A special report from the pages of DOTmed Business News.
Get a sneak peek at the state-of-the-art facility in Philadelphia.
Modest improvements seen, but not "quality panacea."
G. Wayne Moore of Sonora and Galen investor Jeff Soinski speak to DOTmed.
Light at the end of the tunnel: MRI Pulls Through. Read an exclusive report from DOTmed Business News.
Recently, researchers have discovered that a minimally invasive procedure called CT-guided tube pericardiostomy is as effective as conventional surgery.
New study shows CT scans provide a SPECT-comparable picture of heart function while also detecting arterial narrowing.
In September of 1928, in Fleming's untidy lab, a petri dish containing staphylococcus bacteria also became host to some opportunistic mold.
Pfizer to pay $2.3 billion for fraudulent marketing.
Lister's contribution to medicine was incalculable.
We need reform by the year's end, he said.
Senate version of reform stirs industry response. Finance committee still working on their version.
An exclusive column from the recent nuclear medicine issue of DOTmed Business News.
DOTmed wishes Louise Joy Brown a Happy Birthday this month.
The local industry is relieved that lofty education requirements for medical equipment servicers have been eased in amended bill; state legislature recesses without passing the measure.
Molecular imaging's most exciting new research, and more information about the medical isotope shortage were revealed at the Society of Nuclear Medicine's annual meeting. Read DOTmed's report.
PET scans show that music drives the brain's pleasure centers the same way as drugs like cocaine do, by stimulating the brain's dopaminergic striatal reward system.
A micro-technology becomes a major business.
Dr. Jesse H. Meredith, a pioneering limb re-implantation surgeon.
The wealthy Arab states are expected to invest $60 billion in health care by 2025, according to the Financial Times, a trend that could spell opportunity for DOTmed users.
Effective April 10, the Chinese government significantly revised its controversial regulations governing the importation of used equipment. However the U.S. Department of Commerce has not confirmed the implications for used medical equipment. Read more details in this update.
In May 1960, the FDA gave approval to a drug that has perhaps done more to reshape society than any other.
Eliminating FDA's preemption protection would decrease patients' access to life-enhancing medical devices, increase health care costs and reduce medical device industry employment.
During the last week, virologists have been sequencing and analyzing swine flu cells, and have decided that for the time being, the new strain of flu--called H1N1--is not as virulent as was originally feared.
Read recommendations and insight in this exclusive DOTmed News report -- with an interview with animal-to-human virus expert Mark Jerome Walters, D.V.M., Associate Professor, University of South Florida St. Petersburg.
The Latin American Medical Tourism and Health Congress scheduled to take place April 27-29, in Monterrey, Mexico was canceled due to the Swine Flu warnings. DIA canceled, too.
Following endoscopic exams, three VA patients have tested positive for HIV. Read the latest details about the problem.
At a recent US-China meeting on medical devices, China agreed to harmonize its standards with those of the U.S. and other countries and improve its regulatory oversight.
Department of Defense investigation relates to a military contract, according to the Company spokesperson. Details are sketchy, check with DOTmed Online News later today and tomorrow for updates on this evolving story.
DOTmed polled service companies about how to ensure that DXA units operative efficiently.
Patients whose defibrillators were implanted by electrophysiologists--cardiologists trained in device use--had fewer complications.
Recent Washington event mixed strategies with programmatic ideas. Read a DOTmed exclusive report and analysis.
Medical Tourism is emerging as one of the fastest growing industries in healthcare as more patients travel from one country to another for medical care, dental care or cosmetic surgery.
The Veterans Administration (VA), says it is trying to find out why veterans who had colonoscopies at three VA hospitals developed hepatitis and HIV.
With the possible exception of AIDS, there hasn't been a disease in American history causing more public concern than the polio epidemics that would spring-up periodically across the country barely more than five decades ago.
Plans for insurance reform have public and private options competing. Read DOTmed's exclusive coverage of a report that will influence policy-makers as they move forward.
DOTmed reports on the scene at the 2009 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Conference and Exhibition, held April 4 - 8 at the McCormick Place Convention Center. Check back in the coming days for more interviews and insight about this important event.
The Transportation Security Administration says it will replace the metal detectors now used at airports around the country with a new type of body scan called millimeter wave technology.
Law requires registration, will limit new facilities, limit referrals.
