Social Determinants: Page 12

Report ties keepsake ultrasound to fetal gender tests in Canada
By Rosemary Frei
An investigative report has caused a stir in Canada after it revealed that keepsake ultrasound clinics are willing to provide the gender of fetuses before 20 weeks of gestation. This is early enough for women to request an abortion and feeds into the phenomenon of female feticide in some immigrant communities in Canada.
June 14, 2012
IBA Molecular starts education programs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Molecular imaging radiopharmaceutical manufacturer IBA Molecular North America has established a clinical education program for its customers in North America.
June 10, 2012
Tablet devices may boost radiology education
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Tablet devices have the potential to improve the education of radiology residents, according to an article in the June issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
May 31, 2012
Toronto Star: Hospitals won't reveal baby's gender on US
By Erik L. Ridley
Whether it's by coincidence or not, six major hospitals in the Toronto metropolitan area that are in or near areas with high concentrations of South Asian immigrants have adopted policies that prohibit sonographers from divulging a baby's gender to expectant mothers, according to a report from the Toronto Star.
April 17, 2012
AIUM: Keepsake US tied to low birth-gender ratios in Calif.
By Erik L. Ridley
Although a definitive cause-and-effect relationship can't be proved, access to keepsake ultrasound centers continues to be linked with lower numbers of female births among some Asian groups in California, according to a talk at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) annual meeting.
April 2, 2012
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ACR Education Center reaches milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) Education Center has recently completed its 100th course offering.
February 7, 2012
Health workers boost mammo screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Education and other interventions by community health workers improve screening mammography rates in the U.S., especially among women whose race and ethnicity is similar to that of the community health workers serving them, according to a study published this month in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
June 27, 2011
Study finds gender bias in nuclear stress tests
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A group of cardiologists in Rhode Island say a possible gender disparity may exist in how patients are referred for nuclear stress tests, according to the study published online June 8 by the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology.
June 9, 2011
ACR offers education discount
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology's (ACR) Education Center is offering a $1,000 discount on any ACR Education Center course to radiologists employed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Public Health Service, as well as to active-duty military radiologists.
May 3, 2011
ECG helps screen for pediatric heart conditions
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Adding an electrocardiogram (ECG) to a history and physical examination can identify undiagnosed heart conditions in healthy children and adolescents, according to a pilot study from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. An echocardiography study was also found to be useful.
March 17, 2011
Road to RSNA 2010: Practice Management and Economics Preview
By Kate Madden Yee
At last year's RSNA meeting, practice management and economics sessions focused on quality improvement. This year, the hot topics include radiation safety, decision modeling, and how to thrive the challenging economic times ahead.
November 16, 2010
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CMS issues final rule on preventive services
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule with comment period that would implement key provisions in the Affordable Care Act of 2010 to expand preventive services for Medicare beneficiaries, improve payments for primary care services, and promote access to healthcare services in rural areas.
November 2, 2010
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