Latest News from USHIFU
- August 30, 2010 - Doctors target medical tourism - Nassau Guardian
- July 30, 2010 - HIFU – a minimally invasive prostate cancer therapy option- WEEK-TV (NBC) Peoria, IL
- June 18, 2010 - US HIFU broading its reach via $5.8M purchase - Charlotte Business Journal
- May 28, 2010 - US HIFU acquires European distribution rights of the Sonablate® 500 medical device and ownership of the Sonatherm® 600 medical device
- May 25, 2010 - Doctor sends patients out of US for new prostate cancer treatment - KARE 11, Twin Cities, MN
- April 27, 2010 - Utah doctor uses cutting edge treatment to fight prostate cancer - ABC News
- April 5, 2010 - Non-surgical prostate cancer therapy found abroad - WGCL-TV (CBS)
- March 26, 2010 - Steve Puckett, Jr. receives Charlotte Business Journal’s “Forty Under 40” award - Business Journal
- March 2010 - HIFU for prostate cancer- Healthy Utah magazine
- February 26, 2010 - US HIFU to fund trial of focal therapy for prostate cancer- Medical Device Daily
- December 3, 2009 - Where are we with prostate cancer? - The Doctors, CBS
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 Doctors target medical tourism
The Nassau Guardian, August 30, 2010
High Intensity Focused Ultrasound is the latest offering from Doctors Hospital in the Bahamas.
 HIFU – a minimally invasive prostate cancer therapy option
WEEK-TV (NBC), Peoria, IL, July 30, 2010
Dr. Sarat Sabarwal, from Midwest Urological, on Live At Five’s Your Health matters segment. The doctor discusses alternative therapy for prostate cancer.
 US HIFU broadening its reach via $5.8M purchase
Charlotte Business Journal, June 18, 2010
US HIFU, a developer of ultrasound technologies, has acquired the European distribution rights for the Sonatherm 600 from Misonix Inc.
 Doctor sends patients out of US for new prostate cancer treatment
KARE 11, Twin Cities, MN, May 25, 2010
Urologist Dr. Jeff Twidwell of Urology Associates and North Memorial Hospital sent his patient, Tim Rains, to the Bahamas for HIFU treatment.
 Pioneering prostate cancer treatment arrives in Bermuda
The Royal Gazette newspaper, Bermuda, May 21, 2010
High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) is now available at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Bermuda.
 Prostate cancer patients travel for Charlotte company’s cure
The Mecklenburg Times, May 10, 2010
US HIFU continues clinical trials of the Sonablate 500, a machine that uses ultrasound waves to kill malignant cells in the prostate.
 New prostate cancer treatment offers fewer side effects
ThePittsburghChannel.com (WTAE Channel 4, ABC News), May 4, 2010
For many men, treatment for prostate cancer often leaves impotence and incontinence, but a new procedure is now available without the side effects.
 Paving new roads
Nside MD Magazine, Austin, May 2010
Urologist Dr. Richard Chopp is dedicated to curing cancer - sometimes by way of Cancun, Mexico.
 Utah doctor uses cutting edge treatment to fight prostate cancer
Salt Lake City (ABC 4 News), April 27, 2010
Salt Lake City urologist, Steven Gange, is one of three doctors in the West who is experienced using HIFU, which destroys unhealthy tissue using rapid heat elevation.
 Non-surgical prostate cancer therapy found abroad
WGCL-TV (CBS), April 5, 2010
Atlanta urologist, Dr. Vahan Kassabian, and his patient, Chris Reynolds, travel to Canada for HIFU treatment.
 FDA considers experimental prostate therapy
Consumer’s Digest magazine, April, 2010
A novel treatment for prostate cancer might gain FDA approval by 2011. Doctors have used HIFU therapy for 10 years, and it has been approved for use in 30 countries.
 Steve Puckett, Jr. receives Charlotte Business Journal’s “Forty Under 40” award
Business Journal, March 26, 2010
28 year-old, Steve Puckett, Jr., Chief Executive of US HIFU is acknowledged for making major strides in his career and impacting his community.
 HIFU for prostate cancer
Healthy Utah magazine, March, 2010
In spite of advances in early diagnosis, an American man dies of prostate cancer every 15 minutes. Emerging treatments like HIFU may change that.
 US HIFU to fund trial of focal therapy for prostate cancer
Medical Device Daily, February 26, 2010
US HIFU intends to fund a landmark UK focal therapy trial. The study will evaluate quality of life outcomes and safety of focal therapy, as well as cost effectiveness.
 Where are we with prostate cancer therapy?
The Doctors TV Program, December 3, 2009
Urologist Dr. Robert Pugach talks about the minimally invasive procedure of HIFU on the hit daytime medical talkshow, The Doctors.
 Medical start-up grows as cash rolls in
Charlotte Observer, November 11, 2009
Despite tough economy, Charlotte's US HIFU, which treats prostate cancer, has attracted venture capital.
 New prostate cancer treatment - Trial at NYU
WABC - ABC New York, October 23, 2009
Doctors who treat prostate cancer are looking at a new treatment using ultrasound waves called HIFU.
 Local urologist travels overseas to perform procedure
Burlington Times News, September 23, 2009
When Charles Martin was diagnosed with prostate cancer, he traveled to the Bahamas, where he underwent a minimally invasive procedure.
 Ultrasound used to kill prostate cancer
Winnipeg Free Press, September 20, 2009
Instead of using a scalpel and radiation to attack prostate cancer, Martin Hiebert took part in a test treatment using high-intensity focused ultrasound with the Sonablate 500.
 Medical inhibitions
Fox News- Fox & Friends, September 13, 2009
Steve Puckett Jr., CEO of US HIFU, discusses whether universal health care will hinder this medical advancement.
 Three-fourths of men with prostate cancer may be eligible for focal ablation
Urology Times, September 1, 2009
Mathias H. Winkler, MD, consultant urologist at Charing Cross Hospital in London, studied PSA screening practices in the US.
 What would you do (for prostate cancer)?
Austin Woman Magazine, September 2009
When it comes to prostate cancer, treatments must not only manage the cancer, but meet a man's lifestyle needs as well.
 US HIFU ramps up bid for capital
Charlotte Business Journal, August 14, 2009
US HIFU, a Charlotte developer of ultrasound technologies, is seeking $40 to $50 million in private-equity funding to support its research and clinical trials.
 New prostate cancer treatment drawing US patients & doctors to Mexico
Austin American-Statesman, May 24, 2009
Austin man and doctor go to Cancun for treatment not yet approved in the US. HIFU is being used successfully in about 30 countries.
 Focused ultrasound targets prostate cancer
News Station Kens5.com, May 22, 2009
HIFU is designed to have fewer side effects than surgery or radiation. Ultrasound destroys the cancerous tissue without affecting any other areas around the gland.
 Cancer treatment device key to local firms future
Charlotte Business Journal, April 10, 2009
US HIFU seeing growth in product’s use overseas, anticipates FDA approval. Steve Puckett Jr., chief executive, says interest in HIFU treatment continues to grow.
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