Raising Awareness of Sudden Cardiac Arrest To Save Lives

Raising Awareness of Sudden Cardiac Arrest To Save Lives

October is Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month. The goal is to help the public become more familiar with sudden cardiac arrest, how it affects people and what can be done to help save lives. Sudden cardiac arrest is defined as an electrical abnormality of the...
US Deaths from Obesity Underestimated

US Deaths from Obesity Underestimated

Obesity kills far more US men and women than previously believed, a new study says. Researchers associated 18.2% of premature deaths in the US with excessive body mass—a value almost 4-fold higher than previous estimates. The new estimate, published online last week...
Omega Medical Imaging Featured in Orlando Business Journal

Omega Medical Imaging Featured in Orlando Business Journal

Omega Medical Imaging Inc. in Sanford — which competes against global giants like General Electric and Siemens — has big growth plans. Omega designs and builds X-ray C-arms used by doctors doing cardiac intervention, like putting a balloon into a patient’s heart to...
Optimization of Radiation Exposure During ERCP

Optimization of Radiation Exposure During ERCP

In a recent clinical study published in Gastroenterology Research and Practice, Dr. Khalid Alzimami et al illustrate their findings on a series of 153 ERCP exams between two groups, both performed by seasoned advanced endoscopists. The different groups used different...
Florida Hospital Zephyrhills Spotlight Interview in EP Lab Digest

Florida Hospital Zephyrhills Spotlight Interview in EP Lab Digest

Florida Hospital Zephyrhills, an Omega Medical Imaging client, is a 139-bed regional medical center located in East Pasco County. It is a member of the Florida Hospital network of Adventist Health System, the largest health care provider in the state of Florida....