensors within a band that straps around the abdomen and uses ECG and acoustic sensors to measure fetal and maternal heart rates and contraction activity
• Onward Medical ARC-EX, a therapy that uses electrical stimulation to effectively boost the brain's signals in patients with spinal cord injuries, aimed at helping patients recover some strength or functionality
• Overjet, a dental X-ray that uses AI to create a visual overlay of images that dentists can show young patients, marking cavities in red, exposed nerves in purple, and more
• Paragonix Baroguard, a pump that keeps lungs for donation inflated while a connected app allows for continual monitoring, allowing lungs to be stored in cases up to 18 hours
• Phenomix Sciences MyPhenome, a genetic test that helps categorize people into four different weight-gain types
• PherDal Kit, a sterile, at-home insemination kit
• Prenosis Sepsis ImmunoScore, an AI diagnostic test for sepsis that helps doctors diagnose infections and predict which patients are most likely to progress quickly with severe cases within the next 24 hours
• Roche HPV Self-Collection Solution, more comfortable than a traditional pap smear, this HPV self-collection kit allows users to collect their own specimen privately in a healthcare setting
• Sarepta Therapeutics Elevidys, a one-time treatment that bypasses a genetic mutation to slow progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy in patients ages four and older
• Toi Labs TrueLoo, an AI-powered toilet seat
• Unify Medical Amplio, a digital loupe that allows surgeons to see with microscope-level precisions and record their fields of vision for future training or analysis
• Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics Casgevy, a procedure that utilizes CRISPR technology to harvest a patient's blood-forming stem cells and edits them to spur fetal hemoglobin production for patients with sickle cell disease or transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia
• Winx Health UTI Test & Treat, an over-the-counter kit gives users an immediate UTI diagnosis after use
• Withings BeamO, a TV remote-size device that combines four different sensors to detect body temperature, listen to lungs, scan the heart, and check blood oxygen levels

(TIME "Best Inventions of 2024" list, accessed 10/31; TIME "Best Inventions of 2024" methodology, 10/30)

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