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Women's Imaging Center opens in Ranson
West Virginia University Hospitals-East’s Jefferson Memorial Hospital hosted a community open house for its new Women’s Imaging Center Wednesday.
The celebration began with a ribbon-cutting ceremony co-sponsored by the Jefferson County...Tags: Biopsy, Breast, Radiology, Human Body, Medical Specialization
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Baltimore VA using 3-D mammograms
The Baltimore VA Medical Center said Wednesday it has become the first hospital in Maryland to offer three-dimensional mammograms, a technology it hopes will better detect breast cancer in women. Approved by the Food and Drug Administration last year, 3-...Tags: Massachusetts General Hospital, Biopsy, Veterans Affairs, U.S. Army, Food and Drug Administration
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Breast cancer awareness month busy time for Aberdeen hospitals
calvinmen@aberdeennews.comOctober is especially busy for radiologist Sheryl Siegmund-Weekly. Because it's breast cancer awareness month, more women are getting their mammograms, said Siegmund-Weekly, who works at at Avera St. Luke's Hospital. The mammogram X-ray produces...Tags: Cancer, Biopsy, Radiology, Medical Specialization, Breast Cancer
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3-D mammograms offer clearer view of breast cancer
Mary Shallcross is positioned in the 3D digitial mamography machine to have breast tomosynthesis at the Women's Imaging Center at Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood. Photo by Amy Beth Bennett. Bringing life-like detail to a hospital near you: the...
Tags: Cancer, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Radiology, Medical Specialization, Food and Drug Administration
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Breast Cancer Awareness: Revolutionary 3D Mammogramy
PIX11.comPIX11's Stephanie Tsoflias learns about 3D Mammography (also referred to as breast tomosynthesis), a revolutionary new screening technology that has been referred to as "the future of Breast Cancer detection" and a "breakthrough in Breast Cancer...Tags: Washington, DC, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Women's Health, Radiology, Medical Specialization
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New 3-D Mammogram Unveiled To Kick Off Breast Cancer Awareness Month
PIX11.com | @stephtsofliasIt takes seconds for Dr. Laurie Margolies to detect breast cancer. As the chief of imaging at the Dubin Breast Cancer Center at Mt. Sinai Hospital, she analyzes patients mammograms every day. "It's saving lives every single day," said Margolies. What...Tags: Cancer, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Breast Cancer, Times Square, Long Island
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Local biotech sold for $3.7B
SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego-based biotech firm Gen-Probe announced Monday it has agreed to a $3.7 billion buyout by Hologic Inc., a Bedford, Mass., maker of medical devices. Gen-Probe, with 1,400 employees, produces molecular diagnostic products,...
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Women Opting for Permanent Birth Control
McClatchy Tribune NewspapersWomen who are looking for cheap, quick, noninvasive methods of permanent birth control, an option other than hospital-based tubal ligation, are turning to Essure. The nonsurgical method has been around since 2002 and has grown steadily in use as more...Tags: Conceptus Incorporated, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health, Family Planning, Vasectomy
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