Lumpectomy procedures have become more refined in combination with chemotherapy and radiation, allowing women with breast cancer to conserve more of their breasts when undergoing treatment, according to a Taunton Gazette report.
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The FDA has cleared Siemens Healthcare's Mobillet Mira, the company's first mobile digital X-ray system with a wireless detector, according to a news release.
The treatment of celiac disease varies between practicing gastroenterologists and academic experts, according to a report published in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology.
Researchers at the Group Health Research Institute and the University of Washington found that use of opioids can increase the risk of pneumonia in patients aged 65-94, according to a release.
Thousands of Medicare beneficiaries received multiple prescriptions painkillers and other narcotics, signaling an increase in prescription drug abuse, according to the Government Accountability Office and a New York Times report.
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Aesculap, a B. Braun company, has acquired Aragon Surgical, an advanced radiofrequency electrosurgical instruments company, according to a B. Braun news release.
Cardinal Health, a leading distributor of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies based in Dublin, Ohio, revealed its Protexis Latex Hydrogel surgical gloves, according to a company release.
The Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain at McGill University in Quebec is undertaking what is believed to be the largest chronic pain study, following 3,500 chronic-pain patients, according to a Vancouver Sun report.
A study published last week in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that women might be able to delay scheduling regular colonoscopies a few years past the generally recommended age of 50.