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Blog Article - MD Phone Home: This Tech Lets Doctors Send Babies' First Photo Direct to Mom's Device
When Jennifer Vela got the good news in November that they’d be adding another member to their family of three, she was ecstatic. Little did she know, her second pregnancy would be much different than the first as she would be one of the estimated 116 million women who will give birth during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Like 116 million expecting mothers, Vela and her family have had to face the many challenges of navigating pregnancy during the pandemic including not being able to have loved ones join them for their visits, increased telemedicine appointments, and additional protective protocols and gear. On top of these challenges is what has been most concerning for expecting mothers: the looming uncertainty around the impact COVID-19 will have on pregnant mothers and newborns.
“It’s a lot for new mothers now,” said Vela. “The little control you do have and some of the experiences that you, your baby, and loved ones typically experience have been taken away.”
Unique to Jennifer’s experience is that her professional career is in healthcare, specifically for a software company, Trice Imaging, that allows clinicians to share medical images and records with their colleagues and patients on their PC, MAC, tablet or smartphone. With the pandemic and her pregnancy coinciding, Vela quickly saw her personal and professional worlds collide.
Press Release - GE Healthcare Receives FDA Clearance of the Industry’s First Contrast-Enhanced Mammography Solution for Biopsy
To help empower clinicians and patients in their fight against breast cancer, GE Healthcare today announced the Food and Drug Administration’s 510(k) clearance of Pristina Serena Bright™*, the healthcare industry’s first contrast-enhanced mammography solution for biopsy.
The clearance comes at a time when women’s health clinics worldwide begin to reopen and are managing new protocols to help reduce staff and patient exposure to COVID-19. In the United States alone, breast cancer screenings experienced more than a 90% decline due to the pandemic.[1]
Accordingly, the Society of Breast Imaging has recommended providers consider the use of abbreviated breast procedures to reduce the time a patient is in the clinic and reduce staff to only essential employees.[2]
With Pristina Serena Bright, breast biopsy exams can now be done with the same mammography equipment, with the same staff, and in the same room as the screening or diagnostic mammogram. Previously, for lesions not seen on mammography or ultrasound, contrast-enhanced biopsy was typically performed with breast MRI. When compared to MRI-biopsy guided therapy, the potential benefits of Contrast Enhanced Spectral Mammography (CESM) biopsy include shortened procedure time, improved patient comfort, and reduced cost for patients
Multi-channel Campaign & Video Production - Healthcare at Work
With challenging situations come remarkable stories, and nowhere has that been more apparent this year than in the healthcare industry. Which is why we’ve partnered with Mikey Kay, a correspondent and filmmaker, to report live from the field on the latest news and stories. This is our industry, our people, our friends. And these are their stories. Tune in @GEHealthcare.