January 3, 2008 – Philips and the International Society of Radiographers and Radiological Technologists (ISRRT) will launch the International Access to Learning (IAL) program, created to extend healthcare education in Europe, Asia and the South Pacific, aiming to improve the quality of radiographic and radiation therapy practice globally through access to education, sharing of best practices and improved collaboration between clinicians.

January 3, 2008 - Three Palm Software LLC received FDA 510(k) clearance for its WorkstationOne Breast Imaging Workstation, intended for softcopy reading and interpretation of digital mammography images, developed with the goal of assisting radiologists to read digital mammograms efficiently.

January 3, 2008 - Siemens Healthcare, Molecular Imaging Division, has delivered the first two newly redesigned mobile Biograph 6 TruePoint positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET-CT) systems to the Florida Radiation Oncology Group (FROG), a division of Integrated Community Oncology Network (ICON), in Jacksonville, FL, aiming to simplify treatment follow-up for patients who before may travel up to 60 miles for necessary follow-up imaging.

Three Palm Software LLC's WorkstationOne Breast Imaging Workstation is intended for softcopy reading and interpretation of digital mammography images, developed with the goal of assisting radiologists to read digital mammograms efficiently.

January 2, 2008 - Anesthesiologists at The Ohio State University Medical Center are utilizing a new ultrasound procedure to help guide a needle to key nerves that are then numbed for surgical procedures in the arms, knees, shoulders or hips.

These areas can be anesthetized before and after surgery, and patients can remain pain-free for more than 24 hours, in most cases. A small catheter inserted next to the nerves can infuse numbing medicine for up to three days following surgery.

January 2, 2008 – White patients with pain are more likely to be prescribed opioids than minorities according to a new study this week in The Journal of the American Medical Association.

January 2, 2008 - Echo Therapeutics Inc. said today it started a second clinical study of its current Symphony Continuous Transdermal Glucose Monitoring System (CTGM System) at the Tufts-New England Medical Center (Tufts-NEMC) and expects to announce the results in the first quarter of 2008.

January 2, 2008 - Purdue University researchers recently developed a new modeling technique to study and design miniature biosensors, a tool that could help industry perfect lab-on-a-chip technology for uses ranging from medical diagnostics to environmental monitoring.

The experimental devices represent a new class of portable sensors designed to capture and detect specific target molecules, which researchers say will allow the sensors to identify pathogens, DNA or other substances.

January 2, 2007 - Varian Medical Systems has received FDA 510(k) clearances for its RapidArc radiotherapy technology, which is designed to deliver image-guided, intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) reportedly two to eight times faster and more precisely than conventional IMRT or helical tomotherapy.

January 2, 2008 – Unless limited to women young in age or to women with dense breasts, digital mammography screening does not result in sufficient health gains to outweigh its increased cost, according to a study appearing in the Annals of Internal Medicine, conducted as part of the Digital Mammography Imaging Screening Trial (DMIST).

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