September 13, 2007 — Novare Surgical Systems announced the successful completion of the first Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) gallbladder removal procedures performed using RealHand HD instruments.

Santiago Horgan, M.D., professor of surgery and director of minimally invasive surgery, and Mark A. Talamini, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Surgery at UC San Diego Medical Center performed the surgery on a 42-year old San Diego resident. Her gallbladder was removed through the vagina during a 1.5 hour procedure.

September 13, 2007 - Survival rates for U.S. hospital inpatients have improved since 1998, despite predictions that rates would worsen due to the increased severity of the illnesses being treated, according to a study by Thomson Healthcare's Center for Healthcare Improvement.
According to “Improvements in Hospital Inpatient Survival Rates, 1998-2006,” advances in care realized by U.S. hospitals since 1998 translated into the survival of 350,000 more patients than expected in 2006.

September 13, 2007 - Numa, a nuclear medicine connectivity company, introduced NumaStore Lite Image Management Solution for nuclear cardiology, PET and today’s multimodality images, at the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Sept. 6 to Sept. 9, in San Diego, CA.

September 13, 2007 - While the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) came out this week in opposition to CT screening for lung cancer, Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) reiterated its support for the screening test, which can detect lung cancer at its earliest most treatable stage for those at high risk.

September 13, 2007 - Millennium Research Group (MRG) conducted a detailed analysis of the stem cell therapy market in its "U.S. Markets for Stem Cell Therapies 2007" report, which shows while the market for stem cell therapies is in its infancy, it will grow rapidly as products are approved in the U.S.

September 12, 2007 - Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children (TSRHC) in Dallas has picked Siemens Medical Solutions to implement the MedSeries4 health information system (HIS), designed specifically to support rural and community healthcare providers.

September 12, 2007 - Westchester Medical Center has selected the Canopy care management solution from Allscripts to help manage and coordinate care for its patients.

September 12, 2007 – The 14th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Center Conference & Exhibits being held October 18-20 2007, at the Westin Michigan Avenue Hotel in Chicago, IL, will present topics that address improving profitability and the business and legal issues ASCs face today, organizers announced.

The conference is being co-hosted by ASC Communications, publisher of Becker's ASC Review, and FASA, the nation's largest trade association for ambulatory surgery centers.

Over 550 surgeons, ASC owners/operators, and top-level execs in the ASC sector, are expected to attend.

September 12, 2007 - Rochester Medical Corp. said a newly published clinical study demonstrates the effectiveness of the company’s proprietary infection control technology with nitrofurazone-impregnated urinary catheters.

September 12, 2007 - Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have developed a molecular probe that sets aglow tumor cells within living animals. Their goal is to use the probe to improve the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and other diseases.

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