The New York Times | October 3 - There is no silver bullet for reforming America's health care system, but medical experts have long agreed that digital patient records and electronic prescribing can help improve care and curb costs.
It seems straightforward. Just combine technology skills...
The Wall Street Journal | October 5 - Some doctors are raising concerns about a new cancer-treatment device that use electrical jolts to zap tumors but that hasn't been through a large clinical trial to prove it's safe and effective in people.
The device, called the...
DiagnosticImaging.com | September 30 - California radiologists will be required to incorporate radiation dose levels in their reports under a measure signed into law Thursday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The measure requires that radiologists include in their reports the dose length product or the CT...
DiagnosticImaging.com | September 29 - Pathologies such as infections, or even tumors, crop up from time to time in patients examined for entirely unrelated issues. These "incidental findings" can put doctors - and patients - in a tight spot. How do they proceed with the...
ImagingBiz.com | September 24 - Routine breast screening with mammograms packs a less-than-expected effect on preventing cancer deaths, according to a study by Norwegian researchers that once again sparks a fierce debate over its value.
Published this past week in the New England Journal of Medicine,...
