Social Determinants: Page 13

Breast cancer diagnostic delay linked to race, not insurance
By Kate Madden Yee
A woman's race and ethnicity may influence how quickly she gets diagnosed for breast cancer, more than whether or not she has health insurance, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research.
October 4, 2010
HHS awards $20M for rural EHR adoption
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on September 10 awarded nearly $20 million in new technical support assistance to help critical access and rural hospital facilities convert from paper-based medical records to certified electronic health record (EHR) technology.
September 13, 2010
Elsevier partners with ASRT on CT education
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical information publisher Elsevier has partnered with the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) to provide continuing education material.
August 18, 2010
Siemens to offer patient education
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has inked an agreement with a patient education content provider to begin providing its material to Siemens' base of healthcare IT customers.
August 11, 2010
Race affects breast cancer diagnosis, treatment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Black women wait twice as long as white women for treatment following a definitive diagnosis of breast cancer, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the George Washington University Cancer Institute with support from the U.S. National Cancer Institute.
April 19, 2010
Does keepsake ultrasound lead to gender abortions in Calif.?
By Erik L. Ridley
The use of ultrasound to enable gender-selective abortion has been associated with abnormally low female-to-male birth ratios in a number of Asian countries. But the proliferation of fetal keepsake ultrasound in the U.S. may be responsible for a similar trend in California among Asian communities.
March 29, 2010
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MRI shows age- and gender-based differences in myocardial motion
By Eric Barnes
People who suspect that men's and women's hearts march to different drummers now have proof from cardiac MRI. Myocardial motion is strongly influenced by gender as well as age, according to researchers from Freiburg, Germany.
December 17, 2009
Imaging Economics gets new owner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology trade magazine Imaging Economics has come under new ownership after the publication's parent company, Ascend Media, sold its medical division to a new owner.
August 24, 2009
ARRS study: Teleradiology expands VC to rural areas
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A pilot program aimed at expanding access to virtual colonoscopy to rural areas in the southwestern U.S. continues to show good results in patients who need colorectal cancer screening, but lack ready access to conventional colonoscopy.
April 22, 2009
Absolute calcium score better predictor than age-, sex-, race-adjusted scores
By Eric Barnes
For assessing the risk of coronary events, the absolute calcium score is a far better predictor of adverse coronary events than an adjusted score based on mean values of the patient's particular demographic group.
January 22, 2009
Ethnic background influences mammography compliance
By Kate Madden Yee
New research indicates that mammography's benefits can vary based on ethnic group: Minority women continue to use screening mammography less than other women, and they often present with more advanced cancer, according to a study in the journal Radiology.
November 4, 2008
ASRT, ARRT say more CT education needed
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals need more education in CT operation, application, and dose, according to a panel jointly sponsored by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) and the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT).
October 8, 2008
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