Featuring a virtual host, interactive product demonstrations and more, Carestream Health, Inc.’s new company website makes it easier and faster for customers to obtain information and support online, while giving them a dynamic and engaging experience.

ROBODOC®, a CUREXO Technology Company, the pioneer in medical robotics and world leader in image-directed robotic products for orthopaedic applications, announced today that under the name of its predecessor, Integrated Surgical Systems, Inc., it received 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its DigiMatch™ ROBODOC® Surgical System.

Virginia Hospital Center will launch a $14 million new Hospital Information System (HIS) in 2009 that will utilize advanced information technologies (IT) to create efficiencies and orchestrate clinical best practices.

The Premier healthcare alliance Purchasing Partners division recently announced that Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics was among the 15 winners chosen for the Pinnacle Award out of more than 800 suppliers. This is the third consecutive year that Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics has been selected for this award.

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics recently launched Version 12 of the ADVIA CentraLink Networking Solution provides a consolidated environment for the management of information, laboratory results, and workflow – both for automated and non-automated customers.

GE Healthcare IT , a leading provider of healthcare information technology, Nexsan, a leading provider of energy-efficient long-term storage announced a joint alliance to provide state-of-the-art systems for capturing, processing, storing and archiving images in hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Covidien, a leading global supplier of healthcare products, announced the acquisition of technology assets from CardioDigital Inc., a company specializing in the development of advanced signal processing techniques for patient monitoring.

Cook Medical announced approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its improved Zenith Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Iliac Flex Legs and Z-Trak Introduction System, made for use with the Zenith Flex AAA Endovascular Graft

Royal Philips Electronics announced the launch of its advanced handheld ultrasound system, the Philips CX50 CompactXtreme. Designed to meet the needs of cardiologists for clear diagnostic data at the bedside

GE Healthcare today the commercial release of a new pre-clinical computed tomography scanner specifically designed to accelerate research in the areas of cardiac disease and drug development.

AnMed Health System has selected McKesson’s Horizon Enterprise Content Manager™ solution to further automate previously paper-based processes based on its previous success with an electronic document imaging solution.

Synthes today announced its First Half Year 2008 financial results, with sales and earnings growth of 18.1% and 23.6%, respectively (12.6% and 16.9%, respectively, in local currencies).

Covidien , a leading global provider of healthcare products, announced the availability of Covidien Imaging Solutions' contrast delivery system with radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology.

Carestream Health, Inc., introduced a new software solution that facilitates the integration of clinical information from RIS and PACS platforms with imaging modalities using standards such as DICOM, HL7, and XML at the annual meeting and exposition of the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) organization.

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation announced it has agreed to acquire Theken Spine, LLC, Theken Disc, LLC and Therics. Transaction offers a number of potential strategic benefits to Integra: A unique and comprehensive portfolio of spinal implant products.

Nonin Medical, a leading innovator of physiological monitoring solutions, has entered the clinical testing phase with its breakthrough technology to measure regional oxygen saturation. Most common application for this technology is the continuous monitoring of the regional blood oxygenation in the brain – cerebral oximetry.

Roche and Mirus Bio Corporation announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Roche will acquire Mirus Bio Corporation, that focuses on the discovery and development of innovative nucleic acid based technologies, including a proprietary RNAi (Ribonucleic Acid interference) delivery platform.

Tenet Healthcare Corporation today announced that it has reached a three-year agreement with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida.  Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Patient Care Technology Systems, announced that Moses Taylor Hospital has selected the company’s Amelior EDTracker® software to automatically track patients and assets in its 35,000 census emergency department.

Agfa HealthCare,  leading provider of IT-enabled clinical workflow and diagnostic imaging solutions, and Meridian Technique Ltd., announce that they have signed an agreement to integrate Meridian's leading orthopaedic digital planning solution, OrthoViewTM, into Agfa HealthCare's IMPAXTM for Orthopaedics solution.

The 2008 U.S.News and World Report Survey ranks Cleveland Clinic as the Nation’s 4th best hospital overall -- placing 15 of its 16 ranked specialties ahead of all Ohio hospitals. In addition, 10 Cleveland Clinic specialties were rated among the Nation’s top ten.  Cardiac Care Rated No.1 for 14 Years.

Best in KLAS Awards for Medical Equipment, In the recently released KLAS Top 20, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. achieved three modality number one rankings and the overall medical equipment vendor for 2008

Carestream Health, Inc., announced it has received regulatory approval from Health Canada for the mammography feature offered with its new KODAK DIRECTVIEW Classic and Elite CR systems.

Philips Healthcare has launched a full field digital mammography system at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR), the latest addition to its range of established mammography systems.

Merge Healthcare , a leading medical imaging software provider, announced the implementation of the recently released Fusion PACS MX 3.0 with integrated Merge Mammo™ 7.10 at Washington Radiology Associates (WRA).

ZOLL Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of resuscitation devices and related software solutions, announced that the ZOLL LifeVest® Wearable Defibrillator is now covered by Medical Assistance (MA), Minnesota’s Medicaid program.

CIGNA Foundation forum on Health Literacy held last fall and outlined in CIGNA Foundation’s new health literacy report.

Boston Scientific Corporation announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the PROMUS™ Everolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent System for the treatment of coronary artery disease.

Low-osmolar contrast media, such as GE Healthcare’s Omnipaque (Iohexol), make effective oral contrast agents for abdominal CT scans concluded a technical note written by a team of physicians

Gambro BCT, Inc., soon to be known as CaridianBCT, a leading global provider of technology, products and services in automated blood collections, therapeutic systems, whole blood processes and pathogen reduction technologies

Integra LifeSciences announced the introduction of the Tibiaxys(TM) Plating System. The Tibiaxys(TM) Plating System has received clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

CryoCath® Technologies Inc., the global leader in cryotherapy products to treat cardiac arrhythmias, announced the introduction of Arctic Front® in Italy, Belgium and Spain

Geisinger Health System’s Neuroscience Institute is using the latest optical molecular imaging technology from Carestream Molecular Imaging as part of its cutting-edge research of brain cancer treatment.

Cardinal Health, a global provider of products and services that improve the safety and productivity of health care, announced the availability of an online tool for hospitals to view automated medical supply dispensing performance data that quickly identifies opportunities to improve the efficiency of the supply chain.

GE Healthcare  IT , a unit of General Electric Company announced that Moses Cone Health System, a five hospital system based in North Carolina,  went live on the latest version 6.1  of GE’s Centricity® Enterprise Solution.

Global Therapeutics, the cardiology unit of Cook Medical, has received CE Mark approval for a new cobalt chromium bare metal coronary stent.  The device, the Global Therapeutics GTX® Coronary Stent System, is available immediately in the European Union and United Kingdom.

Elekta has received FDA 510(k) clearances for its groundbreaking Elekta VMAT solution, allowing US cancer specialists to both plan and deliver radiation using a technique which has the potential to revolutionize the practice of radiation oncology.

Mindray Medical International Limited a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices worldwide, announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration for its AS3000 next generation anesthesia delivery system.

Varian Medical Systems  today announced the execution of a three year, $320 million contract for Varian to supply medical imaging subcomponents to Toshiba for integration into diagnostic imaging equipment for the global market.

Wright Medical Group, Inc. a global orthopaedic medical device company, announced that it has acquired certain assets of A.M. Surgical, Inc.,company focused on providing endoscopic soft tissue release products for foot and ankle surgeons.

Bone mineral densitometry equipment, MD Buyline, an independent medical technology and informatics intelligence firm in its latest report, has ranked GE Healthcare number one for the second consecutive quarter.

Cook Medical announced that it has been granted 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use of the Evolution® Controlled Release Esophageal Stent System.

Gambro BCT, Inc., the largest medical device manufacturer headquartered in Colorado, with worldwide revenues approaching $500M and 2300 employees, announced it will change its legal name to CaridianBCT, Inc. on July 14, 2008.

At Malta's Dei Dei Hospital Doctors and other clinical staff now can order  laboratory tests and x-rays online and view results and reports as part of the medical record with iSOFT’s order communication applications.

GE Healthcare, a global leader in imaging and in dose reduction technologies, has announced U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of the LightSpeed CT750 HD, the world’s first high definition CT scanner.

Tenet Healthcare Corporation announced that a company subsidiary has completed the sale of the Encino campus of Encino-Tarzana Regional Medical Center, a 151-bed acute care hospital located in the Los Angeles area, to Prime Healthcare Services of Victorville, Calif. 

GE Healthcare IT , a unit of General Electric Company and Kryptiq, a leading provider of healthcare  information technology solutions, announced a joint agreement for GE to exclusively distribute Kryptiq’s eScriptMessenger (eSM) in conjunction with  GE's Centricity Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and Centricity Practice Solution.

ZOLL Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of resuscitation devices and related software solutions, announced that it has received the Omega NorthFace ScoreBoard AwardSM for a seventh consecutive year. The award is presented annually by the Omega Management Group Corp. to organizations that, as rated by their own customers, demonstrate excellence in customer service and support. 

Australia's largest listed health information technology company announced a $2 million contract with Singapore based International SOS – the world’s largest medical assistance company - for a primary care solution at its clinics throughout Asia.

The new Carestream Virtual 3D Solution is available as either a standalone workstation or as a workgroup configuration that permits multiple user access to server-based software from existing workstations.

A leading global provider of healthcare products, announced that its Surgical Devices business unit has received FDA 510(k) clearance to market the Covidien SILS(TM) Procedure Kit, indicated for Single-Incision Laparoscopic Surgery and other advanced laparoscopic procedures.

GE Healthcare, and Satyam Computer Services Ltd, a leading global consulting and information technology services provider, today announced a comprehensive agreement to co-develop and support solutions aimed for global healthcare providers of all sizes, ranging from the smallest polyclinics to largest hospitals.

Google Inc. unveiled its health service, which allows consumers to manage their medical records and receive health advice online.  Google said the company isn't selling advertising against the service for now but hasn't ruled it out for the future.

Boston Scientific Corporation today announced the launch of its FilterWire EZ™ Embolic Protection System in a new 2.25 - 3.5 mm size, designed to contain and remove embolic material that may be dislodged during an interventional saphenous vein graft (SVG) procedure

AstraZeneca announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved SEROQUEL® for the maintenance treatment of patients with bipolar I disorder, as adjunct to lithium or divalproex.

GE Global Research, the General Electric Company’s centralized research and development organization and The Nestlé Research Center, Lausanne, Switzerland, announce an innovative collaboration to scientifically assess associations between body composition, metabolic status, diet and lifestyle habits. Primary goal of the collaboration is to gain a deeper understanding of the connection between body composition, metabolic profile and health.

Boston Scientific Corporation announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its COGNIS™ cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) and TELIGEN™ implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). These devices represent entirely new platforms to treat heart failure and sudden cardiac death and are the result of a multi-year research and development effort to provide physicians enhanced clinical options for their patients.

B.Braun Medical Capsule, leaders in medical device connectivity, a global leader in Capsule, leaders in medical device connectivity, and B. Braun Medical, a global leader in innovative healthcare products and services, have announced a partnership that will connect B. Braun’s Outlook Safety Infusion System into clinical information systems (CIS).

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new formulation of the genetically engineered version of Factor VIIa, a plasma protein essential for the clotting of blood.

Agfa HealthCare's IMPAX EnterpriseProductivity Suite (EPS) is designed to helpimprove the radiologists' overall efficiency bycreating an Enterprise Worklist for coordinating reporting activity across distributed sites over a wide area network (WAN).

Wright Medical Group, Inc., a global orthopaedic medical device company, announced today that it will be participating in Baird's 2008 Growth Stock Conference on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago.

New Phase III study data showed that Abbott's investigational hydrocodone bitartrate and acetaminophen (HC/APAP) extended release medicine reduced pain in patients with moderate to severe chronic low back pain, one of the most common causes of chronic pain.

Varian Medical Systems makes possible to deliver advanced image-guided, intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) two to eight times faster than is possible with conventional IMRT or helical tomotherapy. John B. Fiveash, M.D., radiation oncologist said, "Our first RapidArc patient has early-stage prostate cancer, and chose radiation therapy for his treatments,"

GE Healthcare, has signed a non-exclusive agreement with Merck & Co., Inc. to share technology on imaging of the lungs that may help to advance respiratory treatment development.

The Food and Drug Administration, panel of medical experts Tuesday announced that expanding Cephalon Inc.'s pain reliever Fentora to treat noncancer patients poses significant risks of overdose, misuse and abuse.

GE Surgery unit is set to restart within days, marking the end of a 20-month shutdown. GE Surgery operates a factory in Salt Lake City that makes C-shaped X-ray devices that allow doctors to see what is happening inside a patient during surgery.

Premerus, a Nashville, Tenn-based company that claims to be the nation's only "diagnostic management" firm, has launched a Web portal - www.yourmisdiagnosis.com - as a way to help patients and their families address the impact of medical misdiagnosis.