US-based LabStyle Innovations has obtained CE Mark approval for its Dario smartphone-based glucose monitor and comprehensive diabetes management system. Particularly useful for insulin-dependent patients, the system provides patients, ...
Medical device company Teleflex has introduced ARROW JACC (jugular axillo-subclavian central catheter), a small-french size antimicrobial and antithrombogenic catheter designed for both acute and long-term use, with Chlorag+ard technology. ...
DHL has launched the Cool Green Cell, a package specifically designed for pharmaceutical and medical products that must be temperature controlled. The packaging, which is reusable, has been launched in NSW and QLD with all other states ...
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Caradigm has launched its new population health suite called 'Care Management' to allow healthcare firms to effectively transition to value-based care models and accountable care. Developed in collaboration with Geisinger Health Plan, ...
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Smith & Nephew, a provider of advanced wound management services, has introduced Durafiber Ag antimicrobial gelling fiber dressing that combines the highly absorbent, gelling fiber filler dressing with the benefits of silver (Ag). ...
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Ahlstrom, a global high performance fiber-based materials company, introduces Ahlstrom TenderGuard(TM), a new soft SMS (spunbond-meltblown-spunbond) fabric for surgical gowns. Ahlstrom's TenderGuard(TM) offers the optimal balance between ...
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ICU Medical has received the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its ChemoLock needlefree closed system transfer device (CSTD). The CSTD is approved for pharmacy applications (product code ONB), as well as patient ...
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The Department of Health (DoH) has invited bids for the provision of an electronic staff record (ESR) system in a contract that could be worth up to £450m. The DoH released a "prior information notice" on the Official Journal of the ...
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The government and NHS will invest £1bn in technology over the next three years in a bid to improve patient care and ease pressure on A&E departments, health secretary Jeremy Hunt announced today. The move is part of ongoing efforts ...
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Dako, a Danish provider of tissue-based cancer diagnostics, and Omnyx, a joint venture of GE Healthcare and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, have launched clinical image analysis for digital pathology in Europe. As part of the ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the third drug to be offered in the new BD Simplist line of ready-to-administer prefilled generic injectables. The third BD Simplist product to be introduced includes Ondansetron ...
About 50,000 clinicians are expected to learn how to code over the next few years, according to NHS England's director of patients and information, Tim Kelsey. Kelsey said that a new initiative called Code4Health will launch this autumn ...
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CardioKinetix has announced the first successful procedure in four cardiac patients with its new catheter-based Parachute ventricular partitioning device in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The new Parachute device is a new minimally invasive ...
Using plasmas, sealed plastic bags can be modified at atmospheric pressure so that human cells can adhere to and reproduce on their walls. Cell culture bags of this kind are an important aid for research and clinical purposes and may ...
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has categorized Cepheid's Xpert MTB/RIF test as 'moderate complexity' under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA). Xpert MTB/RIF test is designed for the rapid molecular detection ...
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