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Curator Hotel & Resort Collection Expands by Adding Four Distinguished Midwest Gems to Its Growing Portfolio

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星期四, 一月 11, 2024
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“We are delighted to kick off the year by adding these four exceptional hotels in Michigan and Illinois,” said Jennifer Barnwell, President of Curator Hotel & Resort Collection.

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  • “We are delighted to kick off the year by adding these four exceptional hotels in Michigan and Illinois,” said Jennifer Barnwell, President of Curator Hotel & Resort Collection.
  • “Each of The Neighborhood Hotel properties combines historical elements with a hip, fresh vibe that caters to adventurers and travelers seeking respite and relaxation.
  • The Neighborhood Hotel New Buffalo (Southwest Michigan): The Neighborhood Hotel New Buffalo features nine studio suites that sleep two to four people.
  • For more information on Curator Hotel & Resort Collection, visit www.curatorhotelsandresorts.com .

North Star Vascular & Interventional Opens New Center in Minneapolis

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星期三, 十二月 20, 2023
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The field of vascular and interventional radiology is growing, and three area physicians have opened an outpatient center to provide viable alternatives to hospital-based surgery in Golden Valley.

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  • The field of vascular and interventional radiology is growing, and three area physicians have opened an outpatient center to provide viable alternatives to hospital-based surgery in Golden Valley.
  • North Star Vascular & Interventional (NSVI) offers minimally invasive procedures to treat health conditions such as peripheral artery and venous disease, cancer, enlarged prostate, uterine fibroids and more.
  • Jafar Golzarian, MD, FSIR, professor emeritus of interventional radiology at the University of Minnesota Medical School, has authored more than 400 academic articles and national and international lectures on interventional radiology.
  • Bulent Arslan, MD, FSIR is a Professor of Radiology and Chief of Interventional Radiology at the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.

Orthofix Announces Publication in The Spine Journal of Five-Year Data for the M6-C Artificial Cervical Disc

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星期三, 十一月 29, 2023
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(NASDAQ:OFIX), a leading global spine and orthopedics company, today announced the publication of the five-year results from the U.S. clinical study comparing the M6-C™ artificial cervical disc with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF).

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  • (NASDAQ:OFIX), a leading global spine and orthopedics company, today announced the publication of the five-year results from the U.S. clinical study comparing the M6-C™ artificial cervical disc with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF).
  • Published in The Spine Journal , patients treated with the M6-C disc demonstrated superior clinical success at 60 months compared to ACDF patients.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231129606400/en/
    The Orthofix M6-C™ artificial cervical disc is a next-generation artificial disc developed to replace an intervertebral disc damaged by cervical disc degeneration.
  • “Artificial cervical disc replacement is becoming the gold standard of care for indicated patients who may otherwise be facing cervical disc fusion.

Data Presentation at Association for Molecular Pathology 2023 Validates Performance of SeptiCyte® RAPID in Immunocompromised Patients and Patients on Immunosuppressive Therapy

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星期五, 十一月 17, 2023
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SEATTLE and BRISBANE, Australia, Nov. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Immunexpress, Pty Ltd., a molecular diagnostics company focused on rapid diagnosis and improved outcomes for suspected sepsis patients, today announced a poster presentation validating the utility of SeptiCyte® RAPID in patients who are immunocompromised or are receiving immunosuppressive therapy at the Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) 2023 Annual Meeting. The poster, entitled "Performance of SeptiCyte® RAPID for Determining Probability of Sepsis in Immunocompromised Patients or Those on Immunosuppressant Therapy," is designated as Poster # ID042 and will be presented on November 17, from 9:15- 10:15 a.m. MT, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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  • SEATTLE and BRISBANE, Australia, Nov. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Immunexpress , Pty Ltd., a molecular diagnostics company focused on rapid diagnosis and improved outcomes for suspected sepsis patients, today announced a poster presentation validating the utility of SeptiCyte® RAPID in patients who are immunocompromised or are receiving immunosuppressive therapy at the Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) 2023 Annual Meeting.
  • The study compared SeptiCyte RAPID scores with a Retrospective Physician Diagnosis (RPD) across 419 patients to evaluate the efficacy of SeptiCyte RAPID in determining sepsis diagnosis among patients who were immunocompromised or taking immunosuppressive therapy.
  • "SeptiCyte RAPID was effective in determining the likelihood of sepsis diagnosis among a retrospective cohort of patients regardless of immunocompromised status or immunosuppressive therapy administration.
  • "Patients who are immunocompromised or undergoing immunosuppressive therapy are at an increased risk of developing infections and often have abnormal white blood cell counts.

Southern Company Gas announces election of two new board members

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星期一, 十月 23, 2023
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ATLANTA, Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company Gas today announced its board of directors has elected Bradley J. Henderson, CEO of P33 Chicago and Eric S. Smith, vice chair of BMO Bank to join the board, effective Oct. 15.

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  • ATLANTA, Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company Gas today announced its board of directors has elected Bradley J. Henderson, CEO of P33 Chicago and Eric S. Smith, vice chair of BMO Bank to join the board, effective Oct. 15.
  • "We are excited to have Brad and Eric join our board of directors," said Jim Kerr, chairman, president and CEO of Southern Company Gas.
  • Kerr also thanked Vanessa Allen Sutherland, executive vice president of government affairs, general counsel and corporate secretary at Phillips 66, for her two plus years of service on the Southern Company Gas board.
  • "With the vital role Nicor Gas and Southern Company Gas play in more than 650 communities, their service on our board will be invaluable to the customers and communities in northern Illinois we are privileged to serve."

American Liver Foundation Hosts Free Liver Cancer Conference for Patients and Families

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星期三, 十月 18, 2023
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FAIRFIELD, N.J., Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- October is Liver Cancer Awareness Month and American Liver Foundation is pleased to host The Educated Patient: A Liver Cancer Conference Presented on October 21stf from 11AM to 2PM ET. Now in its fourth year, this one-day virtual education program is created especially for liver cancer patients, family members or caregivers who can register for free. The conference offers presentations, workshops and opportunities for engagement with leading medical experts, researchers and others knowledgeable about the issues most relevant to those dealing with liver cancer.

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  • The one-day virtual event brings together patients, caregivers, leading medical experts and researchers
    FAIRFIELD, N.J., Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- October is Liver Cancer Awareness Month and American Liver Foundation is pleased to host The Educated Patient: A Liver Cancer Conference Presented on October 21stf from 11AM to 2PM ET.
  • Now in its fourth year, this one-day virtual education program is created especially for liver cancer patients, family members or caregivers who can register for free .
  • ALF's free virtual Liver Cancer Conference is October 21st.
  • She added, "We hope that this year's conference will provide patients and their families with new knowledge, resources, and support."

Lazurite® to Exhibit ArthroFree® Wireless Camera System at AANA Courses on Oct. 20-22 and Nov. 3-4

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星期二, 十月 17, 2023
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View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231017357452/en/

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231017357452/en/
    Surgeons attending two upcoming AANA lab courses will have the opportunity to try out Lazurite’s ArthroFree wireless camera for themselves.
  • of Gold Coast Surgery Center and Rush University Medical Center in Chicago will use the ArthroFree system to teach a labral reconstruction at 1:30 p.m. Central Time.
  • At both events, an ArthroFree device will be on display and available to try in the exhibit area.
  • Surgeons can review the ArthroFree system there and bring it to their cadaver station on a cart to try it out.

Twenty Years of the NuVasive XLIF Procedure Celebrated at the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery 2023 Annual Forum

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星期二, 十月 10, 2023
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AUDUBON, Pa., Oct. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Globus Medical, Inc. (NYSE: GMED), a leading musculoskeletal solutions company, celebrated twenty years of the NuVasive XLIF procedure at the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS) ’23 Annual Forum.

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  • AUDUBON, Pa., Oct. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Globus Medical, Inc. (NYSE: GMED), a leading musculoskeletal solutions company, celebrated twenty years of the NuVasive XLIF procedure at the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS) ’23 Annual Forum.
  • “Very few medical technology innovations have transformed an industry like the NuVasive XLIF procedure.
  • Hosted by NuVasive, the evening event featured more than 20 surgeon speakers discussing the past, present and future impact of the procedure.
  • Economics of less invasive spinal surgery: an analysis of hospital cost differences between open and minimally invasive instrumented spinal fusion procedures during the perioperative period.

Honor the Gift disputes CMS' claim that there is no change in Medicare coverage of blood tests for monitoring rejection in transplant patients

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星期三, 九月 27, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Honor the Gift, a coalition representing organ transplant patients across the nation, along with other allied leaders across the transplant field, respond to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) press release stating that "neither CMS nor the Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) have made changes that affect patients' ability to have blood tests used to monitor for organ transplantation rejection covered when ordered by their physicians in medically appropriate circumstances."  

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  • The Honor the Gift coalition finds this statement inaccurate and contradicted by patients and physicians nationwide.
  • The changes announced on March 2, 2023, have alarmed transplant patients and clinicians across the nation, followed by an apparent decline in physician ordering of these vital blood tests1.
  • The Honor the Gift coalition and allies dispute this assertion – this is not a "clarification" but a change in coverage policy.
  • The concerns raised by patients, clinicians, and Congress emphasize the need for continued dialogue to restore longstanding Medicare coverage.

RUSH REMAINS AMONG NATION'S BEST FOR QUALITY

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星期一, 九月 25, 2023
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The Vizient study of nearly 800 hospitals -- which also includes separately ranked community hospitals and smaller academic medical centers -- evaluates hospitals' performance based on the Institute of Medicine's six domains of care: safety, timeliness, effectiveness, efficiency, equity and patient centeredness.

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  • Vizient's Quality and Accountability Study -- the only hospital rating system that relies solely on patient outcome data for all inpatients -- ranks RUSH University Medical Center No.
  • "I take immense pride in our dedicated RUSH team, which remains unwavering in its commitment to enhancing the quality of care for patients."
  • While RUSH consistently ranks among the top performers in every major hospital rating system, being among the best in the Vizient Quality and Accountability ranking is one of the most respected gauges of quality and safety.
  • "Quality encompasses everything that should go right during a hospital stay," said Dr. Brian Stein, the medical center's chief quality officer.