The Cochrane Collaboration urges free access to all data from all clinical trials: end to selective reporting can reduce the risk of harm to patients
Clinical/Educational
Registration for the AAOS 2012 Annual Meeting in San Francisco is now open
Registration for the annual meeting of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), due to take place in San Francisco Feb 7-11 is now open for members and non members.
Eurospine 2011 this week in Milan
Eurospine 2011 takes place this week at the Milano Convention Centre from October 19th to 21st
14th Congress of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) taking place in Rome this week
This week sees the European Association of Neurosurgeons holding its 14th annual congress in Rome.
HOPKINS STUDY FINDS MRI TESTS SAFE FOR PEOPLE WITH IMPLANTED CARDIAC DEVICES WHEN CERTAIN GUIDELINES ARE FOLLOWED
In a study published in the October 4 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine, cardiologists at Johns Hopkins report that a protocol they developed has proved effective in enabling patients with implanted cardiac devices to safely undergo an MRI scan.
Medtronic Announces Results From TTOP-AF Trial Demonstrating Clinical Benefits of Its Phased RF Ablation System in Treating Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
First Ever Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Patients
Abbott Enrolls First U.S. Patient in Global EXCEL Trial Comparing XIENCE to Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
bbott’s EXCEL is the Largest Trial to Date Designed to Evaluate Optimal Treatment Strategy (Surgery or Stenting) in Patients with Unprotected Left Main Disease
Boston Scientific Begins Enrolment in NECTAR-HF Clinical Trial
Boston Scientific commences study designed to assess preliminary safety and efficacy of chronic vagal nerve stimulation in heart failure patients
First Patients Enrolled in the U.S. OPEN Clinical Trial of the FlexStent(R) Femoropopliteal SE Stent System
Flexible Stenting Solutions Inc. has announced the successful treatment of the first two patients enrolled in the OPEN (Evaluation of Safety and Efficacy of the FlexStent(R) FemorOPopliteal Self-Expanding StENt System) clinical trial.
Women most at risk from poorly performing metal-on-metal hip replacement devices, National Joint Registry Annual Report finds
Performance for the controversial metal-on-metal (MoM) hip replacement devices continues to create cause for concern, particularly in women, according to this year’s National Joint Registry (NJR) Annual Report.
NJR of England & Wales Confirms Success of DePuy Joint Replacement Products
2011 REPORT OF NATIONAL JOINT REGISTRY OF ENGLAND AND WALES CONFIRMS SUCCESS OF DEPUY JOINT REPLACEMENT PRODUCTS
New widescreen monitor from Japanese company, Eizo.
EIZO has announced the introduction of the new RadiForce LX600W, a large widescreen LCD colour monitor with an LED backlight. This 8 megapixel monitor is designed for use in interventional radiology, cardiology, and surgery
Made in India, for India: Next Wave of Growth for Region’s Medical Technology Sector is Home Grown
PwC Presents Preliminary Findings from Study on India’s Healthcare Market at AdvaMed MedTech Conference
Quality of life equivalent between stenting and endarterectomy at one year says CREST study
Carotid stent use “Quality of Life” benefits were reduced to equivalence compared with surgery at the one year time point in a 2500 patient randomized multicentre study.
Pulmonx has announced final results of its Chartis multi-centre study
Definitive data confirms that use of the Pulmonx Chartis® Pulmonary Assessment System to plan Zephyr® Endobronchial Valve (EBV) treatments is the key to successful EBV treatment of emphysema.
Modernhealthcare.com has published a report on Advamed’s response to the Obama reforms
“Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will limit physicians’ clinical decision-making authority in several important ways” according to speakers at Advamed conference