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GE HEALTHCARE LAUNCHES AI-DRIVEN, PATIENT- FRIENDLY INVENIA ABUS PREMIUM TO ACCELERATE SCANNING AND DRIVE EARLY CANCER DETECTION IN DENSE BREASTS
GE HealthCare has announced the launch of Invenia Automated Breast Ultrasound( ABUS) Premium, the latest 3D ultrasound offering advanced Artificial Intelligence( AI) and innovative features to drive faster, reproducible supplemental screening and streamline exam readings on patients with dense breasts. as the cancer can be masked within the dense tissue. There is rapidly growing evidence supporting ABUS as a valuable tool for detecting cancer in dense breasts because it provides clearer and more detailed images and has been shown to improve the sensitivity of detecting invasive cancer in dense breasts when added to mammography.
“ Women with dense breasts often face poorer outcomes due to malignancies detected at later, more advanced stages. Invenia ABUS Premium equipped with AI has the potential to optimise clinicians’ screening capabilities, enabling them to detect even small, early-stage cancers with a high degree of confidence in women with dense breasts,” said Karley Yoder, CEO of Comprehensive Care Ultrasound, GE HealthCare.“ Invenia ABUS Premium is designed to help deliver the best possible outcomes for patients while also prioritising the patient experience with features to improve scan speed and enhance comfort during an exam.”
Approximately 71 % of cancers occur in dense breasts. According to studies across the US and Europe, 40 % of women and 70 % of Asian women have dense breast tissue, making them four to six times more likely to receive a breast cancer diagnosis. Early detection of breast cancer is critical, yet about one-third of cancers in dense breasts may go undetected by a mammogram,
HEADSPACE ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH THE US NAVY
Headspace, the provider of the world’ s most accessible, comprehensive mental health solution, has announced a new partnership with the US Navy to provide 25,000 active duty Sailors and their families free, unlimited access to confidential one-on-one mental health coaching available 24 / 7, care navigation and Headspace’ s extensive library of award-winning wellbeing, mental strength training and sleep content.
According to a recent report from the Defense Health Agency, mental health disorders were the top reason active-duty US military personnel were hospitalised in 2023. As service members continue to experience increased rates of mental health disorders, the partnership with Headspace aims to get in front of these trends by making it easy to provide mental health and wellbeing support for Sailors and their families any time of day or night – from the privacy of their phones.
“ The people of our Navy remain our most precious resource. From deployments and training to family emergencies, finances and friendships, significant events can have significant impacts on our Sailors and loved ones. To ensure our warfighting excellence and be mission ready, all Sailors need to be healthy physically, mentally and emotionally,” said Captain Kenneth M. Curtin Jr., Commanding Officer of Naval Submarine Base New London, one of the three Navy pilot sites for the partnership.“ Our Warrior Toughness highlights: we don’ t give up the ship; we never give up on our shipmates; and we never give up on ourselves. This programme underscores the Navy’ s commitment to healthy behaviours and the strengthening of mind, body and spirit. Navy leadership has said it simply: mental health is health! Headspace and its app can assist us with adapting and growing in the face of significant events, and ensuring we are never out of the fight.”
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