In this edition, Google honors X-ray's 115th anniversary. Radiographers call off a two-day strike. And an Irish hospital uncovers a backlog of nearly 60,000 X-rays.
Company gets quarter million dollar grant to test breast cancer therapy device.
Ailing drug research group sacks 4 percent of its workforce.
Researchers receive grants to study everything from end-stage renal facilities to the spread of infection in rural Iowa.
New HHS report estimates health care law will save about $500 billion for Medicare over the next decade.
By reclassifying the devices into a lower risk category, the agency is easing the pathway to market approval.
Second CR-based digital mammo tech to get FDA approval.
For the first time, a screening program with CT scans is shown to save lives from lung cancer.
A study claims that at least one reimbursement cut might have helped deter unnecessary treatments.
An exclusive look at new advances in coil technology.
Georgia rejects $10 car tax to pay for trauma centers.
The annual Medica conference and expo draws more than 138,000 visitors from more than 100 countries from all sectors of health care.
But says no one wants to "re-litigate" health reform.
With Republicans capturing the House in Tuesday's elections, the Obama administration's health reform law is on their radar, but experts say shooting it down could be tough.
Results of the first clinical trial using subretinal implants in humans show that a 'blind retina can be reawakened.'
MRI scans could help doctors know if it's safe to administer a stroke-fighting drug, according to a new study.
The agency plans to reward states' IT models for health insurance exchanges.
The watchdog agency pushed the company's Octopus Nuvo Tissue Stabilizer into the most potentially hazardous recall category.
Doctors lobby against 30 percent Medicare pay cut.
GE is buying Orbotech Medical Solutions, maker of CZT detectors used in GE's Alcyone technology for nuclear cardiology.
On the eve of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s 510(k) reform, industry fears the agency will keep life-saving products off the shelves, while consumer advocates worry the latest changes don’t do enough to protect patients.
McKesson expands cancer offerings with deal.
PET scans reveal the way female hormones are concentrated in the brain might be unique to humans.
More than 300 hospital staffers were victims of the fraudulent scheme.
Mass. court approves controversial purchase.
American OEMs hope to break into billion-dollar Russian imaging market with domestically made equipment.
An anonymous $30 million donation enables the school to establish a center dedicated to primary care education, research and delivery.
A new study from Health Affairs found insurance companies are avoiding the poor, elderly population.
Michigan-based Stryker will pay $1.5 billion in cash.
From hiring an on-staff economist to ensuring the exam room smells good, a radiology efficiency expert explains how to keep a department running smoothly -- and patients happy.
Market report shows average annual increase of 7 percent a year.
State officials say they found a "troubling pattern" of safety issues.
A new device gives real-time images of the breast, showing both benign and malignant tumors.
Targeted MRI imaging would improve demand for imaging procedures, a new report said.
Images created using 7T MRI angiography are of significantly improved quality when compared with 3T MRA.
These significant wage disparities may hinder health care reform by weakening the primary care workforce.
Study finds number of patients reporting infections with drug-resistant KPC-producing germs nearly triples.
Regulatory reforms, capital crunches and captives’ new game plan. Here’s a brief peak at the near-future of capital equipment leasing.
Complications could add to the nation's health care costs.
Deal expected to close later this year or early next year.
