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NewsHospitals advocate for bargain CT scans
With ongoing debates about inappropriate CT scan use, hospitals are using inexpensive CT scanners on smokers to screen for lung cancer, Kaiser Health News and The Washington Post report. Read more...
Hospital cited for continuing unshielded X-rays on babies
An inspection at a Brooklyn hospital, the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, last month found that the facility was continuing to perform inappropriate full body X-rays on Read more...
Patients would consider additional tests for new cancer treatment
Surveyed cancer patients indicated that they would be willing to undergo additional medical tests, imaging studies, and biopsies as part of new advanced experimental treatments in early-stage 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...
WI nurses fired over cell photos of X-ray
A pair of nurses accused of taking a picture of patient X-rays have been fired, with one also charged with posting the pictures on a Facebook page. While the nurses apparently didn't violate Read more...
Doctors going back to house calls
If you're not a boomer, it's likely you've never seen a doctor in your home--after all, house calls have been out of vogue for quite some time--but of late, there are signs that this may change. Read more...
Medicare proposes to stop paying for virtual colonoscopies
CMS has announced that it wants to stop paying for Medicare coverage of virtual colonoscopies, otherwise known as CT colonographies. The agency says that it hasn't found enough evidence that these Read more...
Computers help MDs spot breast cancer
Everyone knows that ultimately, nothing can replace the judgment of a trained clinician--but a little extra help never hurt. Now, a study suggests that in some cases, that help could come from a Read more...
MI sets strict limits on building costly cancer centers
Working to avoid a costly healthcare "arms race," a commission in Michigan has ruled that it will allow the construction of only one costly proton beam therapy center for cancer treatment. Read more...
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