President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday, May 29, that proposed tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese imported goods, including medical imaging equipment, are back on the table.

WAYNE, N.J., May 25, 2018 — Getinge, a leading global provider of innovative medical technology, today announced results from the Survival Improvement in Extensive Myocardial Infarction with PERsistent Ischemia Following IABP Implantation (SEMPER FI) pilot study.

Patients who required permanent pacemakers (PPMs) after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) demonstrated lower survival rates and higher comorbidity burdens over a multiyear follow-up. However, they didn’t accumulate significantly greater healthcare costs, according to a study published online May 25 in JAMA Network Open.

The American Cancer Society (ACS) announced Wednesday, March 30, that it has updated its guideline for colorectal cancer screening, changing the age people at average risk should begin screening from 50 to 45.

NSW Health in Australia has signed a Proof of Concept agreement with the international medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra, which has been selected as the preferred vendor for a large enterprise imaging IT solution in New South Wales following a competitive tender process.

Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A. announced Wednesday, May 30, that it will be exhibiting its full enterprise imaging portfolio—including Synapse 5 PACS, Synapse 3D and Synapse VNA—and highlighting a new brand, REiLI, at the SIIM 2018 Annual Meeting May 31-June 2 in National Harbor, Maryland.

Intelerad extends its partnership with Blackford to provide access to best-of-breed clinical applications and AI solutions worldwide via Blackford Platform.

One of the largest insurers in the U.S. behind the Big Five of UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Anthem, Cigna and Humana, WellCare would add more Medicaid and Medicare Advantage (MA) members with the purchase of Meridian Health Plans.

FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc. will participate in the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine's (SIIM) annual meeting in National Harbor, MD, May 31 – June 2, 2018.