University Of Florida Hospital Penalized For Improper CT

A United States court in Florida released a verdict against the University of Florida hospital in Gainesville after the death of one of its patients following a CT scan. The hospital is to pay a penalty of $6.2 million. Cory Fine, PhD, a business-school professor at the University of North Florida, went in 2002 to have a gastric-bypass surgery for weight loss at the hospital.

ComCare, A Client Management Application System Now In UK

Docobo, Ltd, UK telehealth firm, has announced a new agreement to distribute an Australian community care client management system, ComCare which was developed by Silver Chain, a Western Australia-based, non profit, charity that uses ComCare extensively. Silver Chain provides district nursing and care services to 40,000 individuals annually.

Multi-color CT For Imaging Plaques

In a recent study, researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine were able, for the first time, to design a new way for imaging vulnerable coronary artery plaques which tend to rupture. The new way uses multi-color computed tomography (CT), which will significantly help in the earlier detection of cardiovascular disease. The study will be highlighted in the September issue of Radiology. Statistics show that nearly 70% of heart attacks are caused by rupture of atherosclerotic plaques. Usually, high density lipoproteins (HDL) are attracted to plaques vulnerable to rupture as a protection mechanism to remove them from the walls of the arteries.