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World-class Krembil Discovery Tower now opens in Canada

The Honourable Dr. K. Kellie Leitch, Minister of Labour and Minister of Status of Women congratulated Toronto Western Hospital today on the opening of the Krembil Discovery Tower, a facility dedicated to research excellence, training the next generation of medical professionals and improving health care for patients across Canada.

2 Dec 2013

GE Healthcare introduces new Invenia Automated Breast Ultrasound System at RSNA 2013

GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, introduced today the new Invenia Automated Breast Ultrasound System at the 2013 Radiological Society of North America annual meeting.

2 Dec 2013

Toshiba's Dose Tracking System optimizes dose management to improve patient safety

For the first time ever, clinicians have the flexibility to track X-ray skin dose exposure in real time during interventional procedures with Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.'s Dose Tracking System. FDA cleared on Toshiba's InfinixTM-i cardiovascular X-ray systems for use in pediatric and adult cardiac and abdominal procedures, the new technology is Toshiba's latest advancement in optimizing dose management to improve patient safety.

2 Dec 2013

Administration gives positive progress report on health care website fixes

Obama administration officials announced Sunday morning that they had met their deadline in terms of making improvements to healthcare.gov.

1 Dec 2013

NDSC offers free trial access to ACR Select portal

National Decision Support Company, the American College of Radiology's partner for the distribution of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria is offering free trial access to its ACR Select portal.

1 Dec 2013

Royal Philips showcases EPIQ and AlluraClarity systems at RSNA 2013

Today, at the 99th Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America in Chicago, Royal Philips showcases its EPIQ premium ultrasound system that combines an exceptional level of clinical performance, advanced system intelligence and intuitive design, and its AlluraClarity interventional X-ray system that provides high quality imaging for a comprehensive range of clinical procedures, achieving excellent visibility at low X-ray dose levels for patients of all sizes.

From Philips Healthcare 1 Dec 2013

People with CFS to benefit from Griffith’s National Centre for Neuroimmunology and Emerging Diseases

People living with chronic fatigue are set to benefit with the opening next week (Dec 2), of the National Centre for Neuroimmunology and Emerging Diseases at Griffith University.

30 Nov 2013

Fruit fly study shows how sex may be one of the secrets to good health and longer life

Sex may in fact be one of the secrets to good health, youth and a longer life - at least for fruit flies - suggests a new University of Michigan study that appears in the journal Science.

30 Nov 2013

ATGC, AHF to host dedication ceremony for new AIDS services facility in Cleveland

In conjunction with the 25th observation of World AIDS Day this weekend (observed each year on December 1st), AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland and AIDS Healthcare Foundation, two respected organizations that combined forces in a new partnership to improve delivery of lifesaving HIV/AIDS care and services in Ohio earlier this year, are hosting a candlelight vigil and building dedication ceremony of its new all-in-one AIDS services facility in Cleveland.

30 Nov 2013

Osiris: CMS releases proposed ruling for reimbursement of skin substitutes in hospital outpatient setting

Osiris Therapeutics, Inc., the leading stem cell company focused on developing and marketing products in orthopedics, sports medicine and wound care, announced today that, on November 27, 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released their proposed ruling for the reimbursement of skin substitutes in the hospital outpatient setting. CMS decided to package the reimbursement for products used in advanced wound care with the related surgical procedure into a two-tier system.

30 Nov 2013

Food safety tips for people with HIV/AIDS

December 1, 2013 is World AIDS Day and while the connection between HIV/AIDS (Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) and food safety may not seem obvious, it's actually crucial.

30 Nov 2013

New grants to tackle NHS problems, prevent needless admissions of elderly to A&E

Just how the elderly can be prevented from needlessly being referred to A&E along with how the NHS can improve the transfer of research-based evidence to the frontline is to be examined by academics from Warwick Business School.

30 Nov 2013

CoActiv Medical to introduce EXAM-PACS version 3.0 at 2013 RSNA conference

CoActiv Medical debuts at the 2013 Radiological Society of North America conference EXAM-PACS version 3.0. CoActiv leverages its longstanding experience with standards-based technology to bring new market-leading features and functionality to its flagship enterprise PACS and to provide more options and flexibility across the entire product line with expanded deployment options and a more robust vendor neutral archive.

29 Nov 2013

LifeStyles Condoms partners with AIDS Healthcare Foundation to raise awareness for World AIDS Day

The makers of LifeStyles Condoms, one of the nation's leading condom brands, today announced the launch of the #LetsChangeEverything social media campaign in partnership with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation to raise awareness for World AIDS Day on December 1, 2013.

29 Nov 2013

EAUN launches new online course on bone health and urological cancer

The European Association of Urology Nurses launched a new online course for urology nurses and affiliated professionals "Bone health and urological cancer". This course tackles a highly pressing issue of maintaining and promoting bone health in cancer patients.

29 Nov 2013

Sagkeeng First Nation supports the Principles to Guide Health Care Transformation in Canada

The Canadian Medical Association is pleased to announce that Sagkeeng First Nation of Manitoba is supporting the Principles to Guide Health Care Transformation in Canada, now endorsed by 133 organizations across the country.

29 Nov 2013

UNICEF, WHO support breastfeeding to avoid illness and deaths of children in Philippines

UNICEF and WHO today called on those involved in the response to the Philippines' Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) disaster to promote and protect breastfeeding to avoid unnecessary illness and deaths of children.

29 Nov 2013

New Griffith research aims to reduce alcohol-related drownings in young men

Looking at the reasons why young men drink and swim is the focus of new Griffith research which aims to reduce the number of drownings.

28 Nov 2013

NHPA report compares performance of Queensland hospitals on cancer surgeries

Cancer Council Queensland has welcomed the first release of cancer surgery waiting times from the National Hospital Performance Authority.

28 Nov 2013

American scientists introduce novel gel for sealing wounds

In first-aid situations, wounds must be quickly and effectively closed to stop blood loss and prevent infection. For treatment on arrival in a hospital, the temporary seal must be reopened, which often causes additional damage to the injured tissue. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, American scientists have now introduced a novel gel for sealing wounds. The gel can later be dissolved and gently removed.

28 Nov 2013

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World-class Krembil Discovery Tower now opens in Canada

GE Healthcare introduces new Invenia Automated Breast Ultrasound System at RSNA 2013

Toshiba's Dose Tracking System optimizes dose management to improve patient safety

Administration gives positive progress report on health care website fixes

NDSC offers free trial access to ACR Select portal

Royal Philips showcases EPIQ and AlluraClarity systems at RSNA 2013

People with CFS to benefit from Griffith’s National Centre for Neuroimmunology and Emerging Diseases

Fruit fly study shows how sex may be one of the secrets to good health and longer life

ATGC, AHF to host dedication ceremony for new AIDS services facility in Cleveland

Osiris: CMS releases proposed ruling for reimbursement of skin substitutes in hospital outpatient setting

Food safety tips for people with HIV/AIDS

New grants to tackle NHS problems, prevent needless admissions of elderly to A&E

CoActiv Medical to introduce EXAM-PACS version 3.0 at 2013 RSNA conference

LifeStyles Condoms partners with AIDS Healthcare Foundation to raise awareness for World AIDS Day

EAUN launches new online course on bone health and urological cancer

Sagkeeng First Nation supports the Principles to Guide Health Care Transformation in Canada

UNICEF, WHO support breastfeeding to avoid illness and deaths of children in Philippines

New Griffith research aims to reduce alcohol-related drownings in young men

NHPA report compares performance of Queensland hospitals on cancer surgeries

American scientists introduce novel gel for sealing wounds

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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