Varian manufactures Halcyon radiotherapy systems at Siemens plant in Germany for the first time

Varian, a Siemens Healthineers company, is manufacturing the first Halcyon radiotherapy systems at its Kemnath site for the first time. Siemens Healthineers built a completely new production line at the plant and expanded its research and development team. With the acquisition of Varian, these are once again part of the Siemens Healthineers product portfolio. Systems […]

Ulrich Medical concludes strategic cooperation with GE Healthcare for the United States

Ulrich Medical, the Ulm-based medical technology manufacturer for contrast media injectors and spinal implants, and  GE Healthcare, have signed an agreement to distribute a GE Healthcare branded CT motion injector manufactured by Ulrich Medical in the United States. The CT motion is approved in the U.S. as a socalled combined product and may thus be […]

Solvay partners with French start-up Ostium in single-use surgical instruments material recycling

Solvay, a leading supplier of advanced materials, has teamed up with French start-up Ostium in a joint project designed to enable the mechanical recycling of end-of-life single-use surgical instruments moulded in glass-fibre reinforced Ixef polyarylamide (PARA) from Solvay’s portfolio of specialty polymers.

45th World Hospital Congress puts focus on sustainability

The 45th World Hospital Congress was held from 9-11 November in Dubai, UAE, and co-hosted by the IHF and Dubai Health Authority with the theme “Global Learnings, Local Actions: Sustainable Healthcare”.

RSNA 2022 puts emphasis on empowering patients

The Radiological Society of North America’s 108thScientific Assembly and Annual Meeting (RSNA), held in Chicago’s McCormick Place from November 27 to December 1, highlighted the latest in medical imaging research and education and emphasized the importance of empathy, diversity and equity in health care. The meeting’s theme was “Empowering Patients and Partners in Care.”

Artificial Intelligence improves treatment in women with heart attacks

Heart attacks in women are more likely to be fatal than in men. The reasons are differences in age and in comorbidity burden which makes risk assessment in women a challenge. Researchers at the University of Zurich have now developed a novel artificial-intelligence-based risk score that improves personalized care for female patients with heart attacks.

New cardiac rehabilitation guideline for women designed to improve longevity, quality of life

Across the globe, women with cardiovascular disease (CVD) generally experience worse outcomes and are less likely to attend prevention and rehabilitation programmess than men. A panel of experts convened by the International Council of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (ICCPR) has developed a clinical practice guideline < https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2022.06.021 > endorsed by 24 clinical societies worldwide to […]

Care gap: Hospital readmission rate for younger women is higher than for younger men after a heart attack

In a new study [1] of younger heart attack victims in Ontario, Canada, researchers found that the healthcare system delivers high quality care for younger heart attack survivors; however, there are still disparities between men and women. Cardiovascular and all-cause hospital readmission rates are higher in young women than young men. This underscores the need […]

Women and men mistakenly given different advice to prevent heart disease

Women are told to improve their lifestyle to prevent heart disease while men are advised to take statins. That’s the finding of a study presented at ESC Asia scientific congress on 3 December. [1]

Siemens Healthineers presents two revolutionary high-end MRI scanners for clinical and scientific use

Siemens Healthineers presented its two latest magnetic resonance tomographs designed for clinical and scientific use at the Siemens Healthineers Shape 23 Keynote in November. The annual event offers a blend of market expertise and Siemens Healthineers innovations, which in some cases are unveiled for the first time at the event.