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  • Study Examines Aspirin's Role in Colon-Cancer Treatment
    FORT LAUDERALE, Fla.—Researchers from the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University this month published a review for clinicians on the optimal utilization of aspirin to treat and prevent heart attacks, and also covers aspirin in the treatment of ...More
    2 weeks ago
    Posted in News, Industry Issues
  • Study Evaluates Self-Expanding Metal Stents
    NATICK, Mass.—The first patient has been enrolled in a clinical investigation evaluating the use of the Boston Scientific Corporation WallFlex® Biliary RX Stent, a self-expanding metal stent (SEMS), as a bridge to surgery compared with the absence of drainage prior to ...More
    2 weeks ago
    Posted in News
  • Surgeons Make Big Progress Against Small-Bowel Cancer
    ROCHESTER, Minn.—Researchers at Mayo Clinic have completed the world’s first whole exome sequence of small intestine neuroendocrine tumors, also known to patients and physicians as carcinoids, the most common cancer of the small bowel and one that responds poorly to ...More
    2 weeks ago
    Posted in News, Industry Issues
  • Olympus Scopes Now Powered by Next-Gen Processor
    CENTER VALLEY, Pa.—Olympus announced today that the company's ultrasound endoscopes will now be powered by the ProSound F75 Ultrasound Processor. ...More
    2 weeks ago
    Posted in News
  • Johns Hopkins Hospital Reports Environmental-Campaign Success
    BALTIMORE—Officials at the Johns Hopkins Hospital (JHH) report a 200,000-pound decrease in the amount of trash produced each month—a 17 percent drop in just the first five months of a campaign begun in October 2012. ...More
    3 weeks ago
    Posted in News
  • RN Safe Staffing Bill Introduced in Congress
    WASHINGTON—The American Nurses Association (ANA) this week applauded the introduction of federal legislation that empowers registered nurses (RNs) to drive staffing decisions in hospitals and, consequently, protect patients and improve the quality of care. ...More
    3 weeks ago
    Posted in News
  • STERIS Offers Scholarships for IAHCSMM Education
    MENTOR, Ohio―Beginning today, central services (CS) professionals can apply for STERIS scholarships for International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management (IAHCSMM) certification. STERIS and IAHCSMM are providing scholarship opportunities for ...More
    3 weeks ago
    Posted in News
  • Olympus Releases Fully Rotatable HD Bronchoscopes
    CENTER VALLEY, Pa.―Medical-device company Olympus today announced the commercial availability of its 510(k) cleared BF-190 bronchoscopes. ...More
    3 weeks ago
    Posted in News
  • FDA Grants Premarket Approval for Propofol System
    CINCINNATI, Ohio—Sedasys, a Division of Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. (Ethicon), this month announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted PMA approval for the SEDASYS System, a computer-assisted personalized sedation (CAPS) system. ...More
    3 weeks ago
    Posted in News
  • Does Surgery Fight Reflux When Meds No Longer Work?
    HOUSTON—For years, Majed Khalifa’s severe reflux prevented him from sleeping at night and, because of his disease, he couldn’t even drink coffee to help him get through the day. He was taking medication for gastroesphogeal reflux disease (GERD), and when it stopped working, ...More
    3 weeks ago
    Posted in News
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