DiagnosticImaging.com | October 21 - Researchers in the radiation oncology department at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have received a $14 million grant to develop countermeasures that will help treat damage caused by radiological or nuclear threats such as a dirty bomb attack.
The grant, awarded...
HealthLeadersMedia.com | October 21 - The public is being unwittingly exposed to potentially dangerous levels of radiation from patients released from the hospital after undergoing therapy with radioactive isotopes, according to Rep. Edward J. Markey, (D-MA).
In a letter Wednesday to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,...
AdvanceWeb.com | October 15 - Headlines regarding excessive patient exposure have raised new questions regarding radiation's use in medicine. Here's how you can reduce errors.
On Jan. 23, the radiotherapy community awoke to startling headlines--the first in a series from The New York Times dealing with errors...
HealthLeadersMedia.com | October 18 - Pharmacists might soon be leaving the confines of their drug-filled fortresses to work alongside primary care physicians. Two studies indicate that adding pharmacists to the primary care team for joint care management increases medical benefits.
In an American Diabetes Association report,...
The Wall Street Journal | October 15 - Earlier in the decade, growth in the frequency of claims declined for several years in a row, down to a 1.81% increase for incidents occurring in 2006. The pace has now ticked up for the past three...
