Illumina launches TruSeq SBS Sequencing kit
Illumina, Inc.announced the launch of its TruSeq SBS Sequencing kit that will enable high-quality paired end reads of 150 base pairs (bp), increase...
Otsuka and Proteus Announce the First U.S. FDA Approval of a Digital Medicine System
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Otsuka) and Proteus Digital Health (Proteus) announce that the US FDA has granted the first approval of a digital medicine...
AI in Healthcare: 5 Advantages
Artificial intelligence (AI) can be used in a variety of ways in healthcare, from risk assessment and diagnosis to the selection of treatment approaches,...
Health advocacy groups skeptical over syringe, needle price cap move by manufacturers
As the clock ticks on the deadline set by the National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority (NPPA) to set price cap on syringes and needles, a...
Waters to present MassTrak solutions at American Association of Clinical Chemistry annual meeting
Waters Corporation is showcasing its portfolio of MassTrak™ solutions at the American Association of Clinical Chemistry annual meeting and Clinical Lab Expo July...
UPMC develops its first EHR application for BlackBerry smartphones
UPMC developed its first electronic health record (EHR) application for BlackBerry® smartphones. The pilot project gives physicians access to such information as a patient’s...
Bring Patient Voice Into Care To Improve Results, Cut Costs
Specialty pharmaceuticals, such as those for cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, and multiple sclerosis, are among the priciest drugs available and frequently used to treat the...
BioVigil releases it’s second generation hand hygiene monitoring system
BioVigil LLC has released the second generation of the BioVigil hand hygiene monitoring system. The innovative system enables hospitals to more effectively combat Hospital-Acquired...
New DICOM solutions can connect Q-Stress and Q-Tel cardiac rehab to healthcare information systems
Cardiac Science, a global leader in advanced cardiac diagnosis, resuscitation, rehabilitation, and informatics products, today added DICOM connectivity to its Quinton Q-Stress cardiac stress...
Mathematical approach contributes to lower radiation dose in computed tomography
One of the main challenges of computed tomography (CT) is to provide excellent image quality while exposing patients to the lowest possible dose of...