FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc., a leading provider of endoscopic imaging solutions, today announced the launch of its 700 Series Endoscopes. This newest product line features several enhancements in comfort, efficiency, and visualization.
A novel ultrasound technique known as acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) imaging has proved useful in evaluating liver fibrosis, opening the field to a more universal method for measuring tissue repair, according to a Radiology study of 500 hepatitis B patients in Taiwan.
It’s natural to expect great things from an initiative attached to three corporate giants, but Jamie Dimon is calling for folks to temper their expectations for the initiative that includes his JPMorgan Chase, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and Jeff Bezos’ Amazon. The trio’s goal is to improve healthcare for their 1.1 million employees, but details surrounding the project have been scant.
Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas announced Tuesday, July 31, that the company will be sponsoring a “lunch and learn” event during the 23rd Annual Mammography meeting in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on August 9 at 12:30 p.m.
Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) in oncology have been trending more toward failure than success in recent years, according to research out of Ontario, Canada. But behavioral radiation therapy studies are more likely to succeed than those with one or more surgical arms, which fail around 75 percent of the time.
Endoscopic imaging experts have created an imaging catheter capable of producing higher quality images compared to traditional methods, researchers reported in a recent Nature Photonics study. The technique may improve cancer detection.
A mobile application developed by Elite Akademy, an Australia-based physiotherapy clinic, uses physical therapy to help users achieve weight loss and fitness goals.
As the saying goes, You can’t always believe what you hear. But when it comes to patients self-reporting health care utilization, just how accurate can people be? A study, published July 30 in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, examined patients’ abilities to recall complications in the 90 days after orthopedic procedures through an automated online patient engagement survey.
A former jail nurse has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for manslaughter after she was found guilty of causing the death of a diabetic inmate who went a week without insulin.
