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Swedish Covenant Hospital recognized as one of 55 Top Urban Hospitals in the country

Swedish Covenant Hospital was honored as one of 55 Top Urban Hospitals in the country today at the Leapfrog Group's annual meeting in Washington, D.C.

4 Dec 2013

Research findings pave new ways to treat gastrointestinal disorders

For those living with gastrointestinal disorders, such as ulcers or Crohn's disease, treatment often means quelling uncomfortable symptoms through medications or dietary changes. But what if one day treatment meant doing away with the old gut for a new gut free of inflamed or diseased tissues?

4 Dec 2013

Researchers found that blood vessels in face transplant recipients reorganize themselves

For the first time, researchers have found that the blood vessels in face transplant recipients reorganize themselves, leading to an understanding of the biologic changes that happen after full face transplantation.

4 Dec 2013

Rensselaer professors team up to develop innovative biomanufacturing technology

Two chemical engineering professors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are contributing to a collaboration among academia, industry, and the federal government to develop a method for rapidly manufacturing biologic drugs.

4 Dec 2013

HyGreen, HCS-Medical partner to build strategic relationships with federal healthcare markets

HyGreen, Inc., maker of the first electronic hand hygiene reminding and recording system, announced today a partnership and distribution agreement with HCS-Medical to build strategic relationships with federal healthcare markets and distribute its HyGreen Hand Hygiene System.

3 Dec 2013

U.S. physicians use CSI's Diamondback 360 Coronary OAS for coronary artery disease treatment

Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., today announced that its new Diamondback 360 Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System is being used by physicians across the country to treat coronary artery disease. This follows the company's recent PMA approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market the device as a treatment for severely calcified coronary arteries.

3 Dec 2013

FDA clears Cochlear Baha 4 Attract System for use in the U.S.

Cochlear Limited, the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, announced that the US Food and Drug Administration cleared the Cochlear Baha 4 Attract System for use in the United States. Cochlear is the only company to now offer patients a choice of either a magnetic or a direct bone conduction hearing solution.

3 Dec 2013

Dye reduction in diagnostic heart procedures: an interview with Mike McCormick, CEO Osprey Medical

Iodine based contrast media (dye) is radiopaque and is commonly used for diagnostic and interventional heart procedures. It allows physicians to see real time images of the heart vessels and treat any blockages.

3 Dec 2013

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center renews contract for Zix Email Encryption Services

Zix Corporation, a leading provider of email data protection, announces that Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center has renewed its contract for Zix™ Email Encryption Services in a three-year agreement. A leading, fully integrated academic medical center, Wake Forest Baptist began using Zix Services in 2004 and continues to select ZixCorp based on its consistent leadership in email encryption and its dedication to ease of use.

3 Dec 2013

PES' ESRD Prevention Program effectively identifies patients with early stage renal disease

Patient Engagement Systems, a nationally recognized leader in developing technology to identify, and monitor individuals with chronic kidney disease, today introduced the Patient Engagement Systems' ESRD Prevention Program which uses proprietary technology including automated physician-patient engagement, analytics, and decision support tools to identify patients with undiagnosed chronic kidney disease and tools to monitor them in order to prevent or delay the progression to ESRD.

3 Dec 2013

Biotest, EpiVax partner to develop novel, non-immunogenic Factor VIII for hemophilia treatment

Biotest AG, Dreieich, Germany and EpiVax, Inc., Providence, Rhode Island, USA are pleased to announce a new Collaborative Research Agreement. With this collaboration a novel, non-immunogenic Factor VIII should be developed.

3 Dec 2013

MitoQ Targeted Antioxidant Dietary Supplement now available

MitoQ Limited is excited to announce the release of their newest offering, MitoQ Targeted Antioxidant Dietary Supplement. Published studies show that the supplement, which delivers the well known antioxidant CoQ to the mitochondria (our cellular power source) better than ever before, helps repair mitochondrial dysfunction, significantly reduces oxidative damage to cells and by association supports heart, liver and brain health while assisting in the increase of energy, libido and healthy aging.

3 Dec 2013

Axon Sports, GSK Human Performance Lab partner to boost the brains of elite athletes

Axon Sports, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cogstate Limited, has today announced that it has formed a partnership with the GSK Human Performance Lab, a world-class research facility focused on elite human performance.

3 Dec 2013

Toshiba launches single-panel RADREX-I wireless X-ray system

To offer healthcare providers affordable X-ray technology that performs efficient exams, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. is introducing a new single-panel RADREX™-i Wireless digital radiographic (DR) X-ray system (FDA cleared).

3 Dec 2013

Bariatric surgery can potentially reverse type 2 diabetes

Although obesity is a notoriously difficult disease to treat conservatively, there is hope. Board-certified bariatric surgeon Michael Feiz, MD, FACS recommends weight loss surgery as a solution for morbidly obese adults who want to get healthy once and for all.

3 Dec 2013

Toshiba's new ultrasound technology depicts blood flow with more detail and accuracy

Ultrasound will be able to depict blood flow with more detail and accuracy using Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.'s new innovative ultrasound technology (works-in-progress).

3 Dec 2013

Seminar on Affordable Care Act to be held in Texas on Dec 12

Nicole joined TriNet as a Human Capital Consultant in February of 2008, where she provided strategic human capital consulting support to customers in the technology, financial and professional services sectors.

3 Dec 2013

3T MRI scanner allows Polish scientists to perform structural and functional imaging of human brain

The Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology in Warsaw launches research programs, which require state-of-the-art magnetic resonance scanner.

3 Dec 2013

Microneedle technique may provide a painless way to deliver drugs, vaccines

Microneedles on a sticking-plaster-like patch may be the painless and safe way doctors will test for drugs and some infections in the future, thanks to work supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).

3 Dec 2013

Computer models of neuronal sound processing in brain lead to cochlear implant improvements

Intact hearing is a prerequisite for learning to speak. This is why children who are born deaf are fitted with so-called cochlear implants as early as possible. Cochlear implants consist of a speech processor and a transmitter coil worn behind the ear, together with the actual implant, an encapsulated microprocessor placed under the skin to directly stimulate the auditory nerve via an electrode with up to 22 contacts.

3 Dec 2013

Technology News and Research

Swedish Covenant Hospital recognized as one of 55 Top Urban Hospitals in the country

Research findings pave new ways to treat gastrointestinal disorders

Researchers found that blood vessels in face transplant recipients reorganize themselves

Rensselaer professors team up to develop innovative biomanufacturing technology

HyGreen, HCS-Medical partner to build strategic relationships with federal healthcare markets

U.S. physicians use CSI's Diamondback 360 Coronary OAS for coronary artery disease treatment

FDA clears Cochlear Baha 4 Attract System for use in the U.S.

Dye reduction in diagnostic heart procedures: an interview with Mike McCormick, CEO Osprey Medical

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center renews contract for Zix Email Encryption Services

PES' ESRD Prevention Program effectively identifies patients with early stage renal disease

Biotest, EpiVax partner to develop novel, non-immunogenic Factor VIII for hemophilia treatment

MitoQ Targeted Antioxidant Dietary Supplement now available

Axon Sports, GSK Human Performance Lab partner to boost the brains of elite athletes

Toshiba launches single-panel RADREX-I wireless X-ray system

Bariatric surgery can potentially reverse type 2 diabetes

Toshiba's new ultrasound technology depicts blood flow with more detail and accuracy

Seminar on Affordable Care Act to be held in Texas on Dec 12

3T MRI scanner allows Polish scientists to perform structural and functional imaging of human brain

Microneedle technique may provide a painless way to deliver drugs, vaccines

Computer models of neuronal sound processing in brain lead to cochlear implant improvements

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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