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Yahoo
29-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Johnson & Johnson Launches VIRTUGUIDE™ AI-Powered Patient-Matched Lapidus System in U.S. to Reduce Complexity in Bunion Surgery for Millions
Early VIRTUGUIDE™ surgeons report a 30-minute reduction in surgical time versus traditional treatment1,2,*,** WEST CHESTER, Penn., July 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) – Johnson & Johnson MedTech, a global leader in orthopaedic technologies and solutions, today announced the launch of the VIRTUGUIDE™ System. This AI-powered, patient-matched solution is designed to support Lapidus procedures2, a type of bunion surgery that helps realign the foot by joining two bones near the arch (the first metatarsal bone and the medial cuneiform).3 The system uses pre-operative planning software, developed in collaboration with PeekMed®, to assess each patient's bunion and make personalized recommendations for the intended correction.2 Bunions are among the most common foot problems, affecting nearly one-third of adults in the U.S.4, yet traditional Lapidus surgery to treat the condition is often challenging.5,6 The VIRTUGUIDE™ AI Lapidus System addresses this by enabling a streamlined approach and reducing surgical complexity.2** Early users estimated procedural time savings of at least 30 minutes when using the system compared to their previous technique.1,* "VIRTUGUIDE™ has completely transformed my approach to bunion surgery, making a complex Lapidus procedure significantly easier and faster. Since adopting VIRTUGUIDE™, my surgical corrections have been spot-on—what I plan preoperatively is exactly what I achieve in the operating room," said Michael Campbell, M.D., FAAOS, a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon at Atlantic Orthopaedic Specialists.± "This improved accuracy leads to better outcomes, and the ability to present the pre-operative plan to my patients helps address their questions and ease their concerns§." "The VIRTUGUIDE™ System is a pivotal advancement in AI-powered surgical precision for treating bunion deformities—a common, painful, and potentially debilitating condition affecting nearly one-third of Americans4," said Oray Boston, Worldwide President of Trauma, Extremities, Craniomaxillofacial, Animal Health and Sports Medicine, Orthopaedics, Johnson & Johnson MedTech. "This milestone marks an important step forward, as VIRTUGUIDE™ becomes the latest addition to our growing portfolio of VELYS™ Enabling Tech solutions. By automating surgical planning and tailoring instrumentation to each patient, the system helps reduce complexity in the operating room and helps surgeons to achieve the intended correction2,7**." This launch follows the 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for the Pre-operative Planning Software, granted earlier this year.‖ The system is now available in the U.S. For more information, visit Orthopaedic Solutions from Johnson & Johnson MedTech Across Johnson & Johnson, we are tackling the world's most complex and pervasive health challenges. In Orthopaedics, we are on a mission to keep people moving by leveraging our deep expertise in joint reconstruction, robotics and enabling tech, spine, sports, trauma, and extremities, to develop the next generation of medtech solutions. We offer one of the most comprehensive Orthopaedics portfolios in the world that helps heal and restore movement for the millions of patients we serve. For more, visit our website or follow us on LinkedIn. About Johnson & JohnsonAt Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more about our MedTech sector's global scale and deep expertise in cardiovascular, orthopaedics, surgery and vision solutions at Follow us at @JNJMedTech and on LinkedIn. DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. is a Johnson & Johnson company. Cautions Concerning Forward-Looking StatementsThis press release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regarding the VIRTUGUIDE™ System. The reader is cautioned not to rely on these forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations of future events. If underlying assumptions prove inaccurate or known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could vary materially from the expectations and projections of Johnson & Johnson. Risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: uncertainty of commercial success; challenges to patents; competition, including technological advances, new products and patents attained by competitors; manufacturing difficulties and delays; product efficacy or safety concerns resulting in product recalls or regulatory action; changes to applicable laws and regulations, including global health care reforms; changes in behavior and spending patterns of purchasers of health care products and services; and trends toward health care cost containment. A further list and descriptions of these risks, uncertainties and other factors can be found in Johnson & Johnson's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, including in the sections captioned "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" and "Item 1A. Risk Factors," and in Johnson & Johnson's subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of these filings are available online at or on request from Johnson & Johnson. Johnson & Johnson does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information or future events or developments. Important Information: Prior to use, refer to the instructions for use supplied with the device(s) or indications, contraindications, warnings and precautions. © Johnson & Johnson and its affiliates 2025. All rights reserved. US_ORT_FTAK_398543 * Statements are based on responses from 10 surgeons, having completed a total of 150 Lapidus procedures using the VIRTUGUIDE™ System. The statements reflect surgeon experience, not clinical outcomes, and were included if at least 6 surgeons agreed.** VIRTUGUIDE™ System compared to Treace Medical Lapiplasty® 3-Plane System and Paragon28 Bun-Yo-Matic Lapidus Clamp System.± Dr. Michael Campbell, M.D., FAAOS is a paid consultant for Johnson & Johnson MedTech.§These statements reflect the experience, approach and opinion of the surgeon.‖ The VIRTUGUIDE™ Planning Software, powered by PeekMed®, is developed and owned by Peek Health, S.A. Refer to for user manuals, FAQ's, or any support. The third-party trademarks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. 1 Johnson & Johnson MedTech, VIRTUGUIDE™ System Early Surgeon Experience Report December 2024, Windchill Document# EM24-00282 Johnson & Johnson and its affiliates VIRTUGUIDE™ System Feature Memo. 9th Dec 2024. Windchill # EM24-0027. 3 American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society. Lapidus Procedure. FootCareMD. Accessed June 24, 2025. 4 MedlinePlus. Bunion: Genetic and Environmental Causes. U.S. National Library of Medicine. Available at Accessed March 2025.5 Rupke T. The modified Lapidus procedure for the treatment of moderate to severe hallux valgus. Orthogate. Published October 30, 2013. Accessed June 26, 2025. Foran IM, Lin J, Hamid KS, Lee S. Technical tip: kerfing for Lapidus arthrodesis: deformity correction with minimal bone resection. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2021;60(2):424-427. doi:10.1053/ 7 Sobrón FB, Santos-Vaquinhas AD, Alonso B, et al. Technique tip: 3D printing surgical guide for pes cavus midfoot osteotomy. J Foot and Ankle Surgery. 2022;28:371-377. Media Contacts:Erin Farley efarley1@ Abhi Basuabasu26@ Investor Contact:investor-relations@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Johnson & Johnson MedTech Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
14-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Hyland Introduces Knowledge Enrichment to the Content Innovation Cloud, Contextualizing Unstructured Enterprise Data to Fuel Agentic AI
This latest innovation from Hyland AI-enables enterprise content so it can be curated, contextualized and enriched, maximizing the effectiveness of AI agents and automation CLEVELAND, July 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyland, the pioneer of the Content Innovation Cloud ™, is today announcing the launch of Knowledge Enrichment, a breakthrough innovation that transforms unstructured enterprise content into AI-ready data. Designed to eliminate one of the most persistent barriers to AI success — poorly structured, fragmented content from documents and images to audio and video — Knowledge Enrichment transforms raw data into clean, contextualized, and intelligently structured information. This empowers AI agents and automation workflows to understand, reason, and act with confidence across diverse content types, enabling every layer of the Content Innovation Cloud to operate with deeper understanding and better governance from Knowledge Discovery to Agentic Solutions. "Organizations are rapidly adopting AI agents and automation, but without properly connecting their unstructured content and data, these AI-driven workflows consistently fall short of expected business outcomes," said Michael Campbell, chief product officer at Hyland. "Knowledge Enrichment solves this fundamental challenge by transforming content, creating the structured, contextually rich data foundation that AI agents need to deliver meaningful business value. This innovation represents our continued commitment to ensuring the Content Innovation Cloud provides the most sophisticated content intelligence capabilities available." Hyland Knowledge Enrichment Key Differentiators: Unlike approaches from other vendors, which primarily focus on enhancing user experiences or modernizing legacy systems, Hyland Knowledge Enrichment transforms raw unstructured content into AI-ready, intelligently structured data. This enriched content enables large language models (LLMs) and autonomous agents to understand, reason, and act across every layer of enterprise operations. Here's how Hyland stands apart: Multimodal enrichment (text, images, audio, video) pulls structure, semantics, and content directly from files using deterministic extraction Data catalogs can be enabled to consistently manage enriched metadata for unstructured and structured data Deep integration with governance and content workflows in the Content Innovation Cloud Federated, Flexible, Future-Ready Whether content lives in a content lake, enterprise content management (ECM) platform, or across federated repositories, Knowledge Enrichment delivers value by bringing clarity to chaos. It preserves layout, semantics, and relationships that are critical for AI systems to accurately interpret, reason, and act on information. With Hyland's decades of experience in content-intensive industries, it delivers industry-aware data transformations that meet the needs of sectors like healthcare, insurance, financial services, government, legal, and compliance. Knowledge Enrichment delivers breakthrough capabilities that directly enhance AI effectiveness across the enterprise: Preserve Document Meaning and Context: Extracts intelligence from 600+ file formats while maintaining original structure, layout, and semantic meaning, which is crucial for downstream AI understanding and accuracy. Deep Contextual Structuring: Structures and enriches content beyond traditional metadata, transforming documents, images, audio, and video into structured outputs such as labeled entities, tables, summaries, and semantic tags, alongside embeddings and vector representations that large language models can interpret with nuance. Seamless Enterprise Integration: Converts unstructured content into enriched, structured data that integrates seamlessly into enterprise data lakes, catalogs, and analytics pipelines. This empowers data scientists and engineers to build and deploy AI models more efficiently using trusted, context-rich inputs that reduce data preparation and improve model accuracy. Accelerating AI-Readiness and Deployment Knowledge Enrichment is an API-first solution that integrates directly into any enterprise AI workflow, enabling data engineers, data scientists, and developers, to fine-tune their own LLMs or deploy AI agents that act with deeper context and relevance. It supports low-code tools and workflow platforms, allowing both technical and business users to tap into enriched metadata without friction. Improve AI Accuracy: Structured, enriched data enables more context-aware reasoning and better decision-making from AI systems. Simplify AI Deployment: Reduces the need for manual data preparation and accelerates model training and deployment. Scale with Confidence: Provides a consistent, AI-ready content foundation that supports automation, analytics, and LLM integration across the enterprise. How Knowledge Enrichment is Being Used "I continue to be impressed by the Content Innovation Cloud, and how Knowledge Enrichment can extract meaning from images and text," said Roy Godwin, managing director, ECM360. "For insurers capturing photos and damage descriptions, it streamlines the entire intake process and lays the groundwork for smarter claims automation." Experience Knowledge Enrichment at CommunityLIVE 2025 Hyland will be showcasing its latest AI-powered advancements with 70+ hands-on labs and inspiring customer success stories as part of CommunityLIVE 2025, the premier gathering for innovation-driven organizations ready to revolutionize their content strategies. Taking place August 25-28, 2025, this four-day experience brings together thought leaders, industry pioneers, and enterprise decision-makers for an unprecedented deep dive into the future of intelligent content management. For more information, and to purchase tickets, visit Discover how Knowledge Enrichment can make your unstructured data AI-ready at scale. Visit to learn more. About Hyland Hyland empowers organizations with unified content, process and application intelligence solutions, unlocking profound insights that fuel innovations. Trusted by thousands of organizations worldwide, including many of the Fortune 100, Hyland's solutions fundamentally redefine how teams operate and engage with those they serve. 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RNZ News
24-06-2025
- Sport
- RNZ News
'Consummate' broadcasting journalist Garry Ahern dies aged 75
Garry Ahern finishes his last sports bulletin on Morning Report in 2015. Photo: RNZ/Stephen Hewson Veteran sports broadcaster Garry Ahern has died aged 75. Ahern joined Radio New Zealand in 1969, retiring in 2015 , and specialised in golf reporting while presenting sports bulletins on Morning Report for two decades. He first joined the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation in 1969 (later RNZ) as an accounts clerk in Whanganui. Speaking on Morning Report, he explained how his mother was reponsible for getting him into broadcasting after he had spent a couple of years at Victoria University in Wellington. "I came home from golf one day and my mother said she'd heard an advertisement on the local radio station for an accountants clerk and that certainly wasn't me, but I thought broadcasting could be quite interesting and that's how it all started." A few years later he landed a sports journalist role in Wellington and covered 14 Commonwealth and Olympic Games since. But his undoubted highlight was covering the New Zealand golf team's win at the Eisenhower Trophy in 1992. The team included Michael Campbell, who went on to win the US Open in 1995. In 2013, Ahern's contribution to sports journalism was recognised when he was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Sports Journalists Association. The award citation described him "as the consummate broadcasting journalist who asks the right questions, gets the information and presents it knowledgably and in an entertaining fashion". Ahern died on Tuesday surrounded by his family. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
New York Times
18-06-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
In a fire, their cherished Mike Trout autograph was lost. Then Trout got involved.
PETAL, Miss. — As a young kid playing Little League baseball, Aaron Campbell's teammates jokingly nicknamed him 'Mike Trout.' He played center field, wore Trout's signature Nike cleats, and was singularly obsessed with the Angels' all-time slugger. Aaron and his father, Michael Campbell, bonded over traveling to baseball games and getting autographs from their favorite players. They had signatures from Trea Turner, Manny Machado, and Austin Riley among a collection of 76 baseballs displayed on a shelf in their southern Mississippi home. Advertisement Two years ago, over the Fourth of July weekend, the pair traveled West hoping to land a signed baseball from Trout. They went to Angel Stadium, but to no avail. Trout got within 10 yards of them, signed a few items, but the then-12-year-old Aaron left empty-handed. 'He just said, 'Dad, I thought it was gonna happen.'' Michael recalled, thinking back on how he tried to console his son. They drove to San Diego the following day, where the Angels were starting a new series. A pregame stadium tour took them on the field, all for one more shot at Trout. Aaron, normally shy, broke character. 'Mike Trout,' he yelled repeatedly. His father's eyes widened. 'I'm like, 'Dang buddy, you're shooting your shot.'' Trout looked over and put up a finger, indicating an unspoken agreement between player and fan. He'd come and sign as soon as he could. They waited, and waited, until the tour guide — who'd already allowed the pair to stay an extra 10 minutes — was forcing them to leave. Trout was still in the batting cage when Aaron threw a Hail Mary. 'Mike Trout, they're making us leave,' he yelled as they walked to the exit, hoping for a miracle. Trout turned around, put down his bat, and ran over to Aaron. 'I was on cloud nine,' the kid said. 'I was so happy.' 'I told him, 'I am forever grateful,'' Michael recalled. 'You're my hero, because you didn't have to do that. And you have created an even bigger hero in his eyes.' Today, that signed baseball no longer exists. The Campbells' home was reduced almost entirely to rubble in a fire on May 11. In a picturesque suburban neighborhood, the ashen structure sticks out like a sore thumb. Windows broken, debris strewn all over the yard, orange police tape operating as a light barricade. The doors are gone, leaving a clear view inside of what was once a home meant to raise their family. The fire started after Aaron returned home on that Mother's Day afternoon from driving his family's golf cart with his buddies. He parked it, got a drink, sat on the couch, and then realized a few minutes later that the cart had overheated — engulfing the entire garage in flames. Advertisement His parents returned home from a Wal-Mart trip to see the entire neighborhood out on the street, firetrucks next to the house, all helplessly watching their home disintegrate. Aaron and the family dog were taken in by another family across the street. 'We sat in that yard right there and watched it burn,' Michael said, pointing to a patch of grass with a direct line of sight to their home. 'It's so helpless. You want to go do something, you want to try and grab stuff. But it ain't worth any of that.' That included the signed baseballs; an autograph is just ink on rubber, a fact Michael reminded himself of as he tried to process the loss of their collection. But an autograph can also mean so much more. For Michael, it represented a bond with his son. And for Trout, that autograph, and the many thousands he gives fans every year, reflect his understanding of their importance. Which is why, after the fire, Michael Campbell emailed me, out of the blue and with no prior connection, to see if there would be a way to use my status as a reporter covering the Angels to get Trout a message. It popped into my email inbox at The Athletic during the early hours of May 18, and bearing the subject line, 'Wanted to see if you could help…' Michael explained that he wanted to deliver for his kid. 'I'm just a dad trying to do something for my son.' My first instinct was skepticism. If you're around Major League Baseball full-time, in any capacity, you understand the lengths crazy collectors will go to for autographs or any other type of valuable memorabilia. Thankfully, Campbell left his cell phone number, address and his occupation — an offensive coordinator at Petal High School. Verifying his identity was as simple as looking up his number, making sure that it matched with his name, then checking the school's website to see if he was really their coach. It all lined up, and so I forwarded along the request to the Angels. Twelve days after that, a UPS package arrived in Mississippi with a signed Trout jersey. Aaron opened it excitedly, first reading a handwritten letter written by an Angels official, before holding up the jersey and audibly thanking his favorite player. Advertisement 'I'm up here, and I can make an impact,' Trout said when asked about sending the jersey. 'That's important to me. 'I haven't been through any of that, and it's sad when stuff like that happens. And any chance I get to brighten a person's day, a family's day, I take the opportunity.' There wasn't much in the Campbell's rental house to make it feel like a home. This is where they plan to live for at least the next year, as they evaluate whether to move homes or rebuild the one that burned. The white walls were mostly empty, devoid of family photos. There was some standard furniture, making it feel like a less personal AirBnb. Then, there was the space above Aaron's bed. In a house devoid of personality, it was the one oasis of something human and meaningful: A shelf full of Atlanta Braves bobbleheads and a few signed baseballs, enough to make his space feel like a teenage boy's bedroom. After Michael posted about his family's circumstances online, a like-minded community of autograph seekers rallied around them, shipping gifts from their own cherished collections. 'This is our hobby,' Campbell said. 'This is what him and I do together.' When we're sitting there watching it burn — we've still got the memories, but we've lost all of it.' Thanks to those fans, and to Trout, they are starting to rebuild, ball by ball. So much is made of Trout's injuries, because he's missed nearly 400 games over the last four-plus seasons. When he has played, he's been criticized at times for an elevated strikeout rate. And even when he plays well, he bears the brunt of the Angels' decade-long stretch of losing. Will he request a trade? Why can't they win with him? His greatness as a player has given him a lot of burdens, but also something he realizes is a gift. The ability to make someone truly happy, simply with his presence, or the five seconds it takes to sign his name. Advertisement People come to Trout all the time with requests. Be it Angels officials, teammates, coaches or even opposing players. In that way, signing a jersey for Aaron wasn't special. The same day it arrived in the mail, Trout met with a lifelong fan who was battling terminal brain cancer. The fan's daughter had emailed the Angels' community relations team, and Trout readily agreed to meet. For Trout, that is every day. But for Aaron, his moment was special. And that's kind of the point. This small effort for Trout meant everything to a kid who had lost everything else. 'I always try to make a kid's day, or make a family's day,' Trout said. 'Even if it's something little, or something just as easy as signing a jersey.'
The Star
14-06-2025
- Sport
- The Star
History beckons for the legends in Greece
MAJOR champions, Ryder Cup players and global winners all gathered for the fourth regular event of the Legends Tour season, the Costa Navarino Legends Tour Trophy this week. The Legends Tour returned to Greece for the second Costa Navarino Legends Tour Trophy, with Paul Lawrie, Michael Campbell, Scott Hend and Stephen Gallacher headling an international field with players from all six inhabited continents. In addition to seven former Ryder Cup players, two-time DP World Tour champion Anthony Wall was making his debut and PGA Tour winner Bo Van Pelt was playing in his first regular Legends Tour event, having made his over-50s bow at the recent Senior PGA Championship in America – the first of three majors that count on this year's Order of Merit. It was another American who wrote his name in the history books last year as Clark Dennis won the inaugural Costa Navarino Legends Tour Trophy with a score of 17-under. The Texan was relishing the prospect of defending his title in Greece after enjoying his first visit to the country so much 12 months ago. 'It was great. The venue was just amazing from the start. I thought the courses were brilliant and we just had a fantastic time the whole week. 'There's a lot of history and a lot of fun things to see, and the resort is incredible. 'I can't recommend it highly enough for people to go and experience it,' he said. Scoring was incredibly low on the Bay 12 months ago, but it was the Olympic where Dennis came to the fore with two rounds of 66 to come through the field and win by four shots. 'The Olympic is a good course. I thought it was fair. It's scorable if you drive it in the fairway, but if you start to drive it a little crooked, it can be tough,' he said.
