Moderate Democrats crossed the aisle to join Republicans today in shooting down a benefits package that would also freeze a 21 percent Medicare pay cut to physicians set to go in effect on Friday.
A medico-legal entry from DOTmed Business News.
A new clinic will provide health care to children of Klamath Falls, Ore. and the broader metropolitan area.
DOTmed's Ron Minor and Wolfgang Zeller report from the show floor at the UK Radiology Congress (UKRC) held June 7-9 in Birmingham, England.
Clinicians should follow the new screening guidelines put out by the American Cancer Society and the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists to avoid undue anxiety.
Study says Medicare's decision to cover computer-assisted detection for film mammos is linked with increased adoption of the technology, although some rads disagree.
More than two million U.S. cancer survivors did not get one or more needed medical services because of financial worries, according to a new study in the journal Cancer.
Experts weigh in on what issues are raised and how they should be confronted after the J. Craig Venter Institute unveiled the first self-replicating synthetic bacterial cell.
Center will offer training and services to implement EHR use.
Obama says Senate needs to act now for doctors, seniors.
The company will offer its imaging services to Premier's member hospitals.
A study released at SNM shows promise in higher-quality images.
Medicare instructs contractors to hold claims until June 18 to give Congress a chance to pass the 'doc fix.'
Oral cancer tumors with HPV might be more susceptible to radiation treatment, a new study found.
Agency says kits are medical devices.
Stealth, L.P., formerly doing business as Houston Town & Country Hospital, is suing several major insurers, claiming an illegal boycott.
A health and technology corridor in Cleveland will focus on development in the biomedical field, bringing together world-renowned institutions.
A new law passed this week that requires insurance companies to receive approval of premium increases.
The two companies formed a strategic alliance to expand the global distribution of the CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System and explore R&D synergies.
Thursday's strike in Minnesota did not affect patient care, said a hospital spokeswoman.
A panel hosted by the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the American Psychiatric Association's annual meeting last month in New Orleans sought to produce hard data where now exists mostly dorm-room and back-office anecdotes about drugs known as "cogs."
Expansion of eligibility, changes in payment and services are key in reform.
An industry sector report from the pages of DOTmed Business News.
Device manufacturers call for in-built safeguards for radiotherapy devices to prevent the sort of dosage mishaps that made headlines last year.
DOTmed News reporters Olga Deshchenko and Lindsay Grystar provide an overview of the 57th SNM annual meeting, which concluded Wednesday in Salt Lake City.
Medical technology jobs were largely spared the devastation that befell the rest of U.S. manufacturing, according to a report released Wednesday.
Job action set for Twin Cities Thursday; action at University of California hospitals on hold.
Raises in rates would require governmental approval.
A health IT behemoth was born today, as Allscripts nabbed Eclipsys for $1.3 billion in all all-stock purchase, the companies announced this morning.
As $250 rebate checks for the prescription drug "doughnut hole" reach the mailboxes of seniors this week, U.S. Health and Human Services and the country's top prosecutor warn state attorneys general to watch out for a spike in Medicare fraud.
A CMS/CDC joint study found alarming numbers when it comes to compliance with infection control practices.
PET scans can find patients at risk for Alzheimer's, while a new imaging agent could make the scans more accessible.
Lawmakers approved hundreds of millions of dollars in budget cuts to health care in New York state Monday as part of emergency spending measures promoted by embattled Gov. David Paterson to keep state government going amidst a budgetary deadlock.
A new vaccine targets a protein found in breast cancers to prevent tumors from developing.
Robert Atcher, chairperson of SNM's Government Relations Committee, directed pressure at Canada to alleviate the U.S. isotope shortage crisis.
Study shows radioisotopes made by cyclotrons just as good as those from generators.
Report discusses challenges in best practices in this hotly competitive area for vendors.
A blood test that scours the blood for DNA fragments shed by dying cells could help doctors check how well cancers are responding to treatment and even whether cattle are afflicted by mad cow disease.
Autistic children differ markedly from healthy volunteers in metabolites shed in their urine, raising hopes for a biological test for the disorder that could allow doctors to catch it before behavioral symptoms show up.
