Press Releases

Stryker (NYSE: SYK), one of the world’s leading medical technology companies, announced the launch of PROstep® MIS Lapidus, a new internal fixation system intended for treating bunions using a minimally invasive surgical reduction of hallux valgus deformity and subsequent fusion of the first metatarsal cuneiform joint. The system will debut at the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) Annual Meeting in Louisville, Ky., Sept. 20-23 (booth no.

BostonGene today announced an agreement with Hokkaido University Hospital to drive the discovery, validation and implementation of a groundbreaking stratification protocol for HER2-positive breast cancer patients. Located in Sapporo, Japan, Hokkaido University Hospital stands as one of the most prominent medical institutions in the country. Affiliated with Hokkaido University School of Medicine, the hospital offers both high-quality patient care and cutting-edge medical researc

CereVasc, Inc., a clinical-stage, medical device company developing novel treatments for neurological diseases, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an investigational device exemption (IDE) supplement to permit the expansion of the study of the eShunt System in patients with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) to additional study participants and clinical sites. The IDE supplement approval also allows for use of the next generation eShunt System i

Oracle Health Conference -- Continuing to deliver on its commitment to build an open and integrated technology ecosystem that helps healthcare organizations improve patient care, optimize clinical expertise, and reduce costs, Oracle today announced several significant enhancements to its healthcare solutions. These included new cloud-based electronic health record (EHR) capabilities, generative AI services, public Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), and back-office enhancements de

InterSystems, a creative data technology provider dedicated to helping customers solve the most critical scalability, interoperability, and speed problems, today announced an extension to the InterSystems IRIS for Health™ data platform for Indonesia that eases SATUSEHAT compliance for healthcare providers and provides them with a repository of clean, normalized data for advanced analytics to deliver a return on investment. Indonesia’s Health Ministry launched the SATUSEH

Common medical procedures cost significantly more in hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs) than in doctor's offices, a national analysis of tens of millions of claims shows. The analysis, released by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), shows that common procedures like mammograms or colonoscopies are generally more expensive at HOPD sites, with costs up to 58 percent higher. The prices hospitals charge mean consumers face higher costs. To examine cos

REHAB Hospital of the Pacific (REHAB), the only comprehensive medical rehabilitation hospital in Hawaii, is adding modules of the Oracle Health electronic health record (EHR) to all of its facilities. The modules are specific to the needs of rehabilitation facilities and is intended to support REHAB's main 82-bed campus, three outpatient clinics, and a hospital-based physicians' clinic to help treat patients with physical and cognitive disabilities including stroke and

Insight Medbotics, a medical device company combining the accuracy of MRI with the precision of robotics, today announced a successful 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the IGAR system, the company's MRI-compatible robot. The clearance applies to breast biopsy indications. IGAR is the first and only robotics system designed to work inside an MRI bore to achieve this regulatory clearance. The MRI suite is among the most challenging hospital env

Fujitsu today announced the launch of an innovative solution to its Uvance Healthy Living portfolio to transform surgical capacity utilization with a new approach in the market by targeting the root cause of surgical block time inefficiencies. Fujitsu's Surgical Capacity Optimization, refined and improved in intensive field trials through a collaboration with Baptist Health Doctors Hospital and Baptist Health Innovations, offers perioperative executives in hospitals access to a

Scivita Medical presented Single Broncho Videoscope Solution at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress 2023, in Milan, Italy from 9-13 September 2023 (Booth D.03A). Scvita Medical Single-use Broncho Videoscope Solution includes Single Use Broncho Videoscope and Full HD Visualization Endoscopic Image Processor, which meets respiratory surgeon's various clinic needs. Respiratory is one of the clinic departments of high risk of cross conta