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House Passes Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act Advocacy groups applaud passage of bill that would permanently repeal and replace SGR.
Clinical PET-MRI Moves Closer to Reality 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.
Scientists Find Unusual Immune System Activity in Brains of Schizophrenics 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.
Aural Trumps Oral for Ear Treatment A novel microfluidic drug delivery system makes it possible to reach parts of the body poorly served by oral and injectable medications.
Senate Health Care Reform Bill Unveiled Legislation may go to cloture vote this weekend. Read the details.
RSNA 2009 Preview 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.
Interview With Fred Robertson, President & CEO of TomoTherapy 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.
Pen-Sized Microscope Aims for Precise Brain Surgeries A confocal microscope picking up brain-safe fluorescent dyes could result in more accurate and streamlined surgeries to remove tumors from the brain.
Health Care Reform Round-Up: CBO Pegs Senate Bill at $849 Billion The numbers are in on the Senate's version of reform. Also read about the wide-ranging impact that the legislation would have.
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Has Stunning New Guidelines on Mammography Agency recommends no routine screening for women 40-49, no self-examination. Read the details.
for HIV
at three VA hospitals
VA Update: Patients Have Tested Positive for HIV
As DOTmed News has reported, the patients were treated at the VA medical facilities in Murfreesboro, TN, Augusta, GA and Miami, FL. It was also reported that more than 10,000 patients have been tested for HIV after being treated with endoscopic equipment that may not have been not properly sterilized.
In addition, the VA stated that there have been six positive tests for hepatitis B virus and 19 for hepatitis C at the three locations. The VA cannot prove whether the patients were exposed to the viruses at its facilities.
The VA also released figures that indicated patients potentially affected could be 10,797, including 6,387 who had colonoscopies at Murfreesboro; 3,341 at Miami; and 1,069 who were treated at the ear, nose and throat clinic in Augusta. About half of those at risk have been notified of their follow-up test results, the VA said.
All three sites used endoscopic equipment made by Olympus American Inc. The company said it is helping the VA address problems with "inadvertently neglecting to appropriately reprocess a specific auxiliary water tube."
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