Varian Medical Systems announced in July that Varex Imaging Corporation will be the name for its imaging components business upon the completion of the planned spin-off of that business as a new, stand-alone public company via a tax-free distribution to Varian stockholders in a transaction anticipated to be completed by the end of calendar year […]
Surgical teams from the UK-based charity Healing Little Hearts are using the NanoMaxx point-of-care ultrasound to help accelerate recoveries and improve outcomes for pediatric patients with congenital heart defects. Healing Little Hearts provides life-saving heart operations to babies and children across India who would not otherwise have access to treatment, as well as helping to […]
The Health Industry Summit (tHIS) 2016 was held in Shanghai at the National Exhibition and Convention Centre from 17 to 20 April. The organizer posted a record 380,000 entry scans, 216,784 professional visitors and more than 55,000 exhibiting staff to the venue over four days. In preparation of the large concentration of visitors, the city […]
The microbiome of patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) at a hospital differs dramatically from that of healthy patients, according to a new study. Researchers analysing microbial taxa in ICU patients’ guts, mouth and skin reported finding dysbiosis, or a bacterial imbalance, that worsened during a patient’s stay in the hospital. Compared to […]
Sepsis, commonly called blood poisoning, is a common affliction that can affect people of all ages. A series of simple measures tested at a Norwegian hospital can make a difference in successfully treating sepsis. Researchers were able to cut the number of patients who died from sepsis, or infections that spread to the bloodstream, by […]
Over sedation among critically ill adult patients in intensive care units has been shown to be associated with longer duration of ventilation, longer hospital stay and adverse patient outcomes, such as withdrawal and delirium. Daily sedation holds have been shown to mitigate many of these problems. However, the evidence in the critically ill pediatric population […]
A new study shows that using a transparent air-tight helmet instead of a face mask helps critically ill patients breathe better and can prevent them from needing a ventilator. Patients with helmet ventilation also spent less time in the intensive care unit and had better survival. The study followed 83 patients suffering from acute respiratory […]
The radiology/general imaging segment accounted for the major share of 30percent of the overall ultrasound market in 2015. This is primarily due to the wide adoption of ultrasound devices in the diagnosis of rising number of abdominal diseases. Urology has emerged as the fastest growing segment, registering a CAGR of 11.3percent during the forecast period, […]
For children with autism and a class of genetic disorders, exposure to diagnostic ultrasound in the first trimester of pregnancy is linked to increased autism severity, according to a study conducted by researchers at UW Medicine, University of Washington Bothell and Seattle Children’s Research Institute. The study looked at the variability of symptoms among kids […]
Tiny microbubbles are being used to more effectively identify liver tumours, according to a study. Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, the third leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, were found to benefit from contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) imaging when MRI imaging was inconclusive, according to Dr. Stephanie Wilson, a professor of medicine at the University of Calgary […]
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