Home use medical devices are intended for patients to use in any environment, however, for that very reason they pose a number of risks and challenges which should be addressed by users and regulators, according to information provided in an FDA webinar July 28.

It may be as far as 10 years down the road before its tested on humans, but researchers at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland have developed an artificial lung capable of using airnot pure oxygen as current man-made lungs requireto ventilate blood.

Royal Victoria Hospital has selected the Omnicell G4 platform for medication management throughout its facility.

Engaging with and using emerging social media may place the emergency management community, including medical and public health professionals, in a better position to respond to disasters, according to a perspective published July 27 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH) in Barrie, Ontario, has selected Omnicells G4 platform for medication management throughout the 299-bed community hospital.

As part of a plan to enhance predictability, consistency and transparency of premarket review programs, the FDA released draft guidance clarifying when medical device changes warrant new premarket review.

The global diagnostic imaging market is expected to grow from $20.7 billion in 2010 to $26.6 billion by 2016, at an estimated compound annual growth rate of 4.2 percent from 2011 to 2016, according to "Global Diagnostic Imaging (CT, MRI, X-Ray & Ultrasound) MarketCompetitive Landscape & Forecasts from 2010 to 2016," a report published by MarketsandMarkets.

Although it may be difficult to quantify return on investment in integrating ORs, possible benefits include reducing medical errors, attracting or retaining competent OR personnel, improving OR efficiency and providing new educational tools, according to a white paper released July 25 by ECRI Institute.