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Gynecology and obstetrics are twin subjects that deal with the female reproductive system. While obstetrics deals with pregnancy and its associated procedures and complications, gynaecology involves treating women who are not pregnant.

Texas Children's completes first phase of certification to implant SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart

Texas Children's Hospital and SynCardia Systems, Inc. announced today that Texas Children's has become the world's first pediatric hospital to complete the first phase of certification to implant the SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart. The hospital intends to use the Total Artificial Heart as a bridge to transplant for their patients who received a heart transplant as children and now require mechanical support as a bridge to their second transplant.

11 Mar 2011

GTHP provides update on FDA PMA review for LightTouch non-invasive cervical cancer test

Guided Therapeutics, Inc., today provided an update on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration review process for its premarket approval application for the LightTouch non-invasive test for the early detection of cervical pre-cancer.

8 Mar 2011

Scientists receive March of Dimes grant for preterm birth research

With the help of funding from the March of Dimes, scientists will study whether low doses of inhaled carbon monoxide may prevent inflammation that triggers preterm labor, analyze the role genes play in causing preterm delivery, and develop blood tests to help identify women at risk of preterm delivery.

8 Mar 2011

North Shore-LIJ launches new prenatal quality initiative

Having a child is a life event that is equal parts magic and fear. Will the baby be healthy? Will labor and delivery pose challenges? Are there ways to reduce the risk for adverse events? Hospital obstetrical units face these questions round-the-clock.

8 Mar 2011

NanoLogix announces MRSA testing preliminary results, new Science Advisory Board members at UTHSC

NanoLogix, a biotechnology innovator in the rapid detection and identification of live-cell microorganisms, announces preliminary results of MRSA testing at the University of Texas Health Science Center - Houston. Dr. Jonathan Faro, M.D., Ph.D. has found NanoLogix technology is able to deliver results for MRSA in 6 hours, as opposed to conventional culture-based testing wait times of 24 to 48 hours.

7 Mar 2011

ShearWave Elastography increases performance of ultrasound breast cancer diagnosis

SuperSonic Imagine presented yesterday the validation of a world wide multicentre study, based on European recruitment, confirming the benefit of ShearWave Elastography when added to ultrasound for improved lesion classification.

7 Mar 2011

Study reports highest rate of exclusive breastfeeding in El Camino Women's Hospital

The Women's Hospital at El Camino Hospital had the highest rate of exclusive and partial breastfeeding by new mothers of any hospital in the state for 2009, according to a study recently released by the UC-Davis Human Lactation Center and the California WIC Association.

5 Mar 2011

Baby frozen to correct brain damage at birth makes full recovery

Baby Ella was born starved of oxygen but doctors cooled her body for three days to reduce brain damage. She made a complete recovery. After birth Ella was wrapped in a special blanket filled with fluid which cooled her whole body down from the normal 37°c to 33.5°c by doctors at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge.

3 Mar 2011

Breast Health Center receives three-year accreditation from NAPBC

The Breast Health Center at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island recently earned a three-year accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers.

3 Mar 2011

New study: Lifestyle intervention can help pregnant women control their weight

Excessive weight gain isn't healthy at any stage of life, but during pregnancy it can do lasting harm to the mother and baby alike. Now researchers at Brown University and The Miriam Hospital are encouraged by a new study describing an intervention that helped pregnant women control their weight.

1 Mar 2011

Conceptus announces CE mark approval for use of Transvaginal Ultrasound in Essure procedure

Conceptus Inc., developer of the Essure procedure, the most effective non-surgical permanent birth control method available, today announced receipt of the CE mark for use of Transvaginal Ultrasound to confirm proper placement of Essure micro-inserts three months following the Essure procedure.

24 Feb 2011

'Current Concepts' article outlines ultrasound use among clinicians

Clinicians have often referred to ultrasound technology as the "stethoscope of the future," predicting that as the equipment shrinks in size, it will one day be as common at the bedside as that trusty tool around every physician's neck. According to a new report in The New England Journal of Medicine, that day has arrived.

24 Feb 2011

UCSF study shows increased contraceptive supply decreases unintended pregnancy rates

Rates of unintended pregnancies and abortions decrease significantly when women receive a one-year supply of oral contraceptives, instead of being prescribed one- or three-month supplies, a UCSF study shows.

24 Feb 2011

Pretreatment with FDA-approved drug allows successful pregnancies in radiation-exposed rhesus monkeys

A strategy developed by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers to shield the ovaries of female mammals from the damaging effects of radiation and chemotherapy has passed an important milestone. A collaborative study with investigators from Oregon Health and Sciences University (OHSU), published online in the journal Fertility and Sterility, reports that brief preexposure of the ovaries to an FDA-approved agent called FTY720 preserved the fertility of female rhesus monkeys exposed to potentially lethal doses of radiation.

23 Feb 2011

Japan MHLW approves Sosei's NorLevo emergency contraceptive pill

Sosei Group Corporation, the biopharmaceutical company, today announced that Sosei Co., Ltd., its wholly owned Japanese subsidiary, was granted approval for its emergency contraceptive pill, NorLevo(R) TABLETS 0.75mg, by the Japan Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW). NorLevo(R) has thus become the fist emergency contraceptive pill available in Japan.

23 Feb 2011

OptumHealth names Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island as Center of Excellence for Neonatal Care

For the fifth consecutive year, Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island has been named a Center of Excellence for Neonatal Care by the Clinical Sciences Institute of OptumHealth, an independent audit company. According to OptumHealth, not all health care providers are created equal. For complex medical conditions, the disparity is especially high.

23 Feb 2011

Stanley Healthcare, InfoLogix provide hospitals with new ways to improve patient care, financial outcomes

For the first time, Stanley Black & Decker, which continues to grow its Stanley Healthcare Solutions platform, is showcasing its combined strengths with its recently integrated, wholly owned subsidiary InfoLogix, Inc. at the HIMSS11 Annual Conference and Exhibition.

21 Feb 2011

Steering more women toward careers in surgery: WIS Career Symposium

The 2nd Annual National Women In Surgery Career Symposium will be held March 4 to 6 at the Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach, featuring two of the few women chairs of academic surgery programs in the country as speakers.

19 Feb 2011

Pelvic exam DVD improves students' knowledge and confidence

Two years ago, Robert Reid realized he gave the same tutorial to every medical student at each gynaecology clinic he conducted. Was there a way, he wondered, to transform this tutorial into an educational film for medical students?

19 Feb 2011

Texas Children's scientist receives CAREER Award for congenital heart research

Texas Children's Hospital in Houston announces that a researcher in its Pediatric Cardiac Bioengineering Laboratory has earned a National Science Foundation Early Career Development Award for his work in studying the causes of congenital heart disease, heart defects, and the development of tissue engineering therapies using stem cells derived from human amniotic fluid.

19 Feb 2011

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Texas Children's completes first phase of certification to implant SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart

GTHP provides update on FDA PMA review for LightTouch non-invasive cervical cancer test

Scientists receive March of Dimes grant for preterm birth research

North Shore-LIJ launches new prenatal quality initiative

NanoLogix announces MRSA testing preliminary results, new Science Advisory Board members at UTHSC

ShearWave Elastography increases performance of ultrasound breast cancer diagnosis

Study reports highest rate of exclusive breastfeeding in El Camino Women's Hospital

Baby frozen to correct brain damage at birth makes full recovery

Breast Health Center receives three-year accreditation from NAPBC

New study: Lifestyle intervention can help pregnant women control their weight

Conceptus announces CE mark approval for use of Transvaginal Ultrasound in Essure procedure

'Current Concepts' article outlines ultrasound use among clinicians

UCSF study shows increased contraceptive supply decreases unintended pregnancy rates

Pretreatment with FDA-approved drug allows successful pregnancies in radiation-exposed rhesus monkeys

Japan MHLW approves Sosei's NorLevo emergency contraceptive pill

OptumHealth names Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island as Center of Excellence for Neonatal Care

Stanley Healthcare, InfoLogix provide hospitals with new ways to improve patient care, financial outcomes

Steering more women toward careers in surgery: WIS Career Symposium

Pelvic exam DVD improves students' knowledge and confidence

Texas Children's scientist receives CAREER Award for congenital heart research

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