Boston-based medical imaging developer Paxeramed Corp. will introduce its PaxeraUltima360° enterprise-class and vendor neutral platform during the 2015 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual conference. The platform can consolidate medical image data from multiple imaging departments into a master directory reaching radiologists, clinicians and patients.

Two new studies suggest women who experience hot flashes earlier in life appear to have poorer endothelial function — one of the earliest signs of cardiovascular disease— than those who have hot flashes later in life or not at all. Both studies were presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 64th Annual Scientific Session in San Diego.

With the theme of “Transforming Health,” HIMSS15, the annual conference and exhibition of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), will hold its annual event April 12-16, 2015, at McCormick Place in Chicago.

Agfa HealthCare announced that it will be launching its new clinical Portal in North America. The Agfa HealthCare Portal gives a patient-centric overview of information from different sources, to different stakeholders in the patient's care, inside or outside the hospital. It will also provide a comprehensive road map running from the Portal itself to true integrated care and the electronic health record (EHR).

Augmenix Inc. announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of the SpaceOAR System, cleared as a spacer to protect the rectum in men undergoing prostate cancer (PCa) radiotherapy. Despite many advancements in PCa radiotherapy, the close prostate-rectum proximity makes it challenging to deliver adequate radiation to the prostate without injuring the rectum (defined as the Organ At Risk - OAR). The SpaceOAR System is intended to temporarily position the anterior rectal wall away from the prostate during radiotherapy for PCa.

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