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InterSystems today announced that users of its InterSystems TrakCare® unified healthcare information system now have access to an appointment booking system to schedule COVID vaccinations that has already saved one regional health board more than 500 hours of call centre time over 16 days when booking NHS staff vaccination appointments. Created in response to the overwhelming demand for vaccinations, the solution automates the booking of appointments and is designed with choice,

RSIP Vision, an experienced leader in driving innovation for medical imaging through advanced AI and computer vision solutions, today announces a new coronary artery segmentation tool. The fully automated, deep learning-based technology provides a quick, robust, and accurate 3D model of coronary artery anatomy, enabling precise measurements of the artery length and diameter at any point. This tool enhances image-based assessments of coronary artery function and diagnosis of conditions, such a

Hicuity Health, the nation's leading provider of high-acuity telehealth services, has partnered with Covenant Health, a not-for-profit healthcare system providing comprehensive services throughout Tennessee, to form a strategic regional critical care telehealth collaboration. As an expansion of intensive care services, the two organizations will launch a tele-ICU initiative that features a full complement of technology-enabled critical care resources covering the health system's membe

Celltrion Healthcare today announced that on February 11th, the European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorisation for Yuflyma™ (CT-P17), an adalimumab biosimilar, across all thirteen intended indications for the treatment of multiple chronic inflammatory diseases. The EC approval of Yuflyma™ follows the recommendation for marketing authorisation issued by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in Decemb

The International Spinal Research Trust (ISRT) and the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation (Reeve Foundation) today announced a joint approach to their research strategies with a focus on accelerating the progress of therapies and their delivery to the millions of people around the world living with the life-altering effects of paralysis. Sharing Knowledge, Resources and Experience For 40 years, ISRT and the Reeve Foundation have shared a commitment to br

LimaCorporate and TechMah Medical LLC announced today important strides in the development of their digital platform designed to assist surgeons in delivering improved outcomes with an accessible and sustainable economic model, following LimaCorporate's milestone-based acquisition of TechMah Medical. TechMah Medical was founded by Dr. Mohamed Mahfouz, Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Tennessee, Dr. Michael Johnson, and Dr. Emam ElHak Abdel Fatah in 2014.

ViewRay, Inc. announced today that Penn State Health has purchased a second MRIdian Linac joining other pioneering institutions from around the globe investing in multiple MRIdian systems. Penn State Health's first MRIdian Linac will be installed at the Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Penn State Health is a nationally ranked premier health care provider on the east coast and a world-leading medical research institution. Penn State Health approaches cancer tre

Acuitive Technologies today announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the CITREFIX™ Knotless Suture Anchor System with CITREGEN™ material technology, a new generation bioresorbable synthetic polymer. The CITREFIX system is intended to assist the attachment of tissue to bone during orthopedic surgeries such as fixation of ligaments or tendon graft tissue repairs of the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, knee, ankle, and foot ex

Surgical Planning Associates (SPA) today announced a major step forward in how surgery can be performed with the introduction of its HipInsight augmented reality (AR) intra-operative guidance system for joint arthroplasty. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provided SPA with 501(k) clearance on January 28, 2021. Dr. Stephen B. Murphy, founder of SPA, performed the first total hip arthroplasty using the HipInsight system last Thursday – the first such surgery ever performed usin

CARMAT, the designer and developer of the world’s most advanced total artificial heart, aiming to fulfill an unmet medical need by providing a therapeutic alternative to people suffering from end-stage biventricular heart failure, today provides an update on its early feasibility study (EFS) in the United States. The FDA has granted CARMAT approval to use the new version of its artificial heart in the EFS. This new version includes certain improvements in the prosthesis and th