Magazine Features
December 23, 2011
DOTmed News has rounded up award recipients from a variety of sources to provide a retrospective of the year’s best.
December 19, 2011
A four-year-old boy lay dying of malaria in a Benin, West Africa-based hospital. Not 40 feet from his room, a supply closet is fully stocked with the antidote. But the hospital has no basic intravenous lines available to administer the drug. In a country where one out of five children die from malaria before the age of 10, this little boy’s story is all too common.
December 12, 2011
Research shows a troubling trend.
December 12, 2011
Head-to-head comparisons prove invaluable.
November 19, 2011
Read about some of the top attractions at this year's show.
October 03, 2011
Immediate past president and current ASTRO chair Dr. Anthony Zietman makes the case for conscience-based medicine.
October 01, 2011
Read the October letter from the editor.
September 30, 2011
To meet growing needs in health care, colleges and universities are working hard to boost their number of graduates.
September 28, 2011
Nanoparticles poised to change the face of medicine
September 12, 2011
Imaging tackles America's obesity epidemic.
August 29, 2011
Hospitals are taking steps to successfully control HAIs
August 26, 2011
As economic woes lengthen the product replacement cycle, sterilizers go green.
August 22, 2011
New technology, staffing models, help reduce costs.
August 16, 2011
Dr. Jeffrey Port explains how new tech can help prevent the retained surgical item problem.
August 15, 2011
Nationwide, hospitals are investing millions in hybrid rooms. Should yours? What to know before you decide.
August 08, 2011
Endoscopy and arthroscopy continue to advance.
August 05, 2011
In an increasingly complex health care environment, CE departments look for lighter, faster and multifunctional solutions.
July 28, 2011
Facilities are under increased pressure coping with funding cuts and regulatory requirements.
July 27, 2011
One rural health information exchange shares tips on how an HIE should be run.
July 25, 2011
Analysts say India presents challenges to U.S. companies.
July 25, 2011
In line with the latest guidelines, AEDs look to deliver more than a shock.
July 20, 2011
A comparison of conventional radiation therapy and next-generation radiosurgery.
July 18, 2011
Advice from a 25-bed critical access hospital that made the transition from film to digital.
July 08, 2011
"Sea turtles" lead China's stem cell surge.
July 07, 2011
Microsoft's motion-sensing game controller helps doctors perform virtual autopsies.
July 06, 2011
Data storage and exchange has emerged as one of the biggest problems facing radiology departments - especially among rural providers.
July 05, 2011
New texting service provides women tips and reminders throughout their pregnancy.
July 01, 2011
If you're looking to break into one of the world's fastest-growing health care markets, consider exhibiting at Medicall 2011, India's premier medical equipment tradeshow.
July 01, 2011
For companies like Dixie Medical, a seller of refurbished defibrillators, business is booming– its business was up by 25 percent last year.
June 28, 2011
Should all young athletes be screened for rare but potentially fatal heart conditions?
June 24, 2011
Nanomedicine may be the next frontier in health care.
June 21, 2011
An exclusive interview with the association's president and CEO.
June 17, 2011
Ultrasound becomes a flashpoint in the long-simmering turf war between radiologists and non-radiologists.
June 14, 2011
Dr. Dominique Delbeke, the 2010-2011 president, shared some information about the latest from SNM.
May 27, 2011
Ahead of next week's meeting, SIIM President Elizabeth Krupinski talked to DOTmed News about her field and the latest news from the society.
May 24, 2011
The surprising truth about America's infant mortality rate.
May 01, 2011
Newer technologies promise to bring proton therapy centers within financial reach of more hospitals. Will they? And perhaps more importantly, should they?
April 29, 2011
This month features a device that's pre 19th century.
April 22, 2011
Hospitals look "to the sky" to get the most out of their space.
April 19, 2011
Stenting has become one of the most controversial procedures in the United States.
April 11, 2011
Is your data at risk?
April 08, 2011
DOTmed News talks with Roland Rhynus about what his goals are for the society.
March 29, 2011
The technology promises to slash costs and improve quality but reimbursement woes and technical troubles threaten to slow adoption.
March 29, 2011
Developments in "light medicine" and finally some good news for cosmetic laser sales.
March 20, 2011
After more than a decade, doctor-assisted death in Oregon still finds no consensus in the medical community.
March 01, 2011
What the future might hold for one of health care’s least known, but most controversial, institutions.
February 19, 2011
A DOTmed Business News report on speech recognition technology.
February 16, 2011
John H. (Hank) Duffy discusses the evolving changes of revenue cycles.
February 13, 2011
In a DOTmed Business News Q & A, HIMSS president talks shop about the society and this year's show.
