Popular health show suggested mammograms were linked to rising thyroid cancer rates.
Congressional advisory group's proposal draws harsh industry response.
Philips says the world's first digital broadband MRI machine, Ingenia, is now available in the U.S.
Less than a quarter of women understand the new recommendations, a survey finds.
"Competition is fierce," according to this exclusive report.
The new product automates the segregation of pharmaceutical waste.
Growing use of CT scans on children has experts urging better collaboration between doctors and device makers.
The task force says evidence is lacking for the benefit of routine screening.
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation could replace open-heart surgery for high-risk patients.
The denial rate also falls to under 50 percent for diagnostic scans.
This Month in Medical History looks at Nixon's tobacco-fighting legacy.
Slowly but surely, flat panel technology is making its way into the mobile C-Arm space.
After almost 12 years, will this be the year for the CARE bill?
Plus, the DOJ, FTC clarify the sticky issue of antitrust policy.
Hospitals, GPOs want device companies to pay fair share.
OEMs worry device tax could give resellers the upper hand.
Similar to portable chest X-ray systems, the 32-slice scanner can be moved between departments.
Ten others are infected; health officials are investigating a bacterial outbreak.
Developments in "light medicine" and finally some good news for cosmetic laser sales.
Sonar-like technology listens to the "sound of aneurysms."
MASEP hopes its recently FDA-cleared, relatively low-priced Infini will open up international markets.
The technology promises to slash costs and improve quality but reimbursement woes and technical troubles threaten to slow adoption.
The focus on dangers of ionizing radiation could obscure other medical procedure risks, researchers warn.
Utah Gov. Gary R. Herbert signed House Bill 238 into law this month, making Utah the 29th state to license radiology assistants.
From vendor selection to maintenance, industry experts offer advice on getting the most value out of an RF shield.
The hospital furniture market gets a makeover to become more welcoming to patients. A DOTmed News exclusive report.
The AIDS test became commercially available in March of 1985.
Statins appear to boost radiotherapy's prostate cancer cure rate for high-risk patients.
The FDA bars Terumo from selling heart-lung bypass systems over quality control issues at its Michigan plant.
Plus, Korean mothers buy up Japanese-made diapers while California fears lead to a run on iodine pills.
Builders break ground on the Pacific Northwest's first proton therapy center and what could be the country's 11th.
The fifth generation imaging console gets 510(k) clearance.
Training center expects 2,000 docs to visit every year.
Microsoft controller could help surgeons save on scrubbing time.
After more than a decade, doctor-assisted death in Oregon still finds no consensus in the medical community.
The makers need a more rigid training program to ensure accurate scan readings, the agency said.
Long-rumored sale of service, parts companies comes true.
1896 X-ray gives 1,500 times the dose of modern equipment. And a Dutch doc says you get more radiation at home than in the radiology dept.
Median faculty radiologist salary rises to $351,950.
Cleveland BioLabs, Inc. says its experimental drug could be "ready to go" if needed.
