Circle Medical, a tech-driven primary care practice based in San Francisco, expanded its Covid-19 testing and is able to handle 2,500 tests per week. Both PCR testing for current infection and antibody testing are available. “Increased testing capacity will be key to maintaining the Bay Area’s low infection rates,” said Dr. Tom Ronay, Medical Director at Circle Medical. “We want to be leaders not only in making testing available, but in educating the public a

Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, UAE Minister of Finance and President of Dubai Health Authority. Due to the growing concern around the coronavirus (COVID-19), and in alignment with best practices laid out by theHealth Ministry of UAE, World Health Organization, and other relevant entities, the organising committee of Physio 2020 conference has decided to run the event as a virtual event from 12 – 13th June 2020.

United Imaging, an innovation solution provider for advanced medical imaging and radiotherapy equipment, confirmed that the first batch of 12 mobile digital radiography (DR) systems has arrived in Ukraine and is now being installed in 11 hospitals across 9 cities, where they will be used for COVID-19 patients. "In the fight against COVID-19, our DR systems, as well as intelligent CT scanners and AI-assisted diagnostic system, have been immensely helpful to a large number of hos

The PA Clinical Network, Pennsylvania's only health care provider-led clinically integrated network, announced today that Aetna, a CVS Health company and a leading provider of health insurance and related services, has initiated a value-based contract for Aetna's Medicare Advantage members being cared for in the Network. Aetna offers a variety of solutions and products for Pennsylvanians that bundle the benefits of a Medicare Advantage plan with prescription drug coverage. A

Peach State Health announced today a collaboration with Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, to increase access to real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) COVID-19 testing in critical areas of need Georgia. Through this collaboration, Peach State Health Plan will facilitate the distribution of approximately 1,000 Quest COVID-19 test kits each week to Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), including

Hitachi, Ltd. has announced that Hitachi has provided its advanced proton therapy system to Clinica Universidad de Navarra (Madrid, Spain) and the treatment started on April 17, 2020. Clinica Universidad de Navarra is the first hospital which Hitachi has delivered the whole proton therapy system in Europe. The proton therapy system installed at Clinica Universidad de Navarra is equipped with state-of-the-art technology including spot scanning technology that sends a therapeutic prot

The 13th edition of MEDICAL FAIR ASIA originally scheduled for 9-11 September 2020 will be postponed to the last quarter of the year; 9-11 December 2020. The region’s leading medical and healthcare trade fair focusing on Hospital, Diagnostic, Pharmaceutical, Medical & Rehabilitation Equipment & Supplies is organised by Messe Düsseldorf Asia. Rescheduling the trade fair was necessary in view of the continuing fight against COVID-19 which includes ongoing travel res

Messe Düsseldorf Asia and SPETA (Singapore Precision Engineering and Technology Association), co-organisers of MEDICAL MANUFACTURING ASIA have made the decision to cancel the 2020 edition of the exhibition. It was to be held from 9-11 September 2020 at Marina Bay Sands. MEDICAL MANUFACTURING ASIA - 5th Manufacturing Processes for Medical Technology Exhibition and Conference, is a specialist exhibition for Asia's MedTech and medical manufacturing processes sectors and will n

Vuzix® Corporation, a leading supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technology and products, announces that Pixee Medical, a France-based medical company, has received CE marking certification for Knee+, the first orthopedic navigation system using augmented reality smart glasses for total knee arthroplasty. The unique patented technology, combining proprietary computer vision and deep learning algorithms, uses Vuzix' M400 Smart Glasses to precisely track inst

Accure Acne, Inc., a pioneer in innovative energy-based solutions for the acne market, today announced it has been granted the European CE mark for its groundbreaking Accure Laser™ system to treat patients with moderate acne vulgaris.1 The Accure Laser is the first commercially-developed light-based platform in the world to selectively target and injure sebaceous glands, the fundamental source of sebum production and the key to a durable solution for acne. Founded in 2015, Acc