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Diagnostic Ultrasound aids hurricane relief
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound technology developer Diagnostic Ultrasound and its employees have contributed more than $17,000 to help victims of Hurricane Katrina, the company reported.
October 12, 2005
Boston Scientific donates to hurricane relief
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, reported that the company and its employees have donated approximately $3.3 million to the American Red Cross to help victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
October 4, 2005
GE expands healthcare assistance to Ghana
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare said it has expanded its existing African healthcare initiative at two hospitals in Kumasi and Kintampo, Ghana.
October 3, 2005
Caution: U.S.A. may be hazardous to your health
By Eric Barnes
A study based on data from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) trial found that being born in the U.S. -- and living there -- could be hazardous to your health. Specifically, being born in the U.S. and spending time in the fast-food nation are associated with the extent of calcification in people with CT-detected coronary artery calcium.
October 2, 2005
Kodak donates to hurricane relief
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Eastman Kodak will be donating $500,000 to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.
September 18, 2005
Medicaid cuts and radiology's quandary
There are so many critical topics of interest in health policy today that it is easy to overlook Medicaid. Dr. Howard Forman, associate editor of health policy for the American Journal of Roentgenology, offers a summary of where the program stands, where it is going, and what it means for radiologists and radiology practices.
September 12, 2005
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Ocean Springs hospital thanks RT volunteers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A Mississippi hospital that issued a call for volunteers in the wake of Hurricane Katrina has received hundreds of offers from radiologic technologists, and now has the personnel available to fully staff its facility.
September 11, 2005
HHS asks for Katrina healthcare volunteers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is asking for healthcare workers to volunteer to help in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
September 11, 2005
Massachusetts insurers seek to cut imaging utilization
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
In response to double-digit increases in diagnostic imaging procedures, Massachusetts healthcare insurers such as Tufts Health Plan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA) are implementing imaging management plans in an effort to curb utilization.
September 11, 2005
GE adds to Katrina donations
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
General Electric of Fairfield, CT, has upped its total donations for Hurricane Katrina relief to over $18 million.
September 11, 2005
Hitachi pledges $1 million in hurricane relief
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Hitachi, the parent company of multimodality vendor Hitachi Medical, has pledged $1 million in donations for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
September 11, 2005
ASTRO musters support for Katrina victims
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) is compiling a list of radiation therapy facilities willing and able to treat Hurricane Katrina victims who have been evacuated from the area.
September 7, 2005
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