December 26, 2007 - The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation named 17 new Damon Runyon Fellows at its November 2007 Scientific Advisory Committee review.
December 26, 2007 - Using tiny gold particles embedded with dyes, researchers have shown that they can identify tumors under the skin of a living animal - with the hope of allowing doctors to detect and diagnose cancer earlier and less invasively.
Studded with antibody fragments called ScFv peptides that bind cancer cells, the gold particles grab onto tumors after their injection into a mouse. When illuminated with a laser beam, the tumor-bound particles send back a signal that is specific to the dye, scientists at Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology report.
December 26, 2007 - Masimo announced last week it shipped its 500,000th Masimo SET bedside pulse oximeter (excluding hand-held units) to Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, a Sutter Health network affiliate in Oakland and Berkeley, CA, as part of a five-year technology expansion agreement.
December 26, 2007 - A new line of functional and comfortable tracheostomy tube holders that are offered with designs for babies, kids and teens was introduced this week by Dale Medical Products Inc. of Plainville, MA.
December 28, 2007 - The 2008 Annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Conference and Exhibition is set for Feb. 24-28, 2008, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL.
HIMSS 2008 is where healthcare IT professionals, physicians, nurses, HIT executives, pharmacists and vendors from around the world come together for a week of networking, education, and to see the latest technology available for venders.
December 26, 2007 - The loss of more than 50 percent of the North American Mo-99 supply is now having an impact on the ability of physicians to perform diagnostic cardiac nuclear medicine studies which depend on a reliable daily supply of isotope Technetium (Tc-99m).
December 26, 2007 - Varian Medical Systems has received FDA 510(k) clearance for a new proton scanning dose algorithm that reportedly offers clinicians greater control over how proton beams are used to target tumors and other abnormalities, adding more function to its Eclipse treatment planning software.
December 26, 2007 - Visage Imaging is the recipient of the 2007 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Line Strategy Leadership in the advanced visualization market, highlighting the company’s approach to the changing market paradigms.
December 26, 2007 - Royal Philips Electronics offered $430 million for a merger agreement with clinical IT and service provider Visicu Inc., aiming to integrate the company’s remote patient monitoring and clinical decision support technology with Philips’ patient monitors.
December 26, 2007 - Varian Medical Systems has acquired Pan-Pacific Enterprises Inc., an independent distributor of medical X-ray tubes in China, for approximately $2 million in cash plus an additional amount based on achievement of specified milestones, for the purpose of marketing, sales, and distribution of Varian X-ray imaging products in China.
