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Acelity Strengthens Global Commercial Leadership; Names Ramesh Subrahmanian President for International Region
June 24, 2017
(ME NewsWire)-- Acelity L.P. Inc., a leading global advanced wound care company, today announced Ramesh Subrahmanian will join the company as President for the International region and member of the senior leadership team effective July 17th. Acelity recently appointed John McAuley as Senior Vice President for Europe. Subrahmanian brings more than 25 years of leadership experience in business development,"...
Takeda Presents Data from Phase 1/2 Studies for NINLARO™ (ixazomib) in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Patients and in the Maintenance Setting
June 24, 2017
– Early studies of weekly and twice-weekly ixazomib plus lenalidomide and dexamethasone demonstrate deep responses after induction, with deepening responses seen after single-agent ixazomib maintenance – – Data to be presented during two oral sessions at the 2017 European Hematology Association (EHA) Annual Meeting – (ME"...
KIMS Seminar on Yoga and Holistic Healthcare
June 22, 2017
KIMS Bahrain Medical Centre (KBMC) in association with the Embassy of India hosted a Seminar on Yoga and Holistic Healthcare at the Diplomat Radisson Hotel yesterday. The Seminar, held Under the patronage of Heath Minister Faeqa Al Saleh, was attended by Fatima Abdulwahid Al Ahmed, Asst. Undersecretary for Human Resources & Services, Ministry of Health, Alok Kumar Sinha, Indian Ambassador and Samir Aldarabi, Director of UNIC Manama. Al"...
SMC surgery wards go hi-tech
June 20, 2017
The Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC) surgery wards have gone high-tech.
The wards started implementing the patients’ electronic medical files, replacing conventional paperwork.
“Patients’ details would be input via computers instead of relying on the usual paper procedures”, said SMC Consultant Vascular Surgeon Dr. Rani Agha.
He said that the e-medical file system was launched following directives from Health Ministry Assistant Undersecretary for Training and Planning Dr. Mohammed"...
First-Ever World Kidney Cancer Q&A Day Highlights Growing Global Burden
June 20, 2017
(ME NewsWire)-- Kidney cancer is a silent disease that’s on the rise. The global incidence of kidney cancer is predicted to increase by a shocking 22 percent by 2020. Explanations are incomplete, but include risk factors such as aging, obesity, high blood pressure and smoking. The lack of answers is why the International Kidney Cancer Coalition (IKCC) and kidney cancer organisations worldwide are"...
New Study Compares Performance of Masimo Next Generation SedLine® Patient State Index (PSi) to Original PSi During Anesthesia
June 20, 2017
(ME NewsWire)-- Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today the findings of an abstract presented at Euroanaesthesia 2017 in Geneva, Switzerland. In the study, researchers at University Medical Center Groningen, Netherlands, compared original and Next Generation versions of Masimo Patient State Index (PSi, a processed EEG parameter related to the effect of anesthetic agents) during Masimo SedLine® brain function monitoring of patients under propofol and sevoflurane anesthesia.1 SedLine brain function monitoring features four simultaneous EEG leads to enable continuous assessment of both sides of the brain, four EEG waveforms, a Density Spectral Array (DSA, an easy-to-interpret, high-resolution display of bi-hemispheric activity and EEG power), and PSi. Next Generation SedLine enhances PSi to make it less susceptible to electromyographic (EMG) interference and to improve its performance in low-power......
Bahrain marks World Blood Donation Day
June 14, 2017
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has commended the government’s provision of all the essentials of blood donation campaigns.
The ministry thanked donors for their effective contribution as sufficient inventory will help save the lives of patients in Salmaniya Medical Complex SMC and private hospitals.
The ministry also thanked all public and private institutions in the kingdom as well as the parties that partook in organizing the successful blood donation campaigns.
The Central Blood Bank"...
Kieran Murphy Appointed CEO of GE Healthcare, Succeeding John Flannery
June 12, 2017
(ME NewsWire)-- GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt announced today the appointment of Kieran Murphy as president and CEO of GE Healthcare, effective immediately. Murphy is currently president and CEO of GE Healthcare Life Sciences. Murphy succeeds John Flannery who has been appointed CEO and chairman elect of GE. Murphy, 54, was appointed CEO of GE Healthcare Life Sciences in September 2011. Since then, he"...
New Study Investigates the Clinical Utility of ORi™, Masimo Oxygen Reserve Index™
June 12, 2017
(ME NewsWire)-- Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today the findings of an abstract presented at the recent International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS) Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. In the study, researchers at the UC Davis School of Medicine evaluated the potential clinical utility of Masimo Oxygen Reserve Index™ (ORi™) as an early warning of arterial hemoglobin desaturation in critically ill patients.1 ORi is a relative indicator of the partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood (PaO2) in the range of 100 to 200 mmHg. ORi is intended to supplement, not replace, oxygen saturation (SpO2) monitoring and PaO2 measurements. As an “index” parameter with a unit-less scale between 0 and 1, ORi can be trended and has optional alarms to notify clinicians of changes in a patient’s oxygen reserve. In the prospective, collaborative, observational study, Dr. Leonard......
‘Project Last Mile’ Expands to Liberia and Swaziland, Strengthening Health Systems across Africa
June 9, 2017
(ME NewsWire)-- Today at the European Development Days, The Coca-Cola Company and its Foundations, in partnership with The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, announced the latest expansion of “Project Last Mile” with innovative programs to strengthen local health systems in Liberia and Swaziland. Launched in 2010 to transform the delivery of medical supplies in"...
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