A new defibrillation technique that delivers five sequential low-energy pulses to a fibrillating heart reduces energy use by an average of 84 percent compared to standard defibrillation, according to study findings published July 13 in Nature.

Canon U.S. Life Sciences and the University of Maryland have launched a new research collaboration to develop an automated system providing rapid infectious disease diagnosis.

Sodexo has selected Xenex Healthcare Services as its preferred partner for the disinfection of Sodexo client facilities.

Medical market research firm Kalorama predicted double-digit growth in the orthopedic biomaterials market through 2016, and estimated that the market represented 14 percent of 2010 global orthopedics sales, or about $5.8 billion, according to its recently published report Orthopedic Biomaterials, the World Market.

A pair of recent studies that harness sophisticated imaging technology reinforce the promise that advanced visualization holds for solving some of the mysteries of Alzheimers disease and dementia.

Whether an active real-time location system (RTLS) or passive radio frequency identification (RFID), hospital systems are utilizing wireless tracking systems to cut down on costs and track the location of devices, expired products and even who-takes-what, explained speakers during a July 12 webinar sponsored by Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS).

Researchers found overall moderate effects of three blood pressure control interventions tested on more than 1,500 patients from May 2006 to July 2009, according to study findings published online July 11 in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

Medicsight has entered into an agreement with Ziosoft that includes the integration of Medicsights ColonCAD software and Ziosofts Ziostation technology as well as distribution of both technologies by Ziosoft in the U.S.