Women's Health

The women’s health channel includes news, videos, podcasts and other content related to technology used to detect and treat breast cancer and cervical cancer, including mammography, breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), automated breast ultrasound (ABUS), breast ultrasound, breast biopsy and breast radiation therapy.

The multi-pronged initiative includes BWHI’s P.O.W.E.R. of Sure campaign, which will examine common barriers to early screening and encourage Black women to schedule and attend their annual mammograms. The campaign features Grammy Award winning, Oscar and Golden Globe nominated artist Mary J. Blige and a multimedia digital hub with resources including common facts and myths about mammography, frequently asked questions regarding breast cancer and screening guidelines, a list of locations offering breast can
News | Women's Health
Hologic Partners with the Black Women’s Health Imperative and RAD-AID to Tackle Breast Screening Disparities

October 1, 2020 — Hologic, Inc. announced a multi-year commitment to decreasing breast cancer screening disparities for ...

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The University at Buffalo has received a four-year, $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a new, portable breast imaging system that has the potential to better identify breast cancer.
News | Breast Imaging
Mammogram Device Under Development to Use Light, Ultrasound to Better Screen

September 30, 2020 — The University at Buffalo has received a four-year, $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes ...

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New study indicates that KUBTEC's Mozart 3D Specimen Imaging decreases re-excision rates for breast lumpectomies by more than 50%
News | Breast Imaging
New Breast Cancer Study Shows Mozart's 3D Specimen Imaging Decreases Re-excision Rates

September 23, 2020 — A new study in the Annals of Surgical Oncology demonstrates that Kubtec Medical Imaging's Mozart 3D ...

Time September 23, 2020
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Breast cancer patients whose disease has spread to their brains fare better if their metastases are picked up before they begin to cause symptoms, according to a study presented at the 12th European Breast Cancer Conference.
News | Breast Imaging
Spotting Breast Cancer's Spread to the Brain Before Symptoms Could Improve Survival

September 21, 2020 — Breast cancer patients whose disease has spread to their brains fare better if their metastases are ...

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Data from breastcancer.org indicates that 276,480 new cases of invasive breast cancer and 48,530 cases of noninvasive (in situ) breast cancer will be diagnosed in American women in 2020. Of these cases, more than 42,000 women are expected to die
Blog | Breast Imaging
A Slow Return to Normalcy in Breast Imaging

Data from breastcancer.org indicates that 276,480 new cases of invasive breast cancer and 48,530 cases of noninvasive ...

Time September 18, 2020
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The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every facet of personal life, business operations and healthcare, including breast imaging and breast cancer care. #COVID
Feature | Breast Imaging | By Susan Harvey, M.D.
Breast Imaging in the Age of Coronavirus

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every facet of personal life, business operations and healthcare, including breast ...

Time September 18, 2020
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Candelis, Inc., a leading provider of innovative and cost-effective enterprise healthcare solutions, and GE Healthcare, the healthcare business unit of General Electric, have announced a collaboration to enhance the mammography workflow, image management, and storage capabilities for the Senographe Pristina Mammography System
News | Breast Imaging
Candelis, GE Healthcare Collaborate to Offer Image Management Solutions for Mammography Systems

September 15, 2020 — Candelis, Inc., a leading provider of innovative and cost-effective enterprise healthcare solutions ...

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Intel and Samsung Medison, a division of Samsung Electronics and manufacturer of ultrasound devices, announced their collaboration on new smart workflow solutions to improve obstetric measurements that contribute to maternal and fetal safety and can help save lives.
News | Ultrasound Women's Health
Intel and Samsung Medison Announce AI Ultrasound Technology for Fetal Care

September 11, 2020 — Intel and Samsung Medison, a division of Samsung Electronics and manufacturer of ultrasound devices ...

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UT Dallas study aims to advance thermography for monitoring tumors
News | Breast Imaging
Thermal Imaging Enhances Engineers' Understanding of Breast Tumors

September 9, 2020 — Thermal imaging has been available for decades to detect temperature differences on the skin that ...

Time September 09, 2020
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Sandra Sha, M.D., a distinguished physician as recognized by the Florida Medical Association, specializing in breast cancer treatment
News | Brachytherapy Systems, Women's Healthcare
Florida Cancer Center Upgrades to AccuBoost Digital

September 8, 2020 — Advanced Radiation Therapy has completed the installation of the AccuBoost Digital platform at the ...

Time September 08, 2020
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The solution leverages image transfer speed, tag morphing, and multi-vendor PACS capabilities to enable comprehensive image visualization and analysis at the point of care
News | Breast Imaging
Candelis Lauded for Accelerating Accurate Diagnosis with Its Multi-Modal Breast Imaging Solution

September 3, 2020 — Based on its recent analysis of the global breast imaging workstation industry, Frost & Sullivan ...

Time September 03, 2020
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Diagnostic Centers of America (DCA), Boca Radiology Group and ScreenPoint Medical, Inc., announce strategic partnership to improve early detection using artificial intelligence in mammography
News | Breast Imaging
Strategic Partnership to Improve Early Detection using Artificial Intelligence in Mammography

September 2, 2020 — Diagnostic Centers of America (DCA) and Boca Radiology Group have partnered with ScreenPoint Medical ...

Time September 02, 2020
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Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden have compared the ability of three different artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to identify breast cancer based on previously taken mammograms. The best algorithm proved to be as accurate as the average radiologist.
News | Breast Imaging
Researchers Say AI as Good as Average Radiologist in Identifying Breast Cancer

August 28, 2020 — Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden have compared the ...

Time August 28, 2020
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Hologic, Inc., an innovative medical technology company primarily focused on improving women’s health, announced improvements to the Brevera Breast Biopsy System with CorLumina Imaging Technology, the world’s first and only breast biopsy solution to combine vacuum-assisted tissue acquisition, real-time imaging verification and advanced post-biopsy handling in one, integrated system.
News | Breast Biopsy Systems
Updates to Hologic's Brevera Breast Biopsy System with CorLumina Imaging Technology

August 28, 2020 — Hologic, Inc., an innovative medical technology company primarily focused on improving women’s health ...

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Single-dose radiotherapy replaces need for extra hospital visits, with benefits for patient safety and well-being
News | Women's Health
Single Dose Radiotherapy as Good as Conventional Therapy for Most With Early Breast Cancer

August 20, 2020— For most women with early breast cancer, a single dose of targeted radiotherapy during surgery is just ...

Time August 20, 2020
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The results of an online questionnaire of 609 breast cancer survivors in the U.S. suggest that nearly half of patients experienced delays in care during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic.
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Half of Breast Cancer Survivors Had Delays in Care Due to COVID-19

August 19, 2020 — The results of an online questionnaire of 609 breast cancer survivors in the U.S. suggest that nearly ...

Time August 19, 2020
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Smoking is strongly linked to lower use of cancer screening services by women, and more advanced disease once cancer is diagnosed, reveals research published in the online journal BMJ Open.
News | Lung Imaging
Smoking Linked to Lower Use of Cancer Screening Services by Women

August 14, 2020 — Smoking is strongly linked to lower use of cancer screening services by women, and more advanced ...

Time August 14, 2020
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Results of Journal of the American College of Surgeons study should reassure breast cancer patients who experienced surgical postponements due to COVID-19 pandemic
News | Women's Health
Delay in Breast Cancer Operations Appears Non Life-threatening for Early-stage Disease

August 7, 2020 — A new breast cancer study brings reassuring findings for women with early-stage breast cancer who were ...

Time August 07, 2020
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Collaboration will include data sharing, R&D and an upgrade of RadNet’s fleet of mammography systems to Hologic’s state-of-the-art imaging technology
News | Breast Imaging
RadNet and Hologic Announce Collaboration to Advance the Development of AI Tools

August 6, 2020 — RadNet, Inc., a national leader in providing high-quality, cost-effective, fixed-site outpatient ...

Time August 06, 2020
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Hologic, Inc. launched the Back to Screening campaign encouraging women to schedule their annual mammograms now that healthcare facilities across the nation are re-opening their doors following closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
News | Breast Imaging
Hologic Announces Back to Screening Campaign

August 3, 2020 — Hologic, Inc. launched the Back to Screening campaign encouraging women to schedule their annual ...

Time August 03, 2020
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