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NewsBedside exams may work better than CT scans
In most cases, patients who have had open brain surgery get a CT scan within a day of the procedure--an expense the health system has borne on the assumption that the costly scan is the best way to Read more...
CA publishes hospital death rates
California has published a study of hospital death rates for eight common conditions and procedures, with initial results suggesting that most hospitals are falling into the middle when it comes to Read more...
CA fines 13 hospitals for placing patients at risk
The California Department of Public Health has disciplined 13 hospitals for placing patients at risk of serious injury or death, fining each $25,000. The agency, which has issued 39 citations since Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Young doctors going for 'appearance' specialties
So, if you had to guess, what do you think are the most competitive specialties training slots vied for by young medical residents? Cardiology? Neurology? Brain surgery? No, actually, they're Read more...
ALSO NOTED: FL medical records sold in Utah surplus store; Another retail clinic operator closes its doors; and much more...
> Big "oops!"...Somehow, a box of medical records from Florida got sold in a Utah surplus store this week. Read more...
| Press ReleasesMazor Robotics Reports Third Quarter Financial ResultsSystem Utilization Rising as Patient Self-Referral Increases and Surgeons Realize Higher Levels of Procedure Efficiency CAESAREA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mazor Robotics Ltd. (TASE:MZOR), a Read more >> Elekta's Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion is Ranked 2011's Best in KLAS for Radiation TherapyATLANTA, June 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Elekta's Leksell Gamma Knife® Perfexion™ earned the number one ranking in the KLAS research firm's recently released 2011 Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards: Medical Read more >> First-ever Gamma Knife in Paris Offers New Treatment Options for Patients With Cancer and Other Brain DisordersWorld-renowned Groupe Hospitalier Pitie Salpetriere's new Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion could provide alternative to whole brain radiation therapy for treating multiple brain metastasesPARIS, May 10, Read more >> Surgeon Develops Revolutionary Endoscopic Procedure for Removal of Most Difficult to Access Brain TumorLOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- One of the most difficult-to-remove tumors located deep in the midbrain area can now be safely excised thanks to the work of one Los Angeles surgeon. Hrayr Shahinian, Read more >> |
