Oncology

Our research found that health care organisations with a social heart and a business brain can be quite profitable, sometimes more profitable than so called profit-maximising hospitals. Ravi Ramamurti, University Distinguished Professor of International Business and Director, Center for Emerging Markets at Northeastern University

Offering the possibilities of smaller, lighter, and faster materials and devices, nanotechnology is working its way into the world of medical technology. - Dr. Meinal Chaudhry

SkylineDx signed a collaboration agreement with a multi-disciplinary clinical consortium in the Netherlands that designed a trial to implement a diagnostic innovation to manage continuity of care delivery, due to COVID.

Accuray Incorporated states multiple sites in Japan are now using the Radixact System with Synchrony, including Takarazuka City Hospital in Hyogo, Japanese Red Cross...

In Observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, HCG Cancer Hospital Bangalore Organized a Cyclothon with the Theme 'Riding Towards Breast Cancer Prevention' on October...

An Indian doctor, using technology- traditionally used to crush kidney stones and with heart pump support, performed a complex heart treatment on 81 year old cancer survivor. A review of medical journals and literature in the field reveals that this is probably the first successful instance of this kind of treatment; successfully used even at the global level, to clear hard and rocky blocks in the heart and limb.

Crosscope Inc. a leading provider of AI-enabled digital pathology software and Mindpeak Gmbh, known for building sophisticated AI tools for clinical diagnosis, today announced...

Olympus, a global technology leader in designing and delivering innovative solutions for medical and surgical procedures, launched HANAROSTENT Esophagus TTS self-expanding metal stents (SEMS)...

Lightpoint Medical received CE Mark approval for SENSEI, a robotic gamma probe. It is to be commercially available to European hospital systems. SENSEI has...

The Institute for Cancer Research (ICR), part of the University of London, is using VIAFLO electronic pipettes from INTEGRA Biosciences to streamline its preclinical drug screening and translational medicine...

Hyperthermia is used as an effective tool along with radiation or chemotherapy to treat cancer. Dr Nagraj G. Huilgol, Chief Radiation Oncologist, Nanavati Superspeciality Hospital & Centre for Hyperthermic Oncology and Medicine speaks to Neha Wagle about advances in Hyperthermia and the future of it. Excerpts:

icotec ag, leading medical device manufacturer of BlackArmor Carbon/PEEK implants, the United States releases the world's first 100% nonmetallic (Plate & Screws) Anterior Cervical...

On the world cancer day which is observed on 4th February every year with this year theme ‘I Am and I Will’ the experts from medical industry share their insights and awareness about the cancer. 2020 marks the halfway point of the 3-year ‘I Am and I Will’ campaign - by Neha Wagle, Sub-Editor.

More than 80% of oncologists frequently see mental health distress in their patients with cancer, and more than 90% say it has a significant...

Smart Breast Corporation (SmartBreast), a privately held company focused on breast cancer screening and detection, has acquired certain Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI) assets from...

In the market of healthcare & analytics, Technotrans SE is broadening its solution competence. The thermal management specialist is currently working on several new cooling...

Radiation oncology, a medical field is focused on treating cancer using targeted radiation, has seen exciting advancements.  The new techniques are improving treatment precision...

Boston Scientific Corporation received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the TheraSphere Y-90 Glass Microspheres, developed for the treatment of patients with...

McKesson launches Ontada, an oncology technology and insights business dedicated to help advance cancer research and care.

Fluidx Medical Technology, Inc. released details on the clinical use of their GPX Embolic Device for blocking flow to small microvasculature and large tumor...