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KLAS announces 2013 Best in KLAS Awards for medical equipment and infrastructure

KLAS just released the 2013 Best in KLAS Awards: Medical Equipment & Infrastructure report ranking the best-performing imaging, pharmacy automation and infrastructure vendors in the world.

From Elekta 15 Jun 2013

FDA approves MENTOR MemoryShape Breast Implants

Mentor Worldwide LLC, the U.S. market leader in breast aesthetics, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved MENTOR MemoryShape Breast Implants, providing new options for women looking for a more natural shape and youthful feel from breast enhancement or reconstruction surgery.

15 Jun 2013

Dosimetry based on 3-D medical images estimates possible dose for targeted RIT in blood cancer patients

Outcomes can be bleak for non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), a cancer that develops in the white blood cells of the immune system. Accurate estimation of radiation absorbed dose in radioimmunotherapy (RIT) based on state-of-the-art 3D imaging could lead to more personalized and effective treatments to improve patients' chances of living longer without progression of their cancer, say researchers at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging's 2013 Annual Meeting.

15 Jun 2013

HandsFree system helps analyze next generation sequencing data

In the early 1990s, an international effort was launched by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health to sequence the human genome. The project took 13 years, involved many scientists in several countries, and cost $2.7 billion (in FY 1991) dollars.

15 Jun 2013

MemoryShape Breast Implants receive FDA approval

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the MemoryShape Breast Implant to increase breast size (augmentation) for use in women at least 22 years old and to rebuild breast tissue (reconstruction) in women of any age.

15 Jun 2013

UTHealth collaborates with Rice University to save lives of CVD patients in Fiji

A device born out of a collaboration between The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and Rice University could save lives in Fiji where cardiovascular disease has been called a pandemic.

14 Jun 2013

Research scientist designs wearable tactile displays for the visually and hearing impaired

In the near future, a buzz in your belt or a pulse from your jacket may give you instructions on how to navigate your surroundings.

14 Jun 2013

Ottawa researchers say advanced mathematical modeling can be used to fight against cancer

Here's a good reason to pay attention in math class. Nature Communications has published a paper from Ottawa researchers today, outlining how advanced mathematical modelling can be used in the fight against cancer.

14 Jun 2013

Researchers design mobile app to help elderly patients improve medication management

Researchers at the Universidad Miguel Hernández in Elche have designed together with Elche-based company Nidoweb and other Spanish partners an application for mobile devices that helps elderly people with multiple illnesses improve medication management.

14 Jun 2013

Researchers develop nano-volcanoes that hold promise for new drug-delivery technologies

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a method for creating "nano-volcanoes" by shining various colors of light through a nanoscale "crystal ball" made of a synthetic polymer.

14 Jun 2013

Osseon releases Osseoflex CD-H hydraulic cement delivery system

Osseon announces the release of the Osseoflex CD-H hydraulic cement delivery system. This latest addition to the Osseon product line is designed for delivery of medium to high viscosity bone cement during the treatment of vertebral compression fractures.

14 Jun 2013

Study suggests promising brain-imaging technique to improve diagnoses of people with movement disorders

A new University of Florida study suggests a promising brain-imaging technique has the potential to improve diagnoses for the millions of people with movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease.

14 Jun 2013

Researchers report on the use of GIS as public health research tool

The current special issue of Technology and Innovation - Proceedings of the National Academy of Inventors-, is devoted to public health research using Geographic Information Systems to help provide beneficial data for public health researchers focusing on health risks and food access in rural Alaska; racial disparities in health care and resources in Fort Worth, Texas; and pathways for health care development in remote areas of Nepal.

14 Jun 2013

Ambry Genetics introduces BRCA1 and BRCA2 analysis

Ambry Genetics announced today the launch of BRCA1 and BRCA2 analysis as part of their comprehensive cancer-testing menu. Two genes will be offered as a stand alone test comprising of full gene sequencing and deletion/duplication analyses in addition to being incorporated as part of multiple hereditary cancer panels that test cancer susceptibility genes using next-generation sequencing technology.

14 Jun 2013

Pathway Genomics announces launch of inherited cancer panel with BRCA1 and BRCA2

Pathway Genomics, a genetic testing laboratory on the forefront of bringing physicians a broad genetic testing portfolio covering a wide range of diseases, announces the pending launch of its inherited cancer panel with BRCA1 and BRCA2.

14 Jun 2013

New study tests vestibular prosthesis to help restore balance for people with Meniere's disease

Many disorders of the inner hear which affect both hearing and balance can be hugely debilitating and are currently largely incurable. Cochlear implants have been used for many years to replace lost hearing resulting from inner ear damage.

14 Jun 2013

Perfinity, Thermo Fisher Scientific sign co-marketing agreement for automated online biopharmaceutical analysis system

Perfinity Biosciences Inc. has announced the signing of an agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, to co-market an automated protein sample preparation and analysis system.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 13 Jun 2013

Next-generation self-expanding clot removal device from Codman Neuro obtains CE mark

Codman Neuro*, part of DePuy Synthes Companies of Johnson & Johnson, has obtained CE marking for REVIVE SE, a next-generation self-expanding clot removal device for use in treating acute ischemic stroke, the company announced today at the Live Interventional Neuroradiology & Neurosurgery Course (LINNC) in Paris.

13 Jun 2013

NBMC signs contract for Unibased's ForSite2020 solutions

Unibased Systems Architecture, Inc. announced today that North Bend Medical Center, Inc., located in Coos Bay, OR, has signed an agreement for its market-leading surgery management solution, ForSite2020 periOperative Resource Management System, aimed at improving workflow and productivity as well as providing efficient resource management to reduce costs and effectively manage inventory.

13 Jun 2013

Wis. lawmakers poised to OK bill that will require ultrasound before abortion

Wisconsin lawmakers appear poised to approve a measure supported by the governor that would require women seeking an abortion get an ultrasound before the procedure.

13 Jun 2013

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KLAS announces 2013 Best in KLAS Awards for medical equipment and infrastructure

FDA approves MENTOR MemoryShape Breast Implants

Dosimetry based on 3-D medical images estimates possible dose for targeted RIT in blood cancer patients

HandsFree system helps analyze next generation sequencing data

MemoryShape Breast Implants receive FDA approval

UTHealth collaborates with Rice University to save lives of CVD patients in Fiji

Research scientist designs wearable tactile displays for the visually and hearing impaired

Ottawa researchers say advanced mathematical modeling can be used to fight against cancer

Researchers design mobile app to help elderly patients improve medication management

Researchers develop nano-volcanoes that hold promise for new drug-delivery technologies

Osseon releases Osseoflex CD-H hydraulic cement delivery system

Study suggests promising brain-imaging technique to improve diagnoses of people with movement disorders

Researchers report on the use of GIS as public health research tool

Ambry Genetics introduces BRCA1 and BRCA2 analysis

Pathway Genomics announces launch of inherited cancer panel with BRCA1 and BRCA2

New study tests vestibular prosthesis to help restore balance for people with Meniere's disease

Perfinity, Thermo Fisher Scientific sign co-marketing agreement for automated online biopharmaceutical analysis system

Next-generation self-expanding clot removal device from Codman Neuro obtains CE mark

NBMC signs contract for Unibased's ForSite2020 solutions

Wis. lawmakers poised to OK bill that will require ultrasound before abortion

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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