LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The sound of coins hitting slot machine trays was heard in the background as more than 900 attendees at the 19th annual Interdisciplinary Breast Center Conference of the National Consortium of Breast Care Centers (Warsaw, Indiana) filed into the conference areas where the newest technologies for diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer were presented. (Medical Device Daily)

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The 37th Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, sponsored by AAGL (formerly the American Association for Gynecologic Laparoscopists; Cypress, California) was held here last week with as much enthusiasm as ever regardless of precipitous stock price declines for many of this sector's players. (Medical Device Daily)