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Indiana passes breast density law

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Indiana has become the 25th U.S. state to enact a mandatory breast notification law, according to patient advocacy group Are You Dense Advocacy.

March 23, 2016

GE eyes Cuba in wake of historic opening

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

In the wake of President Barack Obama's historic visit to Cuba, GE has signed memorandums of understanding with the island nation's government covering opportunities in the aviation, healthcare, and energy sectors.

March 23, 2016

PET/CT after therapy avoids surgery for head, neck cancer

By Wayne Forrest

Using PET/CT scans to assess response to therapy can help patients with head and neck cancer avoid invasive post-treatment surgery to remove any remaining cancer cells, according to a U.K. study published online March 23 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

March 23, 2016

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McKesson adds disaster recovery services

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Healthcare information systems firm McKesson has launched a new line of disaster recovery services for healthcare IT systems.

March 22, 2016

ADS touts successful EMRdirect test

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiology IT provider Advanced Data Systems (ADS) announced that its radiology report package, EMRdirect, has been successfully tested.

March 22, 2016

Aspyra taps new VP

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Healthcare IT firm Aspyra has appointed a new vice president of laboratory information systems development and operations.

March 22, 2016

Varian launches new Beacon transponder

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has launched a Calypso 17-gauge soft-tissue Beacon transponder that is 50% smaller than the previous version.

March 22, 2016

Digital x-ray market to hit $2.5B by 2019

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. digital x-ray market will hit $2.5 billion by 2019, with a compound annual growth rate of 12.5%, according to a new report published by market research firm Technavio.

March 22, 2016

GE taps new officers

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE has named four new company officers, with two of them coming from the company's GE Healthcare division.

March 21, 2016

Carestream wins Ind. x-ray contract

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Carestream Health has installed two x-ray rooms and upgraded an existing portable x-ray system at an Indiana hospital.

March 21, 2016

Shine, Phoenix Nuclear tout generator uptime

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Shine Medical Technologies and Phoenix Nuclear Labs announced that they have successfully operated their accelerator-based neutron generator for 132 consecutive hours, with an uptime of more than 97%.

March 21, 2016

Samsung taps executive to lead Medison division

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

South Korean industrial conglomerate Samsung Electronics has tapped the head of its medical device business to also take over its Samsung Medison unit, according to published reports.

March 21, 2016

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