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Advocacy groups applaud passage of bill that would permanently repeal and replace SGR.

A novel microfluidic drug delivery system makes it possible to reach parts of the body poorly served by oral and injectable medications.

The "germ theory" of schizophrenia got a mild boost this week as scientists discover that recently afflicted schizophrenics show higher levels of inflammatory proteins in the brain.

Thanks to a European grant for the HyperIMAGE project, a consortium of scientists across Europe have worked with Philips to develop a proof-of-concept, pre-clinical combined MR-PET scanner that could one day lead to improved radiation therapy and cardiology treatments.

Legislation may go to cloture vote this weekend. Read the details.

This year's RSNA should provide a very interesting look at the effects of the economy on the major OEMs. As always, vendors are whipping up the hoopla, and inside this story are great previews of what's being debuted. But DOTmed reporters will also be there to get the real buzz. Look for video interviews in our Online News direct from the show.

TomoTherapy president and CEO Fred Robertson talks with DOTmed about his perspective on ASTRO's 2009 annual meeting, changes in the radiation oncology industry and two important TomoTherapy product launches that occurred at the show. Watch the HD video.

The numbers are in on the Senate's version of reform. Also read about the wide-ranging impact that the legislation would have.

A confocal microscope picking up brain-safe fluorescent dyes could result in more accurate and streamlined surgeries to remove tumors from the brain.

Agency recommends no routine screening for women 40-49, no self-examination. Read the details.

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta has received a financial boon in the form of a $30 million grant to help break ground on a new pediatric research facility and to aid in the development of Children's Marcus Autism Center.

Men who toiled at factories that exposed them to high levels of bisphenol-A - a plastic softener - were more than four times more likely to experience sexual problems, according to research that adds fuel to fears over BPA exposure.

Screening breakthrough detects PSA levels that other tests read as zero, and could provide men who had their prostates removed but still have cancer with safer, earlier treatments.

Report examines costs and challenges in obtaining care.

Drug-eluting stents might break more often than anybody realized, according to a new study in the Nov. 17 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Honing radiation therapy

Strengthening privacy rules for patients in an era of health IT.

The OEM, known for CT, takes on the ISOs.

Thanks in part to pressure from the world's governments, health information technology is set to command an 11 percent compound annual growth rate till 2013, according to analysts.

Federal agencies have been making vital efforts through task force investigations, enforcement.