WINSTON-SALEM, NC May 12, 2017 – Ryan Terlecki, M.D., associate professor of urology at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, was part of a three-person team that won first place in a competition sponsored by the American Urological Association (AUA) Leadership Program. Terlecki was one of 20 participants selected nationwide to attend the leadership program. Participants […]
Study is the first to identify how chemicals might encourage deadly cancer’s growth DURHAM, N.C. May 12, 2017 – The chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, appears to aid the survival of inflammatory breast cancer cells, revealing a potential mechanism for how the disease grows, according to a study led by researchers in the Department of […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – May 11, 2017 – People living in the communities surrounding Surry County will have access to the state’s leading care in cardiac rehabilitation thanks to a partnership Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and Northern Hospital of Surry County announced today. Wake Forest Baptist is known for setting the standard of care for […]
WILMINGTON, N.C. May 11, 2017 – New Hanover Regional Medical Center employees have once again broken their own record for generosity. Employees have committed to donate $300,000 from their paychecks to the NHRMC Foundation’s 2017 Employee Campaign, which supports special projects in the hospital that benefit patients and employees in need. Last year employees broke […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – May 10, 2017 – From the time he was born, Dylan Hill has faced an uphill battle. Born with multiple medical conditions, he had trouble breathing on his own, which caused brain damage. In addition, he was put on dialysis when he was just a month old. Shortly before he turned 2 […]
Ethicon Plus Sutures are the only globally available sutures coated with triclosan that inhibit bacteria from colonizing the suture. Somerville, NJ – May 10, 2017 – Ethicon*, a trusted leader in suture technology, supports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) updated Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017. Recently revised, the […]
New cardiac ablation catheter integrates with 3D mapping system to advance the treatment of atrial fibrillation ABBOTT PARK, Ill., May 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced CE Mark of the TactiCath™ Contact Force Ablation Catheter, Sensor Enabled™, developed to make it easier for physicians to more effectively treat atrial fibrillation (AF), a […]
The new Confirm RX™ ICM automatically captures vital cardiac information and relays data to physicians via the myMerlin™ mobile app enabling remote monitoring of irregular heart rhythms ABBOTT PARK, Ill., May 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced CE Mark and first use of the new Confirm Rx™ Insertable Cardiac Monitor (ICM), the […]
FreeStyle® Libre system eliminates routine finger sticks(1) for glucose measurements and requires no finger sticks for calibration Now reimbursed in France, the second largest market(2) for FreeStyle Libre globally First-of-its-kind product now has full or partial reimbursement across 13 countries in Europe, including Austria, Germany, Italy and Sweden PARIS, May 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Abbott today […]
Primary endpoint showed patients initiated with Relvar Ellipta had twice the odds of achieving an improvement in asthma control compared with patients continuing usual care. London – 05 May 2017 – GlaxoSmithKline plc (LSE/NYSE: GSK) and Innoviva Inc (NASDAQ: INVA) today announced positive results from the innovative Salford Lung Study (SLS) in asthma, carried out […]
