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To meet the 21st century objectives IBM announced new services to help healthcare organizations implement wireless mobility solutions. For many facilities, an investment in wireless communications is the first step in achieving a digital "hospital of the future," starting...

Wright Medical Group, Inc.announced the launch of BIOTAPE XM(TM) Reinforcement Matrix, a sterile, acellular xenograft matrix for reinforcement of soft-tissue repairs in foot and ankle surgical procedures. Wright Medical Group, Inc.announced the launch of BIOTAPE XM(TM) Reinforcement Matrix,...

Ghent University Hospital in Belgium, among the first hospitals in the world to pioneer radiotherapy treatments using arc radiotherapy, is acquiring RapidArc technology from Varian Medical Systems for fast and efficient modulated arc therapy treatments for an increasing number...

OmniSonics Medical Technologies, Inc., a developer of advanced medical devices for use in the treatment of vascular disease, announced that it has entered into a licensing and development agreement with Boston Scientific Corporation for technology to treat thromboembolic acute...

“Unsustainable” is the word which best describes the healthcare system today. Frost & Sullivan is uncertain as to how far the healthcare industry will accede, but “rising costs”, “changing demographics” and “quality” are the three interlocking challenges nobody can...

GE Healthcare IT introduced centricity enterprise orders and Pharmacy, the latest release of the integrated cross-continuum computerized provider order entry (CPOE) and pharmacy system. The solution seamlessly integrates CPOE, Pharmacy Verification and Dispensing, and Nursing Documentation in consolidated workflows...

Early clinical experience with the FDA cleared Axxent® Electronic Brachytherapy (eBx) System from Xoft demonstrates that the .. Early clinical experience with the FDA cleared Axxent® Electronic Brachytherapy (eBx) System from Xoft demonstrates that the X-Ray-based, non-isotopic treatment is a...