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CTI to market ETView Medical's VivaSight products in US

ETView Medical Ltd. announced today that it has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Clinical Technologies, Inc.

10 Jun 2013

Paragonix Technologies to present Sherpa Pak Cardiac Transport System during ESOT Congress

Paragonix Technologies, Inc. today announced that the European Society for Organ Transplantation accepted for presentation an abstract describing the performance of the Sherpa Pak™ Cardiac Transport System during the upcoming 16th Congress of the European Society for Organ Transplantation to be held in Vienna, Austria from the 8th - 11th September 2013.

10 Jun 2013

First consensus guidelines for use of neurostimulation in chronic pain

Recognizing that treatment of chronic pain can be confounding, the Neuromodulation Appropriateness Consensus Committee, an international group of more than 60 leading pain specialists, has created the first consensus guidelines for the use of neurostimulation in chronic pain.

10 Jun 2013

Summa Akron City Hospital installs Toshiba's Aquilion ONE, Infinix-i systems

As a level-one trauma and accredited stroke center, time is critical at Summa Health System's Akron City Hospital, located in Akron, Ohio. To provide the highest level of patient care, the hospital installed an Aquilion ONE CT scanner and Infinix-i bi-plane cardiovascular X-ray from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.

10 Jun 2013

SUNY Downstate to receive grant to advance blood test to predict breast cancer progression

SUNY Downstate Medical Center will receive up to $50,000 from the statewide SUNY Technology Accelerator Fund to advance a blood test to determine breast cancer prognosis.

10 Jun 2013

Cedars-Sinai opens Phase III clinical trial for patients with intestinal carcinoid cancer

Working to improve treatment and survivorship outcomes, the Cedars-Sinai Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute has opened a Phase III clinical trial of targeted radiation for patients with intestinal carcinoid cancer that has spread beyond the intestine.

10 Jun 2013

Optogenetics: A promising technique for treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorders

By applying light stimulation to highly specific neurons in the brain, the researchers managed to re-establish normal behaviour in mice that had beforehand presented pathological repetitive behaviour similar to that observed in human patients suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorders.

10 Jun 2013

Study: Non-invasive blood test could reshape standards in prenatal testing

New research has found that routine screening using a non-invasive test that analyzes fetal DNA in a pregnant woman's blood can accurately detect Down's syndrome and other genetic fetal abnormalities in the first trimester. Published early online in Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, the results suggest that the test is superior to currently available screening strategies and could reshape standards in prenatal testing.

10 Jun 2013

New revolutionary HIV test provides results in one minute

On Saturday, June 8th, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) will make history as the first HIV testing program in New York City to use a revolutionary HIV test that provides results to people in just one minute.

7 Jun 2013

WEX Health: A customized virtual payments solution for healthcare market

WEX Inc., a leading provider of corporate payment solutions, today announced the introduction of WEX Health, a customized virtual payments solution, for the healthcare market.

7 Jun 2013

Using Facebook too much can lead to cheating, breakup and divorce

Facebook and other social networking web sites have revolutionized the way people create and maintain relationships. However, new research shows that Facebook use could actually be damaging to users' romantic relationships.

7 Jun 2013

Study: Significant number of children suffers from complications caused by medical devices

As modern medical advances help more children with complex conditions live longer, a new study shows a significant number suffer from complications caused by medical devices that are also necessary for their survival.

7 Jun 2013

Researchers build the first-ever bridge between optomechanics and microfluidics

Ever been to a whispering gallery-a quiet, circular space underneath an old cathedral dome that captures and amplifies sounds as quiet as a whisper?

7 Jun 2013

Use of child safety restraint systems decrease mortality rates during motor vehicle crashes

Supplemental child restraints should be used by all children through age 8. When appropriate child safety restraint systems-based on a child's age and weight-are in use during motor vehicle crashes, the rates of mortality and serious injury significantly decrease. Most parents don't know that their older children-ages 4 to 8-should use additional measures to protect them from serious injury or death in case of a crash.

7 Jun 2013

Doctors create bioengineered blood vessel and implant it in the arm of kidney disease patient

In a first-of-its-kind operation in the United States, a team of doctors at Duke University Hospital helped create a bioengineered blood vessel and implanted it into the arm of a patient with end-stage kidney disease.

7 Jun 2013

Arlington professor says computerized concussion assessment tool should be used with caution

Newly published research from an international team featuring UT Arlington assistant professor Jacob Resch has reaffirmed questions about portions of the popular computerized concussion assessment tool ImPACT.

7 Jun 2013

ZOLL Autopulse improves ROSC after sudden cardiac arrest

ZOLL Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of medical devices and related software solutions, announced today that a paper just published in Critical Care Medicine reported the likelihood of achieving a return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) after sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is 62% greater when the AutoPulse® Non-invasive Cardiac Support Pump is used to deliver CPR chest compressions.

7 Jun 2013

Delphi Display Systems to provide turnkey digital signage solution for MedMedia Healthcare Network

Delphi Display Systems, Inc., today announced that it has been selected to provide a turnkey digital signage solution for MedMedia Healthcare Network to be installed in the waiting rooms of doctors' offices and medical clinics located in Southern California.

7 Jun 2013

BioFire Diagnostics' FilmArray Blood Culture Identification Panel receives CE IVD Mark

BioFire Diagnostics, Inc. announced today that it obtained the CE IVD Mark under the European Directive on In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices for its FilmArray Blood Culture Identification Panel.

6 Jun 2013

New minimally invasive surgery for epilepsy offers quicker recuperation time for patients

A new minimally invasive laser-based tool for epilepsy surgery offers a quicker recuperation time for patients than major surgery, Mayo Clinic researchers report. The research is ongoing, but preliminary results were recently presented at the American Academy of Neurology.

6 Jun 2013

Device / Technology News

CTI to market ETView Medical's VivaSight products in US

Paragonix Technologies to present Sherpa Pak Cardiac Transport System during ESOT Congress

First consensus guidelines for use of neurostimulation in chronic pain

Summa Akron City Hospital installs Toshiba's Aquilion ONE, Infinix-i systems

SUNY Downstate to receive grant to advance blood test to predict breast cancer progression

Cedars-Sinai opens Phase III clinical trial for patients with intestinal carcinoid cancer

Optogenetics: A promising technique for treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorders

Study: Non-invasive blood test could reshape standards in prenatal testing

New revolutionary HIV test provides results in one minute

WEX Health: A customized virtual payments solution for healthcare market

Using Facebook too much can lead to cheating, breakup and divorce

Study: Significant number of children suffers from complications caused by medical devices

Researchers build the first-ever bridge between optomechanics and microfluidics

Use of child safety restraint systems decrease mortality rates during motor vehicle crashes

Doctors create bioengineered blood vessel and implant it in the arm of kidney disease patient

Arlington professor says computerized concussion assessment tool should be used with caution

ZOLL Autopulse improves ROSC after sudden cardiac arrest

Delphi Display Systems to provide turnkey digital signage solution for MedMedia Healthcare Network

BioFire Diagnostics' FilmArray Blood Culture Identification Panel receives CE IVD Mark

New minimally invasive surgery for epilepsy offers quicker recuperation time for patients

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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