Press Releases
Valbiotis a commercially oriented research and development company dedicated to scientific innovation to prevent and combat metabolic and cardiovascular diseases, makes its final visit of the last patient participating in the phase II/III REVERSE-IT study of the active substance TOTUM•63 This international, multi-centre, randomized, placebo-controlled study in 600 untreated pre-diabetics and type 2 diabetics (early stage) aims to evaluate the effectiveness of TOTUM Confirm -63 in impaire
Read more...13 March 2023
HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital and Encompass Health announce the opening of the Rehabilitation Hospital of Western Wisconsin, a 36-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital located inside HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital at 900 West Clairemont Avenue in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The rehabilitation hospital serves patients recovering from debilitating illnesses and injuries including strokes and other neurological disorders, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, amputations and complex orthopedic conditions.
Read more...10 March 2023
Crown Bioscience , a global contract research organization and JSR Life Sciences company, today announced the opening of a new location in Singapore to expand the company's capacity to serve both global and support local biotech and pharmaceutical companies engaged in the discovery and development of preclinical and translational oncology drugs. The new facility will initially provide a broad portfolio of in-demand cell line-derived xenograft (CDX) and syngeneic models, in addit
Read more...9 March 2023
AdventHealth Tampa announced a new 20-bed unit dedicated to patients diagnosed with heart failure. The disease affects one in five people over age 40, according to the American Heart Association, and it's one of the most common reasons people over the age of 65 go to the hospital. In many cases, heart failure can be managed with advanced medical care, medications, and lifestyle changes. This new unit allows AdventHealth's board-certified cardiologists to provide advanced therapies and
Read more...Fifth Third Bancorp today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Big Data Healthcare, a technology solutions provider for healthcare payments and remittance. This transaction adds national healthcare revenue cycle capabilities, addressing the complex and complicated needs of clients, while building on Fifth Third’s legacy of digital innovation and focus on the healthcare sector. “The healthcare industry is one of the largest and fastest growing segments of the U.S.
Read more...ViewRay, Inc. today announced the Czech Ministry of Health has approved the purchase of ViewRay's MRIdian system to bring advanced MRI-guided radiation therapy to treat its cancer patients at the Military University Hospital Prague in the Czech Republic. This is the first and only hospital to offer the precision of MRIdian Stereotactic MRI-guided Adaptive Radiotherapy (SMART) in the Czech Republic. The purchase was co-financed by the REACT-EU financial instrument and the founder's con
Read more...7 March 2023
Today, Snoqualmie Valley Health and Spacelabs Healthcare announced a collaboration to improve access to state-of-the-art patient care in small, rural, or underserved communities. Their shared mission of advancing health equity in every community and every population will be achieved by empowering providers and patients with innovative solutions, reducing barriers, and enabling access to connected care pathways. Snoqualmie Valley Health (SVH), comprised of a 25-bed critical access hospital and
Read more...Masimo today announced the findings of a prospective study published in the British Journal of Neurosurgery in which Dr. Ankita Dey and colleagues at institutions in Bathinda and Pondicherry, India evaluated the use of noninvasive, continuous Masimo PVi®, as part of goal-directed fluid therapy (GDFT), to guide intraoperative fluid administration during neurosurgery – the first study to evaluate PVi in this surgical scenario – by comparing it to a parameter obtained invas
Read more...6 March 2023
For close to 50 years, Tampa General Hospital has been a national leader in life-saving organ transplantation. In 2022, the TGH Transplant Institute performed 682 transplants, a 20% increase in the number of procedures over 2021. According to the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), the national rate of transplants grew by 3.7% in 2022 over 2021. "As a leading and nationally recognized academic medical center, Tampa General continues to lead the state and the country in wor
Read more...Viz.ai, a leader in AI-powered disease detection and care coordination, today announced a multi-year agreement with Bristol Myers Squibb, a global biopharmaceutical company, to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm and provider workflow software (Viz TM HCM) designed to identify and classify patients who may require re-evaluation for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The release in the original language is the official and authorized version thereof. This translation is only
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