The FDA released a warning Monday, July 30, about the safety and effectiveness of vaginal “rejuvenation” or vaginal cosmetic procedures. Companies have been offering services using lasers or similar energy-based devices to treat symptoms and conditions related to menopause, urinary incontinence and sexual function.

DUBLIN — July 31, 2018 — Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the Implantable System for Remodulin® (ISR) to treat patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

Memories aren’t the perfect carbon copies of reality many people believe them to be. One person’s interpretation of an event could be quite different from another participant. Researchers hoped to limit communication breakdowns between nurses and physicians by recording video of interactions, so the participants could review and critique them.

Considering healthcare will be a central topic in the run up to the 2018 mid-term elections, “Medicare for all” is a concept that is gaining traction among left-leaning politicians. A recent study, though, found that implementation of such a program would cost $32.6 trillion over 10 years.

Performing a cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) is a crucial part of the decision-making process for any imaging provider. The industry lacks consistency when it comes to exactly how CEAs are carried out, however, which can make their conclusions less reliable.

A patient at Lowell General Hospital’s Saints Campus in Massachusetts suffered a fractured facial bone after a hamper containing metal flew across the room during the man’s MRI procedure, the Lowell Sun reported.

A group of researchers from a Veterans Affairs health system in California shared their experience with limited left ventricular echocardiography, something they believe could reduce the cost and time required for testing in select patients.

Higher body mass index (BMI) as a young adult may result in higher blood pressure (BP) and left ventricle mass index, resulting in changes to the heart structure, researchers report in the American Heart Association’s (AHA) journal Circulation.

A new virtual-reality (VR) software to correct segmentation errors on MRI scans was found to be faster, more accurate and enjoyable compared to a more commonly used system, reported authors of a recent Journal of Digital Imaging study.

The FDA approved the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system, which works for up to 14 days at a time, according to an announcement from device maker Abbott.