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Children with asthma may benefit from peanut sensitivity test

In recent years and months, peanut allergies in children have been in the news frequently, as scientists reveal new insights into why more and more children are developing them and what can be done to avoid them.

20 May 2015

Abcodia raises £5.25 million funding to launch ovarian cancer screening test, ROCA

Abcodia today announced that it has raised £5.25 million funding from existing and new investors to bring the world’s most sensitive and specific ovarian cancer screening test, ROCA to market.

20 May 2015

Zona Plus isometric handgrip device now available in Canada for patients with high blood pressure

The Zona Plus isometric handgrip device ("Zona Plus") which combines personalized technology and an easy-to-follow 12 minutes per day, five days per week routine for patients with high blood pressure is now available in Canada.

20 May 2015

UK Medical Device Companies in the Spotlight at the Medilink UK Awards 2015

News-Medical.net was proud to sponsor this year’s Medilink UK Innovation Award. The Innovation Award was presented to The Learning Clinic for their VitalPAC Nurse software platform which is used to capture patient observations in real time...

20 May 2015

Researcher uses short pulsed electric fields to preserve milk

Even though much of the population in developing countries is involved in agriculture, food security is virtually out of reach. Often the only resort is to purchase a cow, buffalo, or sheep, to provide a steady supply of fresh milk, a nutritious staple of a daily diet. But how to preserve it safely? Refrigeration and boiling are costly -- and often impossible due to sporadic electricity.

20 May 2015

Welch Allyn launches third generation Connex Spot Monitor to improve patient safety

Welch Allyn has launched its third generation Connex Spot Monitor (CSM) which marks a major advance in enhancing patient safety through technology.

20 May 2015

Magstim Rapid2 Therapy System receives FDA clearance for treatment of drug resistant MDD

The Magstim Company Ltd, an innovative and award winning Wales-based medical device manufacturer, has received FDA 510(k) clearance to market its Magstim Rapid2 Therapy System for the treatment of drug resistant Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) in the United States. The clearance enables Magstim to significantly increase access to cutting-edge Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) technology for patients and clinicians.

From Magstim 20 May 2015

Corus CAD test can help clinicians rule-out low-risk patients from additional cardiac testing

CardioDx, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company specializing in cardiovascular genomics, announced today results from a multi-center, community-based patient registry, the PRESET Registry, evaluating the use of the Corus CAD test in patients with symptoms suggestive of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) in the primary care setting.

20 May 2015

Study shows trophon EPR effective in inactivating high-risk, cancer-causing HPV

A new study presented at the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America has demonstrated that the trophon EPR is the only high level disinfection system proven to kill natural, infectious, high-risk human papilloma virus (HPV) under normal use conditions.

20 May 2015

Study shows trophon EPR effective in inactivating high-risk, cancer-causing HPV

20 May 2015

$NIDEK announces launch of HandyRef-K / HandyRef for accurate refraction, keratometry measurements$

NIDEK announces launch of HandyRef-K / HandyRef for accurate refraction, keratometry measurements

NIDEK CO. LTD., a global leader in the design, manufacturing, and distribution of ophthalmic, optometric, and lens edging equipment, will launch the HandyRef-K / HandyRef in May 2015.

20 May 2015

New microscopy technique helps researchers to selectively visualize individual cells in living organism

Researchers at ETH Zurich's Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering in Basel have developed a new microscopy technique that enables for the first time to selectively visualize individual cells within the complex, three-dimensional tissue of a living organism.

20 May 2015

MedVantx launches MedStart Formulary Connect program for health systems and ACOs

MedVantx, Inc., a leading provider of point-of-care medication access, adherence and direct-to-patient consumer engagement programs, today announced the Company's MedStart Formulary Connect program. This innovative program equips leading health systems and ACOs with new formulary management tools that are designed to build greater alignment and advance the traditional medication formulary program upstream in the value chain to the point of care.

19 May 2015

CLDF collaborates with Walgreens to offer free rapid HCV testing

The Chronic Liver Disease Foundation announced today that it's collaborating with Walgreens to offer free hepatitis C (HCV) testing with the OraQuick HCV Rapid Test at more than 60 Walgreens retail pharmacies in 12 major cities throughout the country.

19 May 2015

DNAtrix signs agreement to utilize Alcyone's MEMS platform for direct drug delivery into glioblastoma

Alcyone Lifesciences, Inc., a leader in neural intervention systems for neurological conditions and targeted drug delivery, and DNAtrix Inc., a privately held biotechnology company and a leader in oncolytic virus therapy, have entered into an exclusive clinical collaboration. Under the agreement, DNAtrix will utilize Alcyone's MEMS Cannula (AMC) targeted delivery platform for the intratumoral delivery of DNX-2401, an oncolytic adenovirus and DNAtrix's lead product for the treatment of the most aggressive form of brain cancer, glioblastoma (GBM).

19 May 2015

Twin Cities Orthopedics joins Deterra partnership program to reduce prescription drug abuse and misuse

Verde Technologies announced that Golden Valley-based Twin Cities Orthopedics, the largest orthopedic group in Minnesota, has become its most recent partner in the fight against prescription drug abuse and misuse.

19 May 2015

Exact Imaging's ExactVu micro-ultrasound platform introduced at AUA 2015 Annual Meeting

Exact Imaging, the world's leader in high-resolution micro-ultrasound systems enabling real-time imaging and guided biopsies of the prostate, today introduced its ExactVu high-resolution micro-ultrasound platform for prostate imaging and biopsy.

19 May 2015

Stoltenberg, Qlik partner to help healthcare clients drive down costs, improve patient care

Stoltenberg Consulting, Inc., a premier healthcare information technology consulting firm, today announced its partnership with leading visual analytics vendor Qlik® to help healthcare clients best utilize their data to drive down costs and improve patient care.

19 May 2015

Sentara Healthcare, CipherHealth partner to improve quality of care for patients

Sentara Healthcare is partnering with CipherHealth to implement a new software technology aimed at modernizing the rounding process to deliver improved quality of care and satisfaction among patients and staff.

19 May 2015

DyAnsys' new non-narcotic treatment solution may provide relief to chronic pain sufferers

Chronic pain sufferers may find relief with a new, safe and effective non-narcotic treatment solution released by medical device maker DyAnsys, Inc. The company announced today that the four-piece system will be available in select doctors' offices and pain management centers.

19 May 2015

Device / Technology News

Children with asthma may benefit from peanut sensitivity test

Abcodia raises £5.25 million funding to launch ovarian cancer screening test, ROCA

Zona Plus isometric handgrip device now available in Canada for patients with high blood pressure

UK Medical Device Companies in the Spotlight at the Medilink UK Awards 2015

Researcher uses short pulsed electric fields to preserve milk

Welch Allyn launches third generation Connex Spot Monitor to improve patient safety

Magstim Rapid2 Therapy System receives FDA clearance for treatment of drug resistant MDD

Corus CAD test can help clinicians rule-out low-risk patients from additional cardiac testing

Study shows trophon EPR effective in inactivating high-risk, cancer-causing HPV

Study shows trophon EPR effective in inactivating high-risk, cancer-causing HPV

NIDEK announces launch of HandyRef-K / HandyRef for accurate refraction, keratometry measurements

New microscopy technique helps researchers to selectively visualize individual cells in living organism

MedVantx launches MedStart Formulary Connect program for health systems and ACOs

CLDF collaborates with Walgreens to offer free rapid HCV testing

DNAtrix signs agreement to utilize Alcyone's MEMS platform for direct drug delivery into glioblastoma

Twin Cities Orthopedics joins Deterra partnership program to reduce prescription drug abuse and misuse

Exact Imaging's ExactVu micro-ultrasound platform introduced at AUA 2015 Annual Meeting

Stoltenberg, Qlik partner to help healthcare clients drive down costs, improve patient care

Sentara Healthcare, CipherHealth partner to improve quality of care for patients

DyAnsys' new non-narcotic treatment solution may provide relief to chronic pain sufferers

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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