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Supercommittee fails to reach deficit deal
By Kate Madden Yee
The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction announced on Monday that it will be unable to make any bipartisan agreement before the committee's deadline on November 23. The stage is now set for what could be massive cuts to government programs, including a 27% cut in Medicare payments.
November 20, 2011
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Canadian task force advises less frequent breast screening
By Kate Madden Yee
A Canadian medical advisory group published guidelines on Monday for breast screening that recommend that women ages 50 to 74 receive mammography exams every two to three years rather than annually. The group also advised that women ages 40 to 49 not be routinely screened at all.
November 20, 2011
Cancer screening guidelines need reform
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Doctors should be communicating the risks and benefits of cancer screening, instead of developing guidelines that focus on who should be screened, according to a commentary published on Monday in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
November 20, 2011
RaySearch adds South Korean distributor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm RaySearch Laboratories has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Oncology Total Solution of Seoul, South Korea.
November 20, 2011
Vidar to be acquired by 3D Systems
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Film digitizer vendor Vidar Systems is set to be purchased by printing technology firm 3D Systems as part of a deal in which Vidar parent Contex Group will sell Vidar and its Z Corporation subsidiaries to 3D Systems for $137 million in cash.
November 20, 2011
VC lures more screening participants than colonoscopy
By Eric Barnes
When offered virtual colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening, substantially more individuals accepted the invitation compared with those who were offered conventional colonoscopy, Dutch researchers reported online November 15 in Lancet Oncology.
November 20, 2011
SonoSite gets FDA nod for Edge scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Edge ultrasound scanner.
November 17, 2011
Radcal partners with VacuTec
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
X-ray measurement technology developer Radcal announced it has partnered with VacuTec Messtechnik of Dresden, Germany, to provide the VacuDAP meter product line to the North American market.
November 17, 2011
Manhattan Isotope inks cyclotron agreement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Manhattan Isotope Technology, with the support of molecular imaging developer Positron, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the ARRONAX cyclotron facility in Nantes, France, that will allow the firms to collaborate on the production of strontium-82 and other medical radionuclides.
November 16, 2011
MITA finds slowdown in Medicare imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) said that Medicare spending on medical imaging continues to decline and Medicare patients are receiving fewer imaging procedures.
November 15, 2011
TeraMedica inks Stanford deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical informatics firm TeraMedica has signed an agreement to implement its Evercore enterprise vendor-neutral architecture at Stanford Hospital & Clinics early next year.
November 15, 2011
Kjaya nets investment for expansion
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical graphics computing technology firm Kjaya Medical has received a substantial financial investment through Enterprise Ireland's High Potential Start-Up program.
November 14, 2011
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