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First implantable heart transplant using new LVAD performed at University of Utah Hospital

Surgeons at University of Utah Hospital have performed the hospital's first implant of a new-generation left ventricular assist device using the HeartWare HVAD. The tiny, partial artificial heart device is being used as part of a national research study for patients with advanced heart failure who are not candidates for heart transplantation.

5 Mar 2011

CRF Health to present on ePRO data collection methods at DIA EuroMeeting

CRF Health, a leading global provider of ePRO solutions for the Life Sciences Industry will be joined by industry colleagues at the DIA EuroMeeting for a session on the topic ePRO data collection methods.

5 Mar 2011

Bessel beam plane illumination microscopy reveals 3-D structures of living cells

A new microscope invented by scientists at Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Farm Research Campus will let researchers use an exquisitely thin sheet of light -- similar to that used in supermarket bar-code scanners -- to peer inside single living cells, revealing the three-dimensional shapes of cellular landmarks in unprecedented detail.

5 Mar 2011

CMSI launches first online registry for medical marijuana patients

Cannabis Medical Solutions Inc., a leading company specializing in merchant payment solutions and financial products for the medical marijuana and healthcare industries, today announced that the company has successfully launched and is in the beta-testing phase of the first online registry for medical marijuana patients and listing service for collectives in all approved states.

5 Mar 2011

PRI, AnswersMedia announce launch of Patient Advisor

Prescribing Reference, Inc. and AnswersMedia, LLC today announced the launch of Patient Advisor, an educational online resource for drug, health, and nutrition information that enables consumers to make better informed healthcare and lifestyle decisions.

5 Mar 2011

Bulow BioTech reports first ever use of Ossur POWER KNEE in cancer patient

Bulow BioTech Prosthetics is proud to announce that its patient, Lewis Branson, is among the first 3 U.S. civilians to be fitted with the Ossur POWER KNEE. The motorized knee is a "smart" prosthetic limb, which can "learn" its user's walking style and make real time adjustments based on changes in speed, stride, or terrain.

5 Mar 2011

Outcome's TotalQuality Reporting Service to help hospitals meet quality elements of Meaningful Use reporting

Outcome Sciences, Inc., the leading provider of patient registries, studies, and technologies for evaluating real-world outcomes, today announced that its TotalQuality Reporting Service has become a certified electronic health records technology reporting module for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid's Meaningful Use data submission.

5 Mar 2011

BJC, WUSM use IBM software to provide better care for patients worldwide

IBM today announced that BJC Healthcare and Washington University School of Medicine are using IBM business analytics software to quickly extract key data from more than 50 million documents in medical records, speeding up research to ultimately provide better care for patients worldwide.

5 Mar 2011

Study: BMP can improve dental implant success

Using a bone-creating protein to augment the maxillary sinus could improve dental implant success, according to Georgia Health Sciences University researchers.

5 Mar 2011

OHSU receives NTI grant to study TEG for blood-clot prevention in obese trauma patients

Martin Schreiber, M.D., of Oregon Health & Science University, received a research grant worth nearly $700,000 from the National Trauma Institute to study a method that could more accurately determine how much blood-clot prevention medication to give critically ill or obese trauma patients.

5 Mar 2011

IMMY, University of Nevada, Reno collaborate to make new blood test for Cryptococcosis

A new, rapid blood test that could lead to early diagnosis and potentially save the lives of hundreds of thousands of people stricken with fungal meningitis, a leading cause of AIDS-related deaths in developing countries, is getting closer to market with a recent collaboration between the University of Nevada, Reno and Immuno-Mycologics in Oklahoma.

5 Mar 2011

ScandiDos, Varian sign distributor agreement for Delta4PT pre-treatment verification system

Varian Medical Systems and ScandiDos AB hereby announce that the companies have signed a non-exclusive distributor agreement. The agreement covers the ScandiDos Delta4PT pre-treatment verification system, for use with Varian's RapidArc radiotherapy technology, the TrueBeam system, and Varian's technology for IMRT.

4 Mar 2011

Initial Microcutter surgical cutting, stapling device receives CE Mark certification

Cardica, Inc. today announced that an initial Microcutter surgical cutting and stapling device developed by Cardica has received CE Mark certification.

4 Mar 2011

Medtronic launches Achieve Mapping Catheter in Europe

Medtronic, Inc. today announced the European launch of the Achieve Mapping Catheter, an intra-cardiac electrophysiology recording catheter that can be used to assess pulmonary vein isolation when treating paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

4 Mar 2011

ICFH receives Health Foundation of South Florida grant for health information technology

Institute for Child and Family Health received a $100,000 grant funding from Health Foundation of South Florida to support health information technology initiatives.

4 Mar 2011

Scientist develops cryo-electron microscopy to clarify salmonellae structure

Bacteria like salmonellae infect their host cells by needle-shaped extensions which they create in large numbers during an attack. A group of Vienna-based scientists headed by Thomas Marlovits employed recently developed methods of cryo-electron microscopy and have been able to clarify the structure of this infection apparatus on the near-atomic scale.

4 Mar 2011

Volcano launches Platinum digital IVUS catheter at PCI Live Demonstration Course in Kurashiki

Volcano Corporation, a leading developer and manufacturer of precision guided therapy tools designed to enhance the diagnosis and treatment of coronary and peripheral vascular disease, announced today that it received clearance to market the Eagle Eye Platinum digital IVUS catheter in Japan, and will introduce the device at the 20th PCI Live Demonstration Course in Kurashiki, which starts on March 3rd.

4 Mar 2011

Miracor completes PICSO System pilot study in patients with ACS

Miracor Medical Systems GmbH announced today the successful completion of the pilot study of its PICSO System, designed to improve acute coronary syndrome revascularization following primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

4 Mar 2011

SERS nanosubstrates revolutionize medical diagnostics

Gold-coated substrates of gallium nitride with specifically formed surface, developed by researchers from the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Institute of High Pressure Physics of the PAS display worldwide unique properties. Thanks to these new substrates, an extremely sensitive SERS analytical technique, capable of detecting even single molecules, after decades of waiting in specialized laboratories has finally got a chance to widespread and revolutionize medical diagnostics.

4 Mar 2011

Cancer patients' willingness to undergo tests bodes well for future of personalized medicine

Cancer patients are willing to undergo many tests to receive advanced experimental treatment in clinical trials, according to a new study by Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale Healthcare and the Translational Genomics Research Institute.

4 Mar 2011

Device / Technology News

First implantable heart transplant using new LVAD performed at University of Utah Hospital

CRF Health to present on ePRO data collection methods at DIA EuroMeeting

Bessel beam plane illumination microscopy reveals 3-D structures of living cells

CMSI launches first online registry for medical marijuana patients

PRI, AnswersMedia announce launch of Patient Advisor

Bulow BioTech reports first ever use of Ossur POWER KNEE in cancer patient

Outcome's TotalQuality Reporting Service to help hospitals meet quality elements of Meaningful Use reporting

BJC, WUSM use IBM software to provide better care for patients worldwide

Study: BMP can improve dental implant success

OHSU receives NTI grant to study TEG for blood-clot prevention in obese trauma patients

IMMY, University of Nevada, Reno collaborate to make new blood test for Cryptococcosis

ScandiDos, Varian sign distributor agreement for Delta4PT pre-treatment verification system

Initial Microcutter surgical cutting, stapling device receives CE Mark certification

Medtronic launches Achieve Mapping Catheter in Europe

ICFH receives Health Foundation of South Florida grant for health information technology

Scientist develops cryo-electron microscopy to clarify salmonellae structure

Volcano launches Platinum digital IVUS catheter at PCI Live Demonstration Course in Kurashiki

Miracor completes PICSO System pilot study in patients with ACS

SERS nanosubstrates revolutionize medical diagnostics

Cancer patients' willingness to undergo tests bodes well for future of personalized medicine

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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