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Global recruitment drive brings success in Gulf States

By Frances Rylands-Monk

The Arab states of the Persian Gulf continue to seek and attract high numbers of expatriate radiologists to join their advanced and well-paid healthcare sector. However, radiology in the Arab Gulf has more to offer than just financial reward and a comfortable lifestyle, as many interventional radiologists are discovering.

September 7, 2014

ASCO: Personalized breast screening doesn't mean no screening

By Kate Madden Yee

SAN FRANCISCO - The development of personalized breast screening protocols shouldn't result in more restrictive screening policies in which women are screened less frequently and at older ages, according to a talk by Dr. Stephen Feig at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Breast Cancer Symposium.

September 4, 2014

FDA eyes preclinical MRI use in rats

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S Food and Drug Administration is looking to expand the preclinical use of MRI by studying the effects of various chemicals on a live rat's brain.

September 4, 2014

Mevion to install proton unit in DC

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Mevion Medical Systems has taken an order for its Mevion S250 proton therapy system from MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.

September 4, 2014

fMRI shows why some keep calm and carry on

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Researchers from Rutgers University used functional MRI (fMRI) to show activity in different parts of the brain based on whether challenges were perceived as controllable or uncontrollable.

September 4, 2014

Study: No link between bras and breast cancer

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

There is no association in postmenopausal women between wearing a bra and developing breast cancer, according to a new study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

September 4, 2014