August 2021 Newsletter
NEWS FROM THE INDUSTRY MedicalXpress Health care providers and facilities should immediately stop using and discard all ultrasound gels and lotions manufactured by Eco-Med Pharmaceutical Inc. due to a risk for bacterial contamination, according to a letter to health care providers published online Aug. 18 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Diagnostic Imaging Screening for COVID-19 exposure, particularly for patients with cancer on active treatment, has become a priority during the pandemic. News-Medical.net Prediction models based on clinical characteristics and imaging findings may help reduce the false-positive rate in women with dense breasts who undergo supplemental breast cancer screening with MRI. Diagnostic Imaging One of the first things to be side-lined during the early days of the pandemic was the screening mammogram. Imaging Technology News This paper describes how patients with heart failure or COVID-19 pneumonia and one patient with both diseases were assessed with clinical information and chest CT images being obtained and analyzed. News-Medical.net Bioengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a cancer immunotherapy that pairs ultrasound with cancer-killing immune cells to destroy malignant tumors while sparing normal tissue. ICE Magazine The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) announced that it will require proof of COVID-19 vaccination from all in-person attendees and exhibitors at the Society’s 107th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting (RSNA 2021) to be held at McCormick Place Chicago, Nov. 28 – Dec. 2, 2021. ICE Magazine The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) applauds Senators for introducing the Facilitating Innovative Nuclear Diagnostics (FIND) Act of 2021 (S. 2609), which would significantly expand patient access to advanced nuclear diagnostic imaging technologies. 24x7 State lawmakers across the country have advanced the Right to Repair debate. Twenty-seven states had repair legislation active in 2021, up from the four states that first attempted to enact Right to Repair reforms in 2015. PRODUCTS CERTIFICATIONS Certifications
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