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Doctors Replace Valve Without Open Heart Surgery

Edwards Lifesciences' transcatheter valve offers hope to heart patients too sick for surgery.

Improving standard of Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Care while increasing MRI revenues

Standalone Performance AUROC curve of Bot Image's ProstatID AI Software obtained during clinical studies using retrospective Imaging and Pathology data from various MRI vendors and locations.

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Federal Court Has Ruled in St. Jude Patent Case

Court holds that export patent infringement law does not apply to method.

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Blood Analysis Laboratory Could Be Size of Shoebox One Day

A device using microfluidics points to miniaturized future for diagnostics.

Avastin Alone and in Combination With Chemotherapy Improves Response, Progression Times and Survival in Brain Cancer

Targeted therapy is the first systemic treatment in three decades, and is shown to be effective against recurrent glioblastomas.

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Obese Women Have Thinner Children After Bariatric Surgery

Obese mothers who underwent weight-loss surgery prior to pregnancy had a lower prevalence of obese children. A child at birth may be destined for obesity, research suggests.

Largest Health Care Fraud Settlement in History

Pfizer to pay $2.3 billion for fraudulent marketing.

PET/CT Scans May Help Detect Recurring Prostate Cancer Earlier

Journal of Nuclear Medicine highlights new findings on molecular imaging and prostate cancer.

Red Wine Found to Prevent Radiation Toxicity in Breast Cancer Patients

Red wine may prevent radiation-induced skin toxicity in breast cancer patients, according to a study by Dr. Gabriella Macchia, of Catholic University, Campobasso, Italy.

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Health Care Reform Round-Up: New Reports on Reform Benefits for Seniors, Subsidies

President to address Congress, while new reports emphasize cost savings, affordability, and access.

DOTmed Industry Sector Report: Sterilization

Sterilizers Cleaning Up -- Getting the Job Done

Obama to "Spare No Effort" in Fighting Potential Flu Pandemic

With flu season approaching, President Obama said the Federal government was swiftly preparing for the pandemic but that individuals must also take common sense measures to protect themselves against infection.

Gallbladder Removed Transvaginally

New approach in less invasive surgery, according to Yale surgeon.

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NIH Independent Panel Assesses Collection and Use of Family Health History

Does collecting information on family history help? NIH wants to know.

IAMERS Meeting in Rome Next Week

The International Association of Medical Equipment Remarketers and Servicers will hold its fifth annual international meeting in Rome September 9-11.

Reverse Trade Shows Can Drive Your Sales Forward

At "reverse" trade shows the roles of the buyer and seller are flipped.

Emerging and Receding Technologies: Left in the Dust or Waves of the Future?

Medical equipment and techniques can have "growing pains." Some become obsolete. Others continually reinvent themselves, constantly changing in response to the environment and to human needs.

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FDA Raises Fees for Medical Device Makers

Fiscal 2010 fee hike affects medical equipment makers, sterilizers and some re-processors.

Diffusion Tensor Imaging Finds Brain Damage Other Tests Miss

Using a recently developed MRI-based brain scanning method known as Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI), researchers have been able to show that concussions cause brain damage.

Coalition Formed to Address Cuts to Imaging Services

Imaging payment cuts have compelled groups of radiologists and their patients across the New York metro area to unify and attempt to convince their representatives to safeguard access to imaging services.

Blinded Tadpoles See With "Eyes" Made From Stem Cells: Hope for Humans?

Blind tadpoles can now see with new "eyes," according to a new study, raising hopes for those blinded by eye disease.

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Detroit Area Physical Therapist Pleads Guilty to Causing More Than $1.6 Million in Fraudulent Medicare Billing

Feds crack down on health care fraud.

New York Methodist Expands Acute Dialysis Unit

Recognizing the growing demand for hemodialysis treatment among patients in the community, New York Methodist Hospital (NYM) has expanded its inpatient dialysis unit.

Common Virus That Causes Deadly Cancer in Women Linked to Penile Cancer in Men

The human papillomavirus (HPV) - which causes cervical cancer in women - might be linked to cancer of the penis in men, according to a paper in the Journal of Clinical Pathology released on Tuesday.