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Congressional hearings on medical radiation rescheduled
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A U.S. congressional hearing on medical radiation has been rescheduled for February 26 by the Subcommittee on Health of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
February 18, 2010
The Profit Center: Part 12 -- Exclusive contracts and hospital stipends under attack
By Mark F. Weiss
Fear of rising healthcare costs is being exploited to attack exclusive agreements and stipend support from hospitals to hospital-based physicians, according to healthcare business and legal affairs expert Mark Weiss. He offers advice for counterattack in this edition of the Proft Center.
February 18, 2010
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Survey eyes device safety during imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The National Council on Aging said that communication about the safety of medical imaging for patients with electronic implantable devices is often inadequate.
February 16, 2010
Communication failure: A surefire route to malpractice court
By Kate Madden Yee
What if radiologists knew that failure to communicate radiologic findings to referring physicians is a factor in 80% of malpractice lawsuits? And payment to plaintiffs in these kinds of cases averaged $1.9 million per case? Most likely, they'd ramp up their communication efforts.
February 15, 2010
FDA launches initiative to rein in medical radiation
By Cynthia E. Keen
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week announced an initiative to reduce unnecessary radiation exposure from CT, fluoroscopy, and nuclear medicine exams. The move is widely believed to be in response to reports of rising exposure to medical radiation in the U.S. population.
February 8, 2010
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Settlement details released in $2.9M Colombini MRI suit
By Wayne Forrest
A New York court has released the details of a $2.9 million legal settlement received by the parents of a 6-year-old boy who was killed nine years ago when an oxygen canister was brought into the MRI suite where he was being scanned.
February 4, 2010
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Report: Isotope bill stalled in Senate
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Sen. Christopher Bond (R-MO) is demanding more information on a Senate bill to allocate as much as $160 million to help develop medical isotope production in the U.S.
February 1, 2010
Second NY Times article highlights radiation therapy errors
By Cynthia E. Keen
Radiation oncology suffered another black eye on January 27, when the New York Times published the second article this week detailing errors in radiation therapy procedures. The stories have the radiation oncology community conducting damage control.
January 28, 2010
VisEn buys rights to fluorescence agents
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Optical imaging developer VisEn Medical has acquired fluorescence imaging agent intellectual property portfolios and related technology from Bayer Schering Pharma.
January 27, 2010
Bayer settles NSF case with Calif. man
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI contrast developer Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals has settled a lawsuit involving a California man who allegedly contracted nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) after administration of the company's Magnevist gadolinium-based MRI contrast agent.
January 27, 2010
GE, Bracco receive FDA violation notices
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare and Bracco have both received notices of violation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for marketing claims related to their Visipaque and Isovue x-ray contrast agents.
January 24, 2010
Court dismisses ACC suit against Medicare
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A federal court in Florida has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) over proposed Medicare cuts, ruling that it did not have authority to review Medicare payment decisions.
January 18, 2010
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