Mediso Medical Equipment Developing and Service Ltd. is proud to announce the hundred and fiftieth installation of Mediso manufactured, integrated preclinical imaging systems, at the prestigious Edinburgh University.

Watch a presentation on nanoconstructs in cancer theranostics from the Methodist Hospital Research Institute and Tel Aviv University (TAU) posted online from the recent Summer School on Nanomedicine and Innovation.

Hyperscan is debuting at the 56th annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), held September 14 – 16 in San Francisco.  Mevion representatives will formally introduce Hyperscan at booth 728 in the exhibit hall.

In findings that could eventually change the way breast cancer is treated, a study reports that the BluePrint genomic test provides more accurate information about the molecular subtype of breast cancer than does conventional IHC-FISH pathology testing.

Makers of F-18 florbetapir (Amyvid) are bankrolling a lawsuit against the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which hampered coverage of amyloid imaging earlier this year as a means for ruling out Alzheimer’s disease. The lawsuit was filed in federal court by Lilly and others Sept. 5, according to this Wall Street Journal report.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has provided projected U.S. healthcare spending for the next several years and it is modest. Due to a timid economy and higher private insurance plan costs that pinch demand for healthcare services, average annual healthcare spending is expected to grow by 5.7 percent this year and just about 6 percent from 2013 to 2023.

In findings that may eventually change the way breast cancer is evaluated and treated, a new study reports that the BluePrint genomic test provides more accurate information about the molecular subtype of a specific breast cancer, compared to the use of conventional IHC-FISH pathology tests.

In the world of cancer screening, there may be a bias of accessibility that is skewed toward more screening when doctors are paid more by Medicaid, according to a study conducted by the division of health services and social policy research at RTI International in Washington, D.C.