Watch out refurbishers, there's a new kid on the block. Positron's joint venture has FDA approval for its Attrius cardiac scanner.
Using ultrasound to ablate brain disorders, excise fibroids and home in on tumors to bombard them with drugs, will be studied using grant money awarded by the Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation.
3-D virtual colonoscopy (CT) provides an accurate, less invasive colorectal cancer screening alternative to optical colonoscopy.
Baptist Health South Florida provides continuing education opportunities to doctors on staff at all their affiliated hospitals and welcomes attendees from the local, regional and national medical communities.
Edwards Life Sciences first-quarter net earnings more than tripled, due to an asset sale; and from snowballing revenues of its SAPIEN catheter-based heart valve.
Full kidney removal is not always the best treatment for small renal tumors and could lead to chronic kidney disease and increased risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a new clinical guideline issued by the American Urological Association (AUA).
Optimizes precision and comfort of bronchial cancer treatments.
Agency tells Endotec, Orlando, Florida, to stop selling total joint replacement devices.
MRI detected acute stroke, acute ischemic stroke, and chronic hemorrhage more frequently than CT.
Genesys Regional Medical Center offers you a five year resideny for Otorhinolaryngology/ Oro-Facial Plastic Surgery.
Home medical sector will work with Congress to eliminate flawed competitive bidding program.
Patients whose defibrillators were implanted by electrophysiologists--cardiologists trained in device use--had fewer complications.
Industry opinion leader Wayne Webster's insightful column from DOTmed Business News.
Clinicians in India have carried out the country's first treatment using a new, faster form of radiotherapy that extends more advanced care to more patients.
Healthcare reform should start with "evidence-based reimbursement." This means structuring physician payment around proof of clinical benefit, which would improve quality and reduce the cost of healthcare.
Oakwood training programs emphasize the discovery, dissemination and application of new knowledge.
Currently, the U.S. breast cancer detection rate with mammography is 4.8 per 1,000 women; Findings reported in October issue of Radiology.
Scientists from Johns Hopkins and University of Milan inhibit lethal human brain cancers in mice by inducing positive changes in cells that behave like cancer stem cells.
Weisman Medical has been in business since 1980 starting out as a repair service. Over the years it evolved into a buy, sell, broker business, with contracts for biomed repair.
A prototype chest simulator is the first control implemented to ensure consistency across multiple imaging sites.
An online march on Washington brings together molecular imaging supporters.
A powerful tool for evaluating patients with a high risk of having breast cancer.
BC Decker Inc, publisher of the acclaimed general surgical reference, ACS Surgery, is honored to announce the appointment of Stanley W. Ashley, MD, FACS as the new Editor-in-Chief.
Tom Kennedy, administrator for Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital, has retired after serving the Sweetwater hospital for more than 19 years. Donna Boatright, associate administrator and director of nursing, will fill the position.
Toshiba's Artida improves diagnostic confidence, productivity and accuracy while reducing cost.
Also tops this week: - Siemens AR Star CT Scanner Manufactured in 1999 with an almost-new tube! - SIEMENS Somatom Plus 4 Expert (new tube) CT Scanner!
Last week's meeting in San Diego of ambulatory surgical center executives covered key issues broadly and deeply. Read DOTmed's ongoing exclusive reports on this important health care sector.
New cardiac and pediatric packages expand clinical applications.
Heart disease patients 65 and older who receive stents coated with medicine are more likely to survive and less likely to suffer a heart attack than people fitted with stents not coated with medication.
Leading University Hospitals in Germany and Switzerland have commenced treatments for complex cancers, including head & neck tumors, using RapidArc™ radiotherapy technology from Varian Medical Systems.
If you are a veterinary surgeon providing services for companion animals the CTU is available to help you in assessing the cancer patient and in considering the available treatments.
Functional MRI can help brain surgeons prevent neurological damage by allowing them to identify critical brain areas prior to surgery.
Redskins team physician Dr. James Andrews is the host as the Andrews Institute brings national attention to injuries in football.
Findings from one of the largest-ever imaging studies of depression indicate that a structural difference in the brain appears to be linked to a higher risk for depression.
News from the Department of Justice.
Hospira expects to reduce its global workforce by approximately 10 percent.
Planning on living longer? So are the anti-aging experts from all over the globe who are planning to gather in Orlando, April 23-25 for the 17th Annual World Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine (Congress).
Trials to test acupressure wrist bands as a drug-free alternative for chemotherapy-related nausea are to take place at the University of Liverpool.
The Pharmacy Practice Residency Program is designed to develop self-directed practitioners who are prepared to assume an advanced practice in a hospital environment.
Edwards Lifesciences prevailed in German patent infringement case initiated by Cook Inc.
DOTmed spoke with the lead investigator at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on the groundbreaking research.
STERIS CORPORATION expands its leading position in general surgical tables with three new and innovative products. The STERIS® 4085, 5085 and 5085 SRT Surgical Tables to be introduced at the 2009 Association of periOperative Registered Nurses Congress.
The company showcases technology and services at AORN Congress to help providers achieve year-one operating cost savings.
The Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) has created a Venture Capital Advisory Council to help Emerging Growth Companies address their unique and specific policy and capital needs during these difficult economic times.
Genentech has agreed to be acquired by Roche for $95 a share, or $46.8 billion, ending a drawn out battle that began last summer, when Genentech rebuffed Roche's $89 a share offer in July.
Surgical implants coated with one of 'nature's antibiotics' could prevent infection, according to a University of British Columbia study.
Molecular imaging professionals, have you registered for the Symposium on Multimodality Cardiovascular Molecular Imaging?
Carestream Health has signed a contract with Diakonische Dienste Hannover GmbH and the Röntgenpraxis am Marstall X-ray Clinic for one of its largest PACS installations in Germany to date.
Mortality findings suspend Pfizer Phase 3 research on heart drug.
What are the Feds up to? Read the Center for Devices and Radiological Health 2005 annual report.
