TORONTO – October 31, 2026 -- Profound Medical Corp. (NASDAQ:PROF; TSX:PRN) has enlisted Emmy Award-winning broadcaster Montel Williams for its next Let's Huddle patient webinar on November 5, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. ET, extending the reach of its prostate care outreach program.

Cerritos, Calif. – October 31, 2026 -- Millennium Dental Technologies and the Institute for Advanced Laser Dentistry (IALD) announced the death of Professor Raymond A. Yukna, DMD, MS (1942-2026). His 2007 human histology study gave the LANAP protocol, a minimally invasive laser treatment for moderate to severe periodontal disease, some of its earliest and most influential scientific validation.

Madison – October 31, 2026 -- Accuray Incorporated (NASDAQ: ARAY) granted 650,000 restricted stock units and 650,000 performance-based restricted stock units (at target) to Sofiane Laoussadi, its new Senior Vice President, Global Services & Solutions. The two awards cover 1.3 million shares of common stock at target.

FORT MYERS – October 31, 2026 -- Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (FCS) President & Managing Physician Lucio N. Gordan, MD, will co-chair NCODA's inaugural Clinical Advances Summit (NCAS) in October 2027, with five FCS-linked leaders also named to NCODA's first Class of 2026 Fellows.

New York – October 31, 2026 -- Orbis International is committing an estimated US$32 million in financial and technical contributions from 2027 through 2030 to strengthen eye health systems, targeting better outcomes for more than 18 million people and professional development for more than 250,000 eye health professionals.

Tampa – October 31, 2026 -- Tampa General Hospital (TGH) has promoted Lijah Lokenauth, CPA, CFE, to executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective Jan. 4, 2027, replacing Mark Runyon in the system's top finance role.

Lokenauth currently serves as senior vice president of finance. He will oversee the financial strategy and operations supporting the academic health system's long-term sustainability and strategic priorities.

Marburg – October 30, 2026 -- More than 180 participants attended the first Menopause Day at University Hospital Marburg (UKGM), which put menopause on the agenda of workplace health management under the motto "Menopause at Work - Inform, Connect, Support."

Women's Health Center runs hybrid format with two lecture blocks

The Women's Health Center at UKGM Marburg organized the event. Attendees could join on site or online. Individual medical consultations followed the lectures, so participants could raise personal health questions confidentially.

Berlin – October 30, 2026 -- All 34 digital health application (DiGA) companies surveyed by Bitkom report a worsening situation for manufacturers over the past two years, and 82% describe the deterioration as severe. Industry association Pharma Deutschland cited the findings in calling for reliable reimbursement and less bureaucracy for digital therapies.

MOUNT VERNON – October 30, 2026 -- Knox Community Hospital has signed a definitive agreement to join Kettering Health, a nonprofit health system in western Ohio, with the transaction expected to close by January 1, 2027. The two organizations signed a letter of intent in July.

Berlin – October 30, 2026 -- Only 23.5% of respondents say they use Germany's electronic patient record (ePA), even though 81.5% know it, according to a representative Civey survey commissioned by industry association Pharma Deutschland, 18 months after the nationwide rollout.

Awareness is high, but usage has barely moved since launch

The ePA has been available nationwide since April 29, 2025. Pharma Deutschland says its surveys show awareness was already as high a year ago as it is today, while the number of users has hardly risen in that period.