Medical News

RSS

Worksmart to provide Free EMR software for physician clients that utilize its medical services

WorkSmart MD, Inc. announced today it will provide Free EMR software to its physician clients that utilize its medical billing and practice management services.

19 Feb 2011

Redsense safety device receives 8 hour FDA clinical clearance for nocturnal dialysis

The Redsense safety device is the only device cleared by FDA to monitor patients for potential blood loss from the hemodialysis needle puncture site. With an 8 hour FDA clinical clearance, Redsense is available to help protect patients undergoing treatment in clinics for longer than 5 hours - such as Nocturnal Dialysis.

19 Feb 2011

FDA clears Zimmer TM-S Trabecular Metal Cervical Interbody Fusion Device

Zimmer Holdings, a leader in musculoskeletal care, today announced it has received FDA clearance for the TM-S Trabecular Metal Cervical Interbody Fusion Device.

19 Feb 2011

European Commission bans fragrance material Musk xylene, in line with global IFRA Standards

The European Commission has just announced its decision to ban the fragrance material Musk xylene under the new European Chemicals Legislation REACH, bringing EU regulations in line with the global IFRA Standards.

19 Feb 2011

AAWC develops series of brochures in Spanish for skin care and treatment of wounds

The Association for the Advancement of Wound Care has developed three educational brochures for the care of skin and treatment of wounds. Widely used by clinicians as a resource for patients and their caregivers, AAWC recently converted the brochures into Spanish due to popular demand.

19 Feb 2011

2 bills to expand mental health coverage introduced

Two bills to expand mental health coverage were introduced Thursday.

19 Feb 2011

Patterson third quarter revenues grew 3% to $825.0 million

Patterson Companies, Inc. today said it is forecasting sales of approximately $825.0 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2011 ended January 29, compared to $820.1 million in the year-earlier quarter.

19 Feb 2011

Pelvic exam DVD improves students' knowledge and confidence

Two years ago, Robert Reid realized he gave the same tutorial to every medical student at each gynaecology clinic he conducted. Was there a way, he wondered, to transform this tutorial into an educational film for medical students?

19 Feb 2011

ACOEM expresses strong concerns about effect of proposed funding cuts to NIOSH

In letters to leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate today, the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine expressed its strong concerns about the effect of proposed funding cuts to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health - which ACOEM says will devastate the nation's supply of new physicians trained to treat injured and ill workers.

19 Feb 2011

ASU, CGU enter agreement to establish international Biosignatures Center

Arizona State University and Taiwan's Chang Gung University have formalized an agreement to establish an international Biosignatures Center aimed at the prevention, early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer and other diseases.

19 Feb 2011

Abbott increases company's quarterly dividend 9% to 48 cents per share

The board of directors of Abbott today increased the company's quarterly common dividend 9 percent to 48 cents per share.

19 Feb 2011

New tuberculosis vaccine provides better protection

Nele Festjens and Nico Callewaert of VIB and Ghent University have improved the efficacy of the vaccine for tuberculosis. The new vaccine affords - as already proven in mice - better protection against the disease. The development of a new tuberculosis vaccine is a priority in the fight against the disease which claims the lives of 1.7 million people each year. The current vaccine provides only partial protection.

19 Feb 2011

Texas Children's scientist receives CAREER Award for congenital heart research

Texas Children's Hospital in Houston announces that a researcher in its Pediatric Cardiac Bioengineering Laboratory has earned a National Science Foundation Early Career Development Award for his work in studying the causes of congenital heart disease, heart defects, and the development of tissue engineering therapies using stem cells derived from human amniotic fluid.

19 Feb 2011

Kentucky, Virginia LapBand centers install Crospon's EndoFLIP system

Crospon, an Irish medical device developer based in Galway, has announced that its EndoFLIP system is now being used in two leading LapBand centers in Kentucky and Virginia.

19 Feb 2011

Angiotech executes Settlement and License Termination Agreement with Rex Medical

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that its subsidiary, Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., has executed a Settlement and License Termination Agreement with Rex Medical, LP, providing for the full and final settlement and/or dismissal of all claims arising under the the License, Supply, Marketing and Distribution Agreement between Angiotech US and Rex, dated March 13, 2008.

19 Feb 2011

HP announces new digital solution portfolio for health organizations

HP today announced a new solution portfolio designed to deliver flexibility and efficiency to health organizations.

19 Feb 2011

Doctor explores link between lack of oxygen and inflammation in patients undergoing surgery

When the body is deprived of oxygen during a major surgery, the kidneys, heart muscles or lungs can be injured as a result. The problem is that lack of oxygen can lead to inflammation.

19 Feb 2011

Health benefits a key part of partisan battle in Wisconsin

A proposal by Wisconsin's new Republican governor to change state worker benefits, including collective bargaining on health care, led to a stand-off in the state Senate Thursday.

19 Feb 2011

U.S. scientists assess progress of dengue vaccine at 3-day summit in Puerto Rico

During a meeting in Puerto Rico on Thursday to discuss recent progress towards fighting dengue, researchers voiced optimism over advances in the development of vaccines to prevent the spread of the virus, "which kills 25,000 people every year," Agence France-Presse reports. The three-day summit was hosted by the NIH, CDC and PAHO, according to the news service.

19 Feb 2011

China Medical Technologies third quarter revenues increase 30.0% to RMB223.9 million ($33.9M)

China Medical Technologies, Inc., a leading China-based advanced in-vitro diagnostic ("IVD") company, announced its unaudited financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2010 ("3Q FY2010") today.

19 Feb 2011

Medical News

Worksmart to provide Free EMR software for physician clients that utilize its medical services

Redsense safety device receives 8 hour FDA clinical clearance for nocturnal dialysis

FDA clears Zimmer TM-S Trabecular Metal Cervical Interbody Fusion Device

European Commission bans fragrance material Musk xylene, in line with global IFRA Standards

AAWC develops series of brochures in Spanish for skin care and treatment of wounds

2 bills to expand mental health coverage introduced

Patterson third quarter revenues grew 3% to $825.0 million

Pelvic exam DVD improves students' knowledge and confidence

ACOEM expresses strong concerns about effect of proposed funding cuts to NIOSH

ASU, CGU enter agreement to establish international Biosignatures Center

Abbott increases company's quarterly dividend 9% to 48 cents per share

New tuberculosis vaccine provides better protection

Texas Children's scientist receives CAREER Award for congenital heart research

Kentucky, Virginia LapBand centers install Crospon's EndoFLIP system

Angiotech executes Settlement and License Termination Agreement with Rex Medical

HP announces new digital solution portfolio for health organizations

Doctor explores link between lack of oxygen and inflammation in patients undergoing surgery

Health benefits a key part of partisan battle in Wisconsin

U.S. scientists assess progress of dengue vaccine at 3-day summit in Puerto Rico

China Medical Technologies third quarter revenues increase 30.0% to RMB223.9 million ($33.9M)

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

Latest News