Nevro is known for its spinal cord stimulation technology but wants to help a wide range of patients with chronic pain, so it is buying Vyrsa, which offers a complete system for sacroiliac joint fusion. In and interview with Medtech Insight, Nevro CEO Kevin Thornal explained how  Vyrsa supports Nevro's strategy in this growing market.

Medtech Insight's News We're Watching highlights medtech industry news developments you may have missed over the last few weeks. Last week, cardiologists got new guidelines for managing patients with atrial fibrillation and Nevro made a big move to expand beyond its core spinal cord stimulation business.

Japan has announced the latest evaluation results under its cost effectiveness assessment scheme. But how does it work and how much have prices been revised so far under the four-year-old program following discussions between pharma firms and authorities?

MSD and Kyowa Kirin have separately criticized England’s HTA body, NICE, for assessing their respective rare disease medicines Welireg and Crysvita using its standard appraisal pathway. Both medicines were provisionally rejected for reimbursement.