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$25M Gift Spurs Transformative Research, Innovative Learning Environment at Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
The Kolschowskys, who live most of the year in Sarasota, Fla., have partnered with Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation to support the Sarasota Memorial Health Care System's vision to create an innovative research and education environment that appeals to physician researchers and brings leading-edge treatments and specialists to the region.
St. Antonius Hospital to Deploy 2 Vitestro Blood Drawing Devices
Toon Overbeeke, CEO and co-founder at Vitestro, adds: "Our device is undeniably the biggest innovation in blood collection in decades, and will go a long way to solve the sharply increasing shortage of healthcare personnel. Since 2018, we are closely working with the enthusiastic and driven team at the St. Antonius hospital. It is exciting to now take the next step in our collaboration."
Karolinska University Hospital Signs Memorandum of Understanding with 2 Hospitals in Ukraine
To increase the exchange and support to healthcare in Ukraine, Karolinska University Hospital has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the hospitals Kryvyi Rih City Clinical Hospital in Kryvyi and Ohmatdyt National Specialized Children's Hospital in Kyiv.
Newly Unveiled Verstandig Pavilion at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Promises Continued World-Class Care in a World-Class Facility
"As we built the Verstandig Pavilion, we had one foot in today—building a facility that reflects the full capabilities of medicine today, and one foot in tomorrow—building a facility with comprehensive flexibilities, so that as medicine continues to evolve we will be able to meet the healthcare needs of our region for decades to come," said Kenneth A. Samet, president and chief executive officer of MedStar Health.
Northwell Health Opens 2 New Medical Imaging Schools at its Center for Learning and Innovation
The new School of Diagnostic Medical Sonography – created with SUNY Empire State University as an academic partner – will teach the next generation of diagnostic medical sonographers. Additionally, Northwell’s Peconic Bay School of Radiologic Technology opened a second campus at CLI, doubling its class size.
Skip Therapeutics and Sheba Medical Center to Collaborate for the Development of RNA-based Treatments for Rare Diseases
Under the terms of the agreement, Sheba Medical Center will share with Skip Therapeutics its de-identified patient mutation repository and Skip will provide a bioinformatic assessment of the possibility to use ASOs to circumvent the mutation, restore protein function and constitute a relevant therapeutic path.
Northwell Launches $500 Mil Initiative | To Expand Pediatric Mental Health Services and Access to Care for Children and Teens
The plan includes a $350 million investment from Northwell toward capital, programs, services, and operating costs as well as a goal to fundraise $150 million through philanthropy.
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre Utilizes Early Cancer Detection Technology for 50 Genes
This technology presents a safer alternative to traditional biopsies for patients facing challenges in accessing affected tissue without surgical intervention, as seen in cases like lung cancer. It is particularly beneficial for elderly patients, for whom a lung tissue biopsy may not be suitable due to the potential for severe complications associated with it.
NYU/Neurocrit.Care: Brain Injury Expert Says Important Changes Still Needed to Law Defining Death Despite Reform Pause
“This study shows that most medical organizations support revisions of the Uniform Determination of Death Act to align the legal description of the neurological criteria for death with medical standards,” said Ariane Lewis, MD, a neurocritical care specialist and professor in the Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery at NYU Grossman School of Medicine.