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Study compares five-year DFS and OS rates for patients with AIS and MIA

Lung cancer patients with minimally invasive adenocarcinoma (MIA) have similar, positive five-year disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) rates as patients with adenocarcinoma in-situ (AIS), according to research presented today at the 2014 Chicago Multidisciplinary Symposium in Thoracic Oncology.

31 Oct 2014

Strata Decision named a winner of 2014 Chicago Innovation Award

Strata Decision Technology has been named one of the winners of the 13th annual Chicago Innovation Awards. The Company's cloud-based financial analytics and performance platform, StrataJazz, is leveraged for financial planning, decision support, and continuous cost improvement by over 1,000 hospitals in the U.S.

31 Oct 2014

Initiative may allow 'instantaneous diagnosis of potentially fatal rhythm disorders' in endurance athletes

The condition of an athlete's heart has for the first time been accurately monitored throughout the duration of a marathon race. The real-time monitoring was achieved by continuous electrocardiogram (ECG) surveillance and data transfer over the public mobile phone network to a telemedicine centre along the marathon route.

31 Oct 2014

Surgeons fine-tune imaging techniques to enhance visualization of breast tumors, persistent wounds

Surgeons are tweaking existing computer technologies to enhance their visualization of cancerous tumors and persistent wounds according to two studies presented this week at the 2014 American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress.

31 Oct 2014

New study pinpoints complex genetic origins for autoimmune diseases

Scores of autoimmune diseases afflicting one in 12 Americans — ranging from type 1 diabetes, to multiple sclerosis (MS), to rheumatoid arthritis, to asthma — mysteriously cause the immune system to harm tissues within our own bodies. Now, a new study pinpoints the complex genetic origins for many of these diseases, a discovery that may lead to better diagnosis and ultimately to improved treatments.

30 Oct 2014

Women delay seeking medical care for heart symptoms, put health at risk

When heart symptoms strike, men and women go through similar stages of pain but women are more likely to delay seeking care and can put their health at risk, according to a study presented at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress.

29 Oct 2014

GE Healthcare launches startup campus Health Innovation Village to help entrepreneurs speed up health tech solutions

Today GE Healthcare officially opens Health Innovation Village, its first health tech startup campus, at its Finnish headquarters with the Minister of Economic Affairs in Finland, Jan Vapaavuori and the Mayor of Helsinki, Jussi Pajunen.

29 Oct 2014

BioTek awarded US Patent for automated ultrasonic blockage detection and cleaning in microplate washers

BioTek has been awarded U.S. Patent 8,858,718, covering the use of ultrasonic devices to check for clogged manifold tubes and to clean the manifold tubes of a microplate washer automatically. The two features are known as Verify™ and Ultrasonic Advantage™ and are available in BioTek’s 405 family of microplate washers.

28 Oct 2014

Vail Valley Medical Center uses Agfa HealthCare’s DX-D Retrofit to convert the Avon Urgent Care's sole X-ray room from CR to DR

Agfa HealthCare announced today that Vail Valley Medical Center (VVMC) utilized the company's DX-D Retrofit to convert the Avon Urgent Care's sole X-ray room from computed radiography (CR) to a fully digital direct radiography (DR) system. The upgrade to DR has been so successful that VVMC now plans to purchase a second retrofit system for the Beaver Creek Medical Center, an emergency department of Vail Valley Medical Center located slope side of Beaver Creek Mountain.

From Agfa HealthCare 28 Oct 2014

Olympus cellSens imaging software 1.12 offers new functions

Assisting researchers in gaining a deeper understanding of dynamic biological processes, the new cellSens imaging software (version 1.12) ensures the most efficient use of valuable time-lapse experiments and the latest microscopy hardware. Building on the capabilities introduced by Olympus with its unique Graphical Experiment Manager (GEM) interface, cellSens 1.12 allows the user to truly get in touch with their sample.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 28 Oct 2014

Covidien unveils new version of superDimension Navigation System software for diagnosis of lung cancer

Further underscoring its ongoing commitment to lung health, Covidien today unveiled a next-generation version of its superDimension™ Navigation System software. The updated software features a more intuitive interface that helps reduce time spent by physicians planning the procedure and enhances the visualization of the airways of the lung.

28 Oct 2014

Cadens Medical Imaging partners with Hisense Medical to launch 2D/3D Univiewer in China

Cadens Medical Imaging Inc. a Montreal-based startup company, announced today the conclusion of a multimillion dollar licensing and technological collaboration with Chinese multinational Hisense Medical Co. The announcement was made today in Shanghai during a ceremony presided over by Quebec's Prime Minister, Philippe Couillard, who is conducting an Economic Mission in China on behalf of the Province of Quebec.

27 Oct 2014

UT Southwestern receives CPRIT grant to expand genetic screening services in North Texas

Genetic screening services for rural and underserved populations will expand from six to 22 counties in North Texas under a $1.5 million grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to UT Southwestern Medical Center.

26 Oct 2014

Medicaid expansion, health exchanges dominate gubernatorial debates

In Georgia, where a runoff is considered likely, Gov. Nathan Deal went on the offensive and criticized a third-party candidate's support for expanding Medicaid. In Maryland, Republican candidate Larry Hogan slammed Democratic Lt. Governor Anthony Brown for his role in the state's troubled health exchange launch.

22 Oct 2014

GE Healthcare’s advances in imaging quantitation may help clinicians diagnose disease earlier

GE Healthcare shares a suite of advances in imaging quantitation that may help clinicians diagnose disease earlier, deliver more personalised treatment and speed up care at the 27th annual meeting of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM), 18-22 October, in Gothenburg.

21 Oct 2014

Researchers develop low-cost 3-D printed facial prostheses for eye cancer patients

Researchers have developed a fast and inexpensive way to make facial prostheses for eye cancer patients using facial scanning software and 3-D printing, according to findings released today at AAO 2014, the 118th annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

21 Oct 2014

GENALICE launches all-in-one NGS data processing software solution, GENALICE MAP

Today, Dutch biomedical big data company GENALICE officially launched its all-in-one appliance for Next-Gen Sequencing (NGS) data processing, the GENALICE VAULT, at the annual conference of the American Society of Human Genetics.

20 Oct 2014

HealthFusion ranked as Top 3 EHR for Clinical Quality and Support

HealthFusion, maker of MediTouch EHR, the leading cloud computing software for physicians, hospitals, and medical billing services, was ranked as a Top 3 Electronic Health Record (EHR) for Clinical Quality and Support in the Medical Economics' National Provider Survey.

20 Oct 2014

DP Medical becomes first NHS Trust to adopt ZedScan as part of cervical cancer care pathway

DP Medical Ltd has secured a deal with Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to become the first NHS Trust in the country to adopt ZedScan as part of its cervical cancer care pathway.

From Zilico 17 Oct 2014

BGASoft's AGILEPART11 tool allows FDA regulated companies to manage product portfolio

BGASoft, a global leader in the development industry has once again left their competitors in the dust. The introduction of BGASoft's new AGILEPART11 is like no other on the market today, and will make using AGILE process while maintaining 21 CFR Part 11 compliance a snap for FDA regulated companies.

17 Oct 2014

Software News and Research

Study compares five-year DFS and OS rates for patients with AIS and MIA

Strata Decision named a winner of 2014 Chicago Innovation Award

Initiative may allow 'instantaneous diagnosis of potentially fatal rhythm disorders' in endurance athletes

Surgeons fine-tune imaging techniques to enhance visualization of breast tumors, persistent wounds

New study pinpoints complex genetic origins for autoimmune diseases

Women delay seeking medical care for heart symptoms, put health at risk

GE Healthcare launches startup campus Health Innovation Village to help entrepreneurs speed up health tech solutions

BioTek awarded US Patent for automated ultrasonic blockage detection and cleaning in microplate washers

Vail Valley Medical Center uses Agfa HealthCare’s DX-D Retrofit to convert the Avon Urgent Care's sole X-ray room from CR to DR

Olympus cellSens imaging software 1.12 offers new functions

Covidien unveils new version of superDimension Navigation System software for diagnosis of lung cancer

Cadens Medical Imaging partners with Hisense Medical to launch 2D/3D Univiewer in China

UT Southwestern receives CPRIT grant to expand genetic screening services in North Texas

Medicaid expansion, health exchanges dominate gubernatorial debates

GE Healthcare’s advances in imaging quantitation may help clinicians diagnose disease earlier

Researchers develop low-cost 3-D printed facial prostheses for eye cancer patients

GENALICE launches all-in-one NGS data processing software solution, GENALICE MAP

HealthFusion ranked as Top 3 EHR for Clinical Quality and Support

DP Medical becomes first NHS Trust to adopt ZedScan as part of cervical cancer care pathway

BGASoft's AGILEPART11 tool allows FDA regulated companies to manage product portfolio

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