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Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center Purchases ViewRay’s MRIdian Linac for MRI-Guided Radiation Therapy

October 14, 2020

CLEVELAND, Oct. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — ViewRay, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRAY) announced today that the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio has purchased the MRIdian^® Linac MRI-Guided Therapy System, a cutting-edge radiation therapy device that combines the latest innovations in precision radiation delivery and ground-breaking MR-guidance.

MRIdian offers advantages for the delivery of safe and effective radiotherapy, including the ability to see the tumor and surrounding tissue during treatment, adapt the therapy in response to changes in patient anatomy and tumor size during treatment, continuous tracking of the tumor during treatment, and automatic pausing of the radiation if the tumor moves outside of the boundary. As a result, the system delivers ablative, high-dose radiation to the tumor while protecting the surrounding healthy tissue from damage.

The ability to deliver high-dose radiation treatments, referred to as stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), means patients can receive their treatment

Simulations Plus Teams Up with the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis to Secure New Grant Award from the U.S. FDA

October 13, 2020

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Partnership will develop and validate unique in vitro/in silico models for oral cavity products

Simulations Plus, Inc. (Nasdaq: SLP), the leading provider of modeling and simulation solutions for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemicals, and consumer goods industries, today announced that, through a joint proposal with the St. Louis College of Pharmacy at University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis, it has been awarded a new funded cooperative agreement from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to establish novel in vitro/in silico models for the oral cavity route of administration in GastroPlus^® to accelerate pharmaceutical research and regulatory assessment of innovative and generic drug products delivered intraorally.

For this award, researchers at the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis will generate data for marketed buccal and sublingual products using both standard in vitro systems and the innovative Dynamic In Vitro Dissolution and Absorption Model (DIVDAM)

Asia Today: Australian state warns non-complying public | St. Louis business news

October 11, 2020

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Asia Today: Australian state warns non-complying public

A pair of protective gloves hang by the testing booth, as health workers prepare for the day at a COVID-19 testing center in Kohima, capital of the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. India’s total coronavirus positive cases near 7 million with another 73,272 infections reported in the past 24 hours. The Health Ministry on Saturday put the total positive caseload at 6.97 million, second to 7.66 million infections registered in the worst-hit United States.

Commuters wearing face masks as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus wait for a bus in Kolkata, India, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. India’s total coronavirus positive cases near 7 million with another 73,272 infections reported in the past 24 hours. The Health Ministry on Saturday put the total

St. Louis groups work to create safe spaces for Black wellness

September 28, 2020

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The American Psychiatric Association’s data showed only one in every three Black Americans who need mental health services receive that care

ST. LOUIS — Dr. Kezia Jackson’s mission is clear.

In fact, the name of her business says it all.

While her office in Clayton has been closed for months because of COVID-19, she’s been operating Healing Spaces Psychological Services through video calls from her home.

“I think everyone can benefit from talking to someone about everything we’ve seen these last few months and just adjusting to this new way of living,” Jackson said. “So, making that more of a normal typical thing is one of my goals.”

For anyone, asking for help can be difficult.

For Black people, according to the American Psychiatric Association, seeking help and receiving services for mental health disorders is an even tougher process.

While the association’s research found that rates of mental illness in

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