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Cardiovascular / Cardiology

Merit Medical Acquires DFINE, Inc. 

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, July 06, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MMSI), a leading manufacturer and marketer of proprietary disposable devices used primarily in cardiology, radiology and endoscopy, today announced that it has acquired DFINE, Inc. headquartered in...

July 6, 2016

Imaging Visualization & Navigation

Discrepancy Rate Between Residents, Attending Radiologists

Academic radiology departments have traditionally asked trainees to provide after-hours interpretations, with an attending radiologists confirming the findings the following morning. But concerns over quality have led some facilities to employ attending radiologists around the clock. According to a study...

July 6, 2016

Imaging Visualization & Navigation

Tiny Injectable Camera System for Endoscopes

At the Univesity of Stuttgart in Germany, scientists have created a lens system small enough to be injected through a syringe. It can be attached to the distal end of a fiber optic cable, while at the proximal end a...

June 30, 2016

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Is Your Doctor’s Advice Objective on Receiving Robotic Surgery?

Patients often rely on physicians for information about their treatment alternatives. Unfortunately, that information is not always objective.  Consider a man with early-stage prostate cancer interested in surgical removal of his tumor, but uncertain whether it is better for the...

June 29, 2016

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Flexible Robotic System, Developed in Pittsburgh is Centerpiece of Medrobotics

James Jordan half-jokingly said he thought he “might be investing in a sock puppet.” The year was 2005. Mr. Jordan, one of four executives-in-residence at the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse on the South Side at the time, had just volunteered...

June 29, 2016

Diagnostics & Healthcare News

Dentsply Sirona to Buy MIS Implants for $375 Million

Dentsply Sirona Inc. said it agreed to buy dental implant systems manufacturer MIS Implants Technologies Ltd. for $375 million. The privately held Israeli-based company sells dental implants under its MIS brand and has annual sales of about $80 million. Dentsply...

June 29, 2016

Imaging Visualization & Navigation

Digital Health Company, Reflexion Health, Secures $18 Million for Its Series B Financing 

SAN DIEGO, CA– (June 22, 2016) – Reflexion Health, a digital health company dedicated to bringing personalized rehabilitation healthcare into patients’ homes, today announced that it has received $18 million in an insider-led, series B funding round. Reflexion Health will use these...

June 29, 2016

Diagnostics & Healthcare News

Study Links Simulation in EMS Training with Improved Prehospital Pediatric Care

With increased emphasis on culture of safety and rising concerns over medical errors, our attention this month turns to this study from Baylor College of Medicine in conjunction with the Houston Fire Department(HFD). As we reported in the March issue,...

June 24, 2016

Cardiovascular / Cardiology

Tips for Women on Preventing Heart Disease from the FDA

The FDA released a consumer health information update on June 2 that provides women with tips on preventing heart disease. Approximately 25 percent of women die from heart disease, the leading cause of death among women according to data from...

June 24, 2016