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Robotic Radical Cystectomy Gaining Momentum as Alternative Open Approach
Despite the decline in morbidity and mortality of open radical cystectomy (ORC) during the past two decades, the high rate of perioperative complications remains a challenge for clinicians. After a rocky start with a technically challenging laparoscopic approach, the robot-assisted procedure offered a new horizon. Expanding on the experience gained with robotic radical prostatectomy, robotic radical cystectomy (RRC) has…
Read MoreSpinal Implants Market Set to Soar to Over $15B by 2020
Cleveland, Ohio – According to a new MarketsandMarkets research report, Spinal Implants and Spinal Devices Market – By Product, Technologies, Minimally Invasive Device, Decompression – Global Forecast to 2020, the global spinal implants and spinal devices market is expected to reach $15.73 Billion by 2020, growing at a CAGR of 5.6% from 2015 to 2020. The spinal implants and spinal devices…
Read MoreStudy Finds Antibacterial Soap is No Better Than Plain Soap
With school in full swing and flu season just around the corner, you might be looking for a way to keep those germs at bay. But if you’re stocking up on antibacterial soaps, a study suggests you might as well be reaching for that regular old bar of soap instead. Korean scientists found that antibacterial soap with the…
Read MoreKavli Foundation Help Fund $100 Million to the BRAIN Initiative
The Kavli Foundation, along with its seven university partners, announced today that it has committed $100 million to neuroscience research. The money will help fund the BRAIN Initiative, which was launched two years ago by President Obama to gain a better understanding of how the brain’s individual cells work together to do everything from creating memories to drawing a…
Read MoreTrice Imaging, Inc. and FUJIFILM SonoSite Announce iViz Portable Ultrasound Device Integration at Health 2.0
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Trice Imaging, a leading provider in the medical image management industry, announced today at Health 2.0 the integration of Tricefy into FUJIFILM SonoSite’s latest portable ultrasound device. The iViz, which was recently CE marked for sale in Europe and currently pending FDA 510(k) clearance, is the latest point-of-care visualization solution by FUJIFILM SonoSite and includes Trice sharing, collaboration…
Read MoreFour Year Old’s Life is Changed by 3D Printed Heart
(CNN) Mia Gonzalez spent the first 3½ years of her life missing out. She had to skip day care and dance classes because she constantly had colds and pneumonia. When Mia could go out and play, she was easily winded and took multiple asthma medications to try to help her breathing. After about 10 hospital stays, doctors realized…
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