Patients at New Jersey’s Jane Osborne Center for Women’s Health at Cape May Regional will now have access to Hologic’s Genius 3-D mammography exams. With its advanced breast tomosynthesis technology, exams conducted using the system are clinically proven to increase the detection of breast cancers while decreasing the number of events when women will be asked to return for follow-up testing.
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Medical devices approved first in the European Union (EU) are associated with a greater rate of safety issues, according to a new study published by The BMJ. Clinical trial results for many new medical devices that could guide treatment decisions also remain unpublished or unavailable up to five years after approval, the findings show.
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Cyber-attacks on health care organizations are becoming increasingly more common. Here’s how HTM departments can avoid becoming the next victim.
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In Patrick Lynch’s debut column, he discusses the similarities among the approximately 45 biomedical associations across the United States, and what they say about the state of the industry.
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Despite tightening budgets and controversy over patient safety concerns, sales and use of expensive robotic surgical systems are on the rise. Here’s what biomeds need to know about caring for these temperamental systems and positioning themselves for the future.
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