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Avita Medical’s unique regenerative technology offers hope for burn victims

Avita Medical Ltd., a medical device company specializing in the treatment of wounds and skin defects, today said a branch of the U.S. Military says the U.S. Department of Defense ‘wants to use’ the company’s ReCell technology, which it described as offering a possible ‘paradigm shift’ in skin injury treatment.

22 Jul 2015

New orthobiologics products can benefit both patients and surgeons

Autografts, the gold standard of bone grafts, have several limitations. As a result, new orthobiologics products are being developed for the benefit of patients as well as surgeons.

22 Jul 2015

TTP’s elastography imaging technology provides vital diagnostic information during surgery

The Technology Partnership plc, a leading UK-based research and product development company, has made major advances in the use of elastography, a medical imaging technique that maps the elastic properties of soft tissue to provide vital diagnostic information during surgery.

21 Jul 2015

HeartWare announces initiation of MVAD System CE Mark international clinical trial

HeartWare International, Inc., a leading innovator of less invasive, miniaturized circulatory support technologies that are revolutionizing the treatment of advanced heart failure, today announced commencement of its MVAD System CE Mark international clinical trial.

20 Jul 2015

Alternative limb-lengthening technique makes recovery process less cumbersome

A highly specialized procedure that lengthens bones can prevent the need for amputations in selected patients who have suffered severe fractures.

20 Jul 2015

UT Southwestern dermatologist improves technique to treat skin discoloration from vitiligo

A UT Southwestern Medical Center dermatologist has improved a technique to transplant pigment cells that can repair the affected area of skin discoloration from vitiligo.

17 Jul 2015

Increased radiation dose offers survival benefit for men with medium- and high-risk prostate cancer

Increased radiation dose is associated with higher survival rates in men with medium- and high-risk prostate cancer, but not men with low-risk prostate cancer, according to a new study from Penn Medicine published this week in JAMA Oncology. Already-high survival rates for men with low-risk prostate cancer were unaffected by higher radiation dosages compared to lower radiation dosages.

17 Jul 2015

INSIGHTEC announces additional positive coverage policies for ExAblate MRgFUS procedure for bone metastases

INSIGHTEC announced today that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi, Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, Blue Cross of Idaho and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona have published an updated coverage policy regarding INSIGHTEC's ExAblate MRgFUS (Magnetic Resonance Imaging-guided Focused Ultrasound) procedure which provides benefits for bone metastases patients. The ExAblate treatment is FDA-approved for patients suffering from pain associated with bone metastases.

16 Jul 2015

Gene therapy used for sight restoration also strengthens visual pathways in the brain

Since 2007, clinical trials using gene therapy have resulted in often-dramatic sight restoration for dozens of children and adults who were otherwise doomed to blindness. Now, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, have found evidence that this sight restoration leads to strengthening of visual pathways in the brain, published this week in Science Translational Medicine.

16 Jul 2015

Study compares outcomes for in-person and in-home telerehabilitation following TKR surgery

Patients who received rehabilitation instructions via video teleconference, or "telerehabilitation," following total knee replacement (TKR) surgery had comparable outcomes to patients who received in-person physical therapy, according to a study appearing in the July 15 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.

16 Jul 2015

CU research suggests safe, lower-cost way to treat upper gastrointestinal tract problems in children

Physicians at the University of Colorado School of Medicine on the Anschutz Medical Campus have published research that suggests a safe and lower-cost way to diagnose and treat problems in the upper gastrointestinal tract of children.

16 Jul 2015

Scientists propose new spinal cord stimulation strategy to activate motor neurons

Patients, doctors and researchers look with great expectations to epidural electrostimulation, a medical technique that could alleviate the condition of subjects affected by paralysis due to spinal cord injury. Although still relatively rudimentary, the technique is constantly being improved thanks to research.

15 Jul 2015

Acupuncture can be more effective in treatment of dermatologic conditions

Medical evidence supports the potential for acupuncture to be significantly more effective in the treatment of dermatologic conditions such as dermatitis, pruritus, and urticaria than alternative treatment options, "placebo acupuncture," or no treatment, according to a review of the medical literature published in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, a peer-reviewed publication from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.

15 Jul 2015

Accuray announces presentation of CyberKnife System data at AAPM annual meeting

Accuray Incorporated announced today that studies on the clinical use of the CyberKnife System, the only robotic SBRT system capable of tracking and automatically correcting for target motion, continue to demonstrate the benefits of its precise, innovative treatment delivery techniques.

14 Jul 2015

Clinical data on TomoTherapy System presented at AAPM 2015

Accuray Incorporated announced today that studies on the clinical use of the TomoTherapy System continue to demonstrate its mainstream use and the benefits of its gold-standard treatment planning and delivery capabilities. More than 30 studies were presented during poster or oral sessions at the 57th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine held in Anaheim, California July 12 – July 16, 2015.

14 Jul 2015

New Rush Center for Obesity and Bariatric Surgery opens

Being overweight or obese isn't a cosmetic problem. These conditions greatly raise your risk for other health problems including heart disease, stroke, Type 2 diabetes, some cancers and other chronic issues.

14 Jul 2015

Colorectal cancer patients diagnosed during screening colonoscopy survive longer

Patients whose colorectal cancer (CRC) is detected during a screening colonoscopy are likely to survive longer than those who wait until they have symptoms before having the test, according to a study in the July issue of GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

14 Jul 2015

Smith & Nephew to distribute Scopis TGS Target Guided Surgery system in the UK, Ireland and Belgium

Smith & Nephew plc, the global medical technology business, today announces a partnership with ScopisGmbH, the German developer and manufacturer of surgical navigation systems, as the exclusive distributor of Scopis TGS Target Guided Surgery system in the UK, Ireland and Belgium from 1 July.

13 Jul 2015

Accuray, RaySearch sign long-term collaboration agreement for RayCare oncology information system

Accuray Incorporated and RaySearch Laboratories AB (publ) announced today they have signed a long-term collaboration agreement which will allow Accuray to co-market and offer the RayCare oncology information system (OIS) which is currently in development at RaySearch.

13 Jul 2015

New surgical method preserves long-term renal function following removal of renal tumours

Renal cell carcinomas are one of the most common types of cancer. In order to preserve its wide range of functions, every effort is made not to remove the entire kidney, but rather just a portion of it. A surgical method that preserves long-term renal function has now been carried out successfully for the first time in the Department of Urology at the MedUni Vienna and Vienna General Hospital.

13 Jul 2015

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Avita Medical’s unique regenerative technology offers hope for burn victims

New orthobiologics products can benefit both patients and surgeons

TTP’s elastography imaging technology provides vital diagnostic information during surgery

HeartWare announces initiation of MVAD System CE Mark international clinical trial

Alternative limb-lengthening technique makes recovery process less cumbersome

UT Southwestern dermatologist improves technique to treat skin discoloration from vitiligo

Increased radiation dose offers survival benefit for men with medium- and high-risk prostate cancer

INSIGHTEC announces additional positive coverage policies for ExAblate MRgFUS procedure for bone metastases

Gene therapy used for sight restoration also strengthens visual pathways in the brain

Study compares outcomes for in-person and in-home telerehabilitation following TKR surgery

CU research suggests safe, lower-cost way to treat upper gastrointestinal tract problems in children

Scientists propose new spinal cord stimulation strategy to activate motor neurons

Acupuncture can be more effective in treatment of dermatologic conditions

Accuray announces presentation of CyberKnife System data at AAPM annual meeting

Clinical data on TomoTherapy System presented at AAPM 2015

New Rush Center for Obesity and Bariatric Surgery opens

Colorectal cancer patients diagnosed during screening colonoscopy survive longer

Smith & Nephew to distribute Scopis TGS Target Guided Surgery system in the UK, Ireland and Belgium

Accuray, RaySearch sign long-term collaboration agreement for RayCare oncology information system

New surgical method preserves long-term renal function following removal of renal tumours

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