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Holy Cross Hospital performs first advanced sensor assisted knee surgery

The first advanced sensor assisted knee surgery in the world has been performed at Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Through collaboration with OrthoSensor, Inc. in Fort Lauderdale, the new sensor technology is designed to improve patient recovery and overall implant function.

25 Aug 2010

Reducing patient body temperature with cold salt beneficial for patients undergoing balloon angioplasty

Treating heart attack patients with hypothermia reduces the amount of heart damage by more than one third after balloon angioplasty. Researchers in Lund, Sweden have today released the results of a study showing that the amount of heart damage in heart attack patients whose body temperature was lower than 35˚C (95˚F) was reduced by more than one third after they were treated with balloon angioplasty to open their clogged heart vessel.

25 Aug 2010

Study finds 15% patients experience postoperative pain after surgery

15% of patients experience more pain, physical and emotional problems a year after surgery than before their operation and 24% have less vitality, according to a study of over 400 patients published online by the British Journal of Surgery.

25 Aug 2010

Informed specific consent should be sought before blood transfusion

The authors state that there are serious infectious, as well as non-infectious risks associated with blood transfusions and that it should now be viewed as a legal requirement for patients to be informed about specific risks posed by blood transfusions. This would work in the same way as they are currently informed about risks associated with the medical treatment and/or surgery they undergo.

25 Aug 2010

3Sbio, Isotechnika Pharma sign development and commercialization agreement for voclosporin inhibitor

Isotechnika Pharma Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of immune modulating therapeutics, and 3SBio Inc., a leading China-based biotechnology company focused on researching, developing, manufacturing and marketing biopharmaceutical products, today announced the signing of a development and commercialization agreement for voclosporin, a next generation calcineurin inhibitor being developed for use in the prevention of organ rejection following transplantation and the treatment of autoimmune diseases.

25 Aug 2010

Sheryl Crow Imaging Center opens in Los Angeles

Breast cancer survivor Sheryl Crow and the Pink Lotus Breast Center today announced the grand opening of the Sheryl Crow Imaging Center, a state of the art breast imaging center featuring the latest advancements in digital screening and diagnostic imaging technologies.

25 Aug 2010

Increasing levels of neuropeptide Y, receptors can counteract seizures: Research

Research in recent years has shown that the brain tries to counteract seizures. One of the ways it does this is by increasing levels of a protein-like molecule called neuropeptide Y and the expression of certain receptors for it.

25 Aug 2010

Researchers identify novel approach to decrease glioblastoma multiforme recurrence

Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Medical School have identified a novel approach of combining chemotherapy with a targeted therapy to decrease the recurrence of glioblastoma multiforme, the most common and aggressive brain tumor.

25 Aug 2010

Surgeons use Twitter to document first double hand transplant procedure

A team of surgeons from Kleinert Kutz and Associates and the University of Louisville are preparing to perform yet another hand transplant in the next few hours at the Jewish Hospital Hand Care Center. Surgeons plan to document the surgery, which will be the facility's first double hand transplant, by using Twitter, to provide short, real-time updates as the procedure takes place.

25 Aug 2010

Jordan Hospital receives approval to open new Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Center

Jordan Hospital is pleased to announce that it has received approval from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health for the opening of its new, state-of-the-art Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Center located on the hospital campus in Plymouth, Mass. The Wound Center features the only hospital-based hyperbaric treatment chamber in the greater Plymouth and Cape Cod region. The new Wound Center provides individuals with chronic, non-healing wounds, a local option for wound care and hyperbaric therapy.

25 Aug 2010

Cognitive behavioral therapy improves ADHD symptoms in adults: Study

Adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who received medication and individual sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) showed greater improvement in symptoms through 12 months compared to patients who did not receive CBT, according to a study in the August 25 issue of JAMA.

25 Aug 2010

ACR Image Metrix praises iCAD on FDA clearance of VeraLook Colon CAD software

ACR Image Metrix™, an imaging contract research organization (CRO) with expertise in imaging research design, techniques and data extraction, congratulates their partner, iCAD, Inc., on obtaining U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance on its VeraLook™, Colon CAD (Computer-Aided Detection) software.

25 Aug 2010

New Halt System procedure for non-cancerous fibroid treatment

A new device manufactured by Northern California-based Halt Medical recently received FDA 510K clearance using a radio-frequency energy system to treat soft tissues. Fully qualified doctors insert the Halt System into targeted fibroids under ultrasound guidance. This procedure targets the core of the fibroid, by cauterizing the blood flow that feeds the fibroid, which decreases fibroid size and subsequent discomfort.

24 Aug 2010

Center For Diagnostic Imaging's new center in Avon offers interventional procedures for joint and back pain

Center for Diagnostic Imaging is pleased to announce the opening of an outpatient medical imaging and image-guided procedure center in Avon, Indiana. The new center allows CDI to better serve medical providers and patients in the western Indianapolis communities.

24 Aug 2010

CVD prevention strategies for high-risk individuals may widen health inequalities

In a Policy Forum published this week in PLoS Medicine, Simon Capewell and Hilary Graham review different population strategies for preventing cardiovascular disease and conclude that screening and treating high-risk individuals may be ineffective and widen social inequalities. The authors conclude "there is evidence that CVD prevention strategies for screening and treating high-risk individuals may represent a relatively ineffective approach that typically widens social inequalities.

24 Aug 2010

Kinetic Concepts announces U.S. launch of Prevena Incision Management System

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. announced today the U.S. launch of the Prevena™ Incision Management System, the latest addition to KCI's negative pressure technology platform.

24 Aug 2010

'Pre-vascularization' of device prior to implantation sustains circulation and suppresses scar formation

By creating a unique system of blood vessels that is engineered to interact with the tissue surrounding an implanted device, the longevity and function of these devices may be better preserved, according to a study led by researchers in the University of Louisville/ Jewish Hospital's Cardiovascular Innovation Institute (CII).

24 Aug 2010

Asia's first 'custom fit knee replacement surgery' performed at Fortis Hospitals

Combining the latest technology, medical breakthroughs and personalized patient care, Fortis Hospitals Bangalore today announced Asia's first 'Custom Fit Knee Replacement Surgery' performed on a series of patients. Dr. Sanjay Pai, Chief Orthopedic Surgeon, along with his team performed this revolutionary surgery for the first time in the Asian Continent by precisely matching the size and placement of the implant specific to the patients' knee size. This procedure ensures lesser pain, less tissue damage, faster mobilization and longer lasting implant solution.

24 Aug 2010

Breast-specific gamma imaging increases radiation-induced cancer risk: Report

Some nuclear-based breast imaging exams may increase a woman's risk of developing radiation-induced cancer, according to a special report appearing online and in the October issue of Radiology. However, the radiation dose and risk from mammography are very low.

24 Aug 2010

Study enhances use of stem cells for organ regeneration

Cindy Morrissey, President and CEO of Emerging Healthcare Solutions, Inc., called the results of a recent study on Friday an 'encouraging step' towards the use of stem cells to regenerate human organs.

24 Aug 2010

Medical Procedure News

Holy Cross Hospital performs first advanced sensor assisted knee surgery

Reducing patient body temperature with cold salt beneficial for patients undergoing balloon angioplasty

Study finds 15% patients experience postoperative pain after surgery

Informed specific consent should be sought before blood transfusion

3Sbio, Isotechnika Pharma sign development and commercialization agreement for voclosporin inhibitor

Sheryl Crow Imaging Center opens in Los Angeles

Increasing levels of neuropeptide Y, receptors can counteract seizures: Research

Researchers identify novel approach to decrease glioblastoma multiforme recurrence

Surgeons use Twitter to document first double hand transplant procedure

Jordan Hospital receives approval to open new Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Center

Cognitive behavioral therapy improves ADHD symptoms in adults: Study

ACR Image Metrix praises iCAD on FDA clearance of VeraLook Colon CAD software

New Halt System procedure for non-cancerous fibroid treatment

Center For Diagnostic Imaging's new center in Avon offers interventional procedures for joint and back pain

CVD prevention strategies for high-risk individuals may widen health inequalities

Kinetic Concepts announces U.S. launch of Prevena Incision Management System

'Pre-vascularization' of device prior to implantation sustains circulation and suppresses scar formation

Asia's first 'custom fit knee replacement surgery' performed at Fortis Hospitals

Breast-specific gamma imaging increases radiation-induced cancer risk: Report

Study enhances use of stem cells for organ regeneration

Reducing polypharmacy through innovative drug formulation technologies

How innovation in dried blood spot testing is transforming neurological disease monitoring

Unlocking live single-cell functional insights

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