August 6, 2009 – Ziosoft Inc., an advanced visualization and analysis software for medical imaging, and Healthcare Software Systems Ltd. (HSS), a United Kingdom supplier of radiology information systems, have signed an agreement for HSS to distribute Ziosoft’s 3D thin-client software solutions in the U.K.

August 6, 2009 – Palatin Technologies Inc. said this week it received a notice of allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office covering a family of cyclic compounds that bind to natriuretic peptide receptor A (NPRA), including PL-3994, which is Palatin's lead heart failure drug candidate.

August 5, 2009 – The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) named Chirapa Puntawangkoon, M.D., and Thananya Boonyasirinant, M.D., the winners of the third annual Young Investigator Award. Both winners were honored at SCCT’s 2009 Annual Scientific Meeting in Orlando, Fla.

August 5, 2009 – Stereotaxis Inc. said today clinicians performed more than 2,500 procedures with the magnetic irrigated catheter since its commercial release, and the major adverse cardiac event (MACE) rate for magnetic procedures remains at 0.1 percent.

August 4, 2009 – Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. said this week it received FDA approval on its abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) for metoprolol succinate extended-release tablets USP in the 25 mg and 50 mg strengths, which are the generic equivalent to AstraZeneca's Toprol XL tablets.

August 3, 2009 – IDEAL LIFE Inc. said today its wireless remote monitoring devices were selected for a state-funded healthcare project to home monitor heart failure patients in six rural North Carolina communities.

August 4, 2009 - MDS Nordion, a leading provider of medical isotopes and radiopharmaceuticals, has submitted a proposal to Canada’s Expert Review Panel on Medical Isotope and Technetium-99m (Tc-99m) Generator Production, stating the best answer to the shortage of medical radioisotopes is the completion and bringing into service of the MAPLE project.