January 10, 2008 - WebMD Health Corp. said this week it is providing comprehensive health coverage for the 2008 presidential election with its “Health Matters in the 2008 Election” section, which explains where each presidential candidate stands on healthcare issues.
The WebMD election site offers a comparison of the candidates’ platforms on many healthcare issues of interest to voters. The site defines the key healthcare topics for voters. The WebMD election message board allows visitors to tell their health stories and weigh in on the candidates.
January 10, 2008 - Varian Medical Systems has received FDA 510(k) clearances for its RapidArc radiotherapy technology, technology that is designed to deliver image-guided, intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) reportedly two to eight times faster and more precisely than is possible with conventional IMRT or helical tomotherapy.
January 10, 2008 - InSite One Inc. completed a system validation and integration testing project in collaboration with Siemens Medical Solutions confirming that syngo Imaging, a Siemens picture archiving and communication system (PACS), has interoperability with InDex services ranging from online DICOM archiving to only redundant offsite copies of the Long-Term Storage with disaster recovery.
January 10, 2008 - Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data uncovered a connection with the left posterior amygdala part of the brain, and overeating, according to researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory.
January 10, 2008 – Due to the short lifespan of the popular radioactive isotope fluorine-18, researchers have developed germanium-68, designed with a longer shelf life and allowing for more accurate measurements.
January 10, 2008 – Molecular imaging agents development will enhance the use of single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET) for early diagnosis of disease, according to the report Molecular Imaging Agents: Evolving Capabilities, Emerging Opportunities.
January 10, 2008 – Confirma raised a $17.5 million Series C round led by Telegraph Hill Partners, joined by Northwest Venture Associates, Prism Ventureworks and Versant Ventures; the investment will be used to fund the company’s operations and new product development.
Additions to the company’s Board of Directors include, Dr. Tom Raffin and Jeff Calhoun from Telegraph Hill, and Denny Weston from Fluke Ventures.
January 10, 2008 - Scientists used magnetic fields and tiny iron-bearing particles to drive healthy cells to targeted sites in blood vessels in animals to develop a new method of delivering cells and genes to repair injured or diseased organs in humans, in a study which was published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Jan. 7, 2008.
January 10, 2008 - Dublin Methodist Hospital, part of OhioHealth, is opening today as one of the nation's few all-digital, full-service community hospitals, due to the implementation of McKesson’s Horizon Clinicals suite EHR system, which supports more than two million clinicians nationwide.
