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...
HealthLeadersMedia.com | October 5 - This week marks the start of residency recruitment season for many institutions. With the opening of the Electronic Resident Application Service on Wednesday, program directors and coordinators can begin downloading applications and recruiting your hospital's future physicians. Recruiting physicians-in-training is just...
ImagingBiz.com | October 2 - Virtual Radiologic (vRad), Eden Prairie, Minn, has entered into an agreement to acquire pioneer teleradiology provider NightHawk Radiology, Scottsdale, Ariz, for $170 million, bringing the company's clinical firepower to 325 radiologists. The offer of $6.50 per share represents a 100%...
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...
The Wall Street Journal | September 30 - McDonald's Corp. has warned federal regulators that it could drop its health insurance plan for nearly 30,000 hourly restaurant workers unless regulators waive a new requirement of the U.S. health overhaul. The move is one of the clearest...