PET/CT Technique To Detect Breast Cancer Metastasis

According to a recent study, PET/CT scans can be used for the most accurate, efficient and effective detection of breast cancer metastasis to bone. The study was conducted by researchers from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Breast cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in women. Around 1/3 of breast cancer patients usually have their breast cancer metastasizing to reach other locations, mainly bone. The study is highlighted in the June issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Nightingale On Demand EMR Now Available In Saskatchewan Province.

Nightingale Informatix Corporation, a company providing electronic medical records (EMR) solutions, announced that it has extended its operations to the province of Saskatchewa. Nightingale On Demand, the innovative EMR solution from Nightingale, has been recently granted a certification as an Approved Vendor of the Saskatchewan EMR program. The Saskatchewan Ministry of Health and the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) fund the EMR program.

Colonoscopy Needs Repeating If Conducted By Non-gastroenterologists

According to a recent report, older individuals who undergo colonoscopy procedures carried out by family doctors, internists or general surgeons are more likely to have a need to repeat the procedure within one year. Meanwhile, individuals who undergo colonoscopy carried out by gastroenterologists do not usually need to repeat the procedure. The report is highlighted in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.

Medical Radiation Technologists In New Zealand To Conduct Their National Strike On Tuesday

A national industrial action, organized by Medical Radiation Technologists (MRTs) and their APEX Union, will take place next Tuesday 7th September, starting from 7 am, till 7 am on Wednesday  8th September. The strike means that X-ray services will be stopped in CDHB hospitals during the time of the strike. A larger number of hospitals will have their X-ray services affected by the strike, such as the Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch Women’s Hospital, Burwood Hospital and Ashburton Hospital.

CSC Receives Certification From EuroRec

CSC has been awarded certification from EuroRec, a non profit organization dedicated to promoting high quality electronic health record (EHR) systems. CSC is one of the first software providers in Europe to receive certification from EuroRec. Freddy Lykke, managing director of CSC’s European healthcare solution centre said, “ EuroRec is driving standardization in EHR systems and CSC believes that this is a crucial step forward for the industry. We feel that common standards, which allow the performance of each vendor’s software to be measured and compared, are useful means through which vendors like CSC can demonstrate that EHR systems perform as described.”

Intresco Trials Odyssey MarineAssess From Plain Healthcare

Intresco, the European based shipping management group, has announced its agreement with Plain Healthcare. According to the agreement, Intresco will trial Plain Healthcare’s Odyssey MarineAssess to provide the crew on its ships’ with fast and efficient medical advice when out at sea.

Perry Hospital Provided Faulty Mammography Procedure Results

Mammography has been one of the most important medical imaging techniques. It has been used for early detection of breast cancer in women. Yet, mammography has its own drawbacks; among them are the inaccurate results that sometimes appear with women with dense breast tissues. Perry Hospital has conducted faulty mammogram procedures that affected about 900 women.

A New Method To Calculate High Radiation Doses During Radiotherapy

In a recent study, researchers from the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC-James) have designed a new mathematical model to determine radiation doses delivered during several conditions such as treating cancer patients. The study is highlighted in the journal Science Translational Medicine.

Nomogram, A New Prediction Tool To Estimate Local Recurrence Of Non-Invasive Breast Cancer

The decision concerning treatment for patients diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in-situ (DCIS) following breast-conserving surgery has long been a controversial area of debate and confusion for patients as well as doctors. The mortality rates for DCIS are relatively not high but the risk of local recurrence in the breast is high. Standard treatments following surgery include radiation therapy and hormone treatment. Both techniques incur serious hazards to the patients as well as unproven improved survival rates but they can lower the risk of local tumor recurrence in the breast.

Functional Brain Imaging in Parkinson's to Determine Medication-Cognition Relationship

Functional brain imaging is now conducted in Parkinson's patients by  PhD student, Ian Cameron, in an attempt to determine the brain parts affected by the currently prescribed medications in Parkinson's disease. These medications are primarily used to treat symptomatic motor dysfunction in Parkinson's patients.