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Image: The Edge point-of-care ultrasound system (Photo courtesy of Fujifilm SonoSite).

POC Ultrasound Provides Quality Care to Sports Team

A point-of-care ultrasound system is helping the medical services team at a British rugby club to diagnose and monitor musculoskeletal injuries, providing valuable information to help in the treatment and rehabilitation of players.   More...
27 Feb 2014
Image: The Connex CSS system includes a central station for remote viewing of patient status and alarm notification capabilities to deliver critical patient alarms (Photo courtesy of Welch Allyn.

Combined Surveillance System Monitors Hospitalized Patients

An integrated clinical surveillance system designed for medical and surgical floors addresses unmet patient monitoring needs.   More...
27 Feb 2014
Image: Patient preparing to undergo proton therapy (Photo courtesy of the University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute).

Proton Therapy for Prostate Cancer Patients Offers Long-Term Patient Survival with Optimal Quality of Life

Five years after having proton therapy for the treatment of early- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer, 99% of men are cancer-free and with excellent quality of life, according to new findings. Three-quarters of those patients with high-risk prostate cancer are also disease-free.  More...
26 Feb 2014
Image: Chad Solomon, RN, describes the martti system (Photo courtesy of LAN).

Remote Translator Helps Bridge Language Gap

Video remote interpretation technology empowers patients who are deaf or with limited English proficiency, while reducing anxiety for providers.  More...
25 Feb 2014

Reusing ECG Leads Does Not Promote Infections

Reusing cleaned electrocardiography lead wires does not increase toxicities in intensive care units, according to a new study.   More...
25 Feb 2014

Dressing Designed to Prevent Skin Reactions During Radiation Therapy

New Zealand researchers have shown that severe skin reactions during radiotherapy could be prevented by applying a thin transparent silicone dressing to the skin from the first day of treatment.   More...
25 Feb 2014
Image: Grape seed extract may represent a new therapeutic option to alleviate damage caused by chemotherapy to intestinal tissues while reducing the viability of colon cancer cells (Photo courtesy of Nutritional Outlook).

Grape Seed Extract Increases Effectiveness of Chemotherapy While Alleviating Damaging Side Effects

Australian cancer researchers have shown that grape seed extract can alleviate some of the damage caused by chemotherapy for colon cancer while increasing the effectiveness of the treatment.  More...
25 Feb 2014
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