The American Society of Clinical Oncology's (ASCO's) Annual Meeting concluded June 2 in Orlando.
This General Dentistry Practice Program at Howard University Hospital offers the dentist an opportunity for advanced comprehensive clinical experience in a hospital environment.
Are you ready for some...Imaging!? The Radiological Society of North America meets for the 92nd year in Chicago next week -- making it the grand-daddy of all medical trade shows. Over 60,000 people will be there, including DOTmed at Booth #8101.
Effort will improve management of adverse events, enhancing patient safety.
German market is solid for the technology.
Varian X-Ray Products introduced their first digital imager specifically designed for interventional angiography procedures.
A procedure that uses heat generated by radio waves to treat Barrett's esophagus--a condition caused by acid reflux--is proving to be highly successful, a new study has found.
Awards given for cancer, nanoparticles, drugs and medical device development and research.
The study showed that in heart attack patients undergoing angioplasty, the use of paclitaxel-eluting stents reduces rates of target lesion revascularization (TLR) and binary angiographic restenosis when compared to the use of bare-metal stents after one year.
New technology combines networked patient monitor and advanced life support capabilities to enhance patient safety and simplify in-hospital transports.
National Cancer Institute announces $35 million in awards to 12 cancer nanotechnology platform partnerships.
Seventh generation dental technology.
Jackson Healthcare, a staffing agency based in Georgia, recently launched a free online volunteer opportunity board to connect qualified medical professionals with health-related missions across the globe.
Such implants could one day provide up-to-the-minute information about what a tumor is doing--whether it is growing or shrinking, how it's responding to treatment, and whether it has metastasized or is about to do so.
If you're there, please visit DOTmed at Booth #511 at the SNM 2009 Annual Meeting at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
Global 21 is ready for international work in the 21st century, including charitable efforts.
More than 20 national health and advocacy organizations sent a letter to President Obama urging focus on health disparities gap.
Despite the recession, enrollment remains strong for Jefferson College of Health Sciences (JCHS), Roanoke, VA.
3-D virtual colonoscopy (CT) provides an accurate, less invasive colorectal cancer screening alternative to optical colonoscopy.
Watch out refurbishers, there's a new kid on the block. Positron's joint venture has FDA approval for its Attrius cardiac scanner.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Genesys Regional Medical Center offers you a five year resideny for Otorhinolaryngology/ Oro-Facial Plastic Surgery.
Oakwood training programs emphasize the discovery, dissemination and application of new knowledge.
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.
Currently, the U.S. breast cancer detection rate with mammography is 4.8 per 1,000 women; Findings reported in October issue of Radiology.
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.
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.
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.
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.
