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NewsFDA looking to reduce radiation exposure to patients
With growing reports of unnecessary radiation exposure to patients, the Food and Drug Administration has stepped in to require safety controls that will eliminate excessive radiation doses, and also Read more...
Unregulated markets, outdated safety protocols key in over-radiation cases
Despite all of the benefits new radiological equipment can bring to diagnosing and fighting diseases, updated technology also can lead to catastrophic results if it goes unmonitored, a disturbing Read more...
Most CT scans may be unnecessary
More than half of patients who undergo abdominal/pelvic CT scans receive unnecessary imaging tests that put them at risk for radiation-induced cancer, according to new research from the University of Read more...
In expanding radiation overdose probe, Cedars-Sinai agrees to pay for care
As though a class-action lawsuit wasn't difficult enough, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is facing a growing public relations problem in the wake of more than 200 cases in which patients received Read more...
Radiation overdoses prompt class-action suit against Cedars-Sinai, GE Healthcare
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and GE Healthcare have been named as defendants in a class-action suit representing patients who may have received radiation overdoses during CT brain perfusion scans at Read more...
Former Cedars-Sinai employee allegedly stole records, committed fraud
Once again a Los Angeles hospital is having trouble keeping its medical records private, but this time it's a much more drastic case. Now, a former employee from the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's Read more...
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