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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

Mount Sinai cardiologists contribute to the creation of new cardiomyopathy classification system

Leading cardiologists at The Mount Sinai Hospital have contributed to the development of a new classification system called MOGE(S) for cardiomyopathies, the diseases of the heart muscle which can lead to heart enlargement and heart failure.

4 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

LabCorp's HCV GenoSure NS3/4 test now available for Q80K polymorphism screening

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings announced today the immediate availability of an enhanced version of its HCV GenoSure NS3/4, a drug resistance test that screens for the Q80K polymorphism. Q80K is a naturally occurring polymorphism that develops in certain strains of HCV, making the virus less susceptible to Janssen Therapeutics' OLYSIO (simeprevir), which was recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of certain adult patients diagnosed with genotype 1chronic hepatitis C.

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

PrimeraDx gets FDA clearance for ICEPlex C. difficile Assay Kit and ICEPlex System

PrimeraDx, a molecular diagnostics company, announced today that the ICEPlex C. difficile Assay Kit and the ICEPlex System have received 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration.

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

Study supports use of EndoBarrier Therapy for patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity

GI Dynamics, Inc. today announced findings from a new meta-analysis which describes the increasingly robust efficacy and safety profile of EndoBarrier Therapy, an endoscopically-delivered device therapy approved for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity.

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

New video series provides tips and information to help seniors lead safer, healthier lives

To kick off the holiday season, Emeritus Senior Living has launched a video series that provides valuable tips and information to help seniors – and those who love and care for them – lead safer and healthier lives.

3 Dec 2013

Toshiba’s MR technologies improve patient care, diagnostic accuracy

Clinicians can utilize MRI to diagnose more conditions with Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.'s advanced applications for its Vantage Titan™ MR systems.

3 Dec 2013

UAB Medicine introduces Web-based learning and continuing medical education for physicians

UAB Medicine, in collaboration with BroadcastMed, Inc. has launched MD Learning Channel, an online resource that enables medical professionals worldwide to tap into the knowledge and expertise of University of Alabama at Birmingham physicians.

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

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

Study shows that DBT increases cancer detection, reduces recall rates

Researchers have found that digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) led to reduced recall rates and an increase in cancer detection in a large breast cancer screening program.

3 Dec 2013

Automated breast density measurement predicts breast cancer risk in younger women

Automated breast density measurement is predictive of breast cancer risk in younger women, and that risk may be related to the rate at which breast density changes in some women as they age, according to research being presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

3 Dec 2013

New robot to guide surgery, needle insertion, catheters and stents

This robot has a hybrid powerstrain structure which will allow a precise, repetitive, planned and controlled insertion enhancing the current procedures used so far. In addition, it has a lower cost and it requires a brief period of learning.

3 Dec 2013

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Rensselaer professors team up to develop innovative biomanufacturing technology

Mount Sinai cardiologists contribute to the creation of new cardiomyopathy classification system

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

LabCorp's HCV GenoSure NS3/4 test now available for Q80K polymorphism screening

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

PrimeraDx gets FDA clearance for ICEPlex C. difficile Assay Kit and ICEPlex System

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

Study supports use of EndoBarrier Therapy for patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity

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

New video series provides tips and information to help seniors lead safer, healthier lives

Toshiba’s MR technologies improve patient care, diagnostic accuracy

UAB Medicine introduces Web-based learning and continuing medical education for physicians

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

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

Study shows that DBT increases cancer detection, reduces recall rates

Automated breast density measurement predicts breast cancer risk in younger women

New robot to guide surgery, needle insertion, catheters and stents

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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