The first facial tissue transplant procedure in the history of the Nordic countries was performed earlier this year in the Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa (HUS) in Finland. Planmeca contributed to the demanding and rare operation, which was the 35th of its kind in the world to date.

A new guideline from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care recommends screening for colorectal cancer in asymptomatic, low-risk adults 50-74 years old biennially using fecal occult blood testing (FOBT), or flexible sigmoidoscopy every 10 years, rather than colonoscopy.

March 3, 2016 — Materialise NV announced the launch of the Materialise Mimics Care Suite, a full suite of software and ...

Participating dementia specialists may now enroll patients in the Imaging Dementia—Evidence for Amyloid Scanning (IDEAS) Study at IDEAS-Study.org. Primary care and other doctors not taking part in the IDEAS Study are encouraged to refer eligible patients to participating physicians.

IBM Watson Health announced plans Feb. 18 to acquire Truven Health Analytics, a leading provider of cloud-based healthcare data, analytics and insights, for $2.6 billion. Truven will bring more than 8,500 clients, including U.S. federal and state government agencies, employers, health plans, hospitals, clinicians and life sciences companies, to the IBM Watson Health portfolio.

March 2, 2016 — GE Healthcare announced two large systems integrators (SIs) and seven leading-edge independent software ...

At the 54th Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), Siemens Healthcare will demonstrate customized and scalable IT solutions that optimize workflows and increase clinical efficiency across the enterprise. The company is featuring three new solutions this year: teamplay, sense and syngo.share.