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Study finds increased use of medical imaging, raising costs and health concerns  A dramatic rise in the use of the medical imaging tools like CT scans are increasing health care costs and patients' exposure to radiation, according to a new study. The provocative conclusion by a University of California-San Francisco research team challenges the more-is-better conventional wisdom of many consumers and their doctors. The use of innovative imaging tests like computed tomography ...

Zimbabwe: Medical Aid Schemes Scale Down Services  Many kidney patients in need of regular dialysis treatment are in danger after medical aid schemes reportedly stopped providing full cover to members requiring specialist care at private health centres.

UCI Medical Center Head Steps Down After 8 Months  The head of UCI Medical Center -- who was brought on after a scandal in the hospital's transplant program -- is stepping down after less than a year for what she says are personal reasons. Maureen Zehntner told staff members at the University of California, Irvine hospital by e-mail Monday that she would be leaving the job in four months.

Growing RIS/PACS Provider, Announces a $3,999 iMed-Stor DICOM Archive Appliance for the Medical Imaging Market FDA ...  IRVINE, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 11, 2008--Candelis, Inc., an Irvine, Calif.-based medical informatics company, today announced the iMed-StorTM 300, a digital medical imaging archive appliance engineered specifically to provide secure and cost-effective management of patient images and studies for standalone imaging operations including private practices, hospital departments, imaging ...

Antibiotic Use Increases At Academic Medical Centers  Antibacterial drug use appears to have increased at academic medical centers between 2002 and 2006, driven primarily by greater use of broad-spectrum agents and the antibiotic vancomycin, according to a report in the Nov. 10 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Medical tech challenges families of wounded - Army News, opinions, editorials, news from Iraq, photos, reports - Army ...  Harold and Mary Mowl were shocked by what they saw when they first visited their son, Kevin, in the intensive care unit at National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.

On The Eve Of Veteran's Day American Medical Association Works To Improve Health Care For Military Families  As the nation honors its veterans, the American Medical Association AMA honored the military today at its semi-annual policy-making meeting by pledging to work to improve access to health care for active duty military personnel, reservists, veterans and their families who rely on TRICARE, the military's health insurance program.

Deputy trial: Medical examiner says combination of forces led to Clifton Lee's death  DETROIT -- Washtenaw County Medical Examiner Bader Cassin said the patrol car video recording of the confrontation between sheriff's deputies and Clifton "Pete" Lee Jr. was a key factor in determining the Ypsilanti Township man's cause of death. But as...

Health Minister: Medical tourism in Singapore stable  Singapore's Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan said Tuesday that medical tourism in the city-state have not been affected by the recent financial crisis and he blamed its slower growth for the lack of capacity. He was quoted by local radio 938LIVE as saying that Singapore's medical industry has been enjoying a steady growth of about 20 percent a year. His remarks came after Parkway Health, one of the ...

MPD responding to accident at Medical Center Parkway  Murfreesboro Police are responding to an accident with minor injuries at Medical Center Parkway and West College Street. No other accidents or traffic tie-ups were reported by other law enforcement agencies.

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