Staggered Radiologist Work Shifts Improve Patient Care, Study

A new study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR), entitled “The Impact of an Early-Morning Radiologist Work Shift on the Timeliness of Communicating Urgent Imaging Findings on Portable Chest Radiography”, argues that having staggered radiologist work shifts lead to quicker delivery of results and enhanced patient care. Different styles of work shifts are being used in radiology centers; while many centers are turning to 24/7 teleradiology services to meet their overnight needs, some organizations use staggered shifts to cover nearly round-the-clock care; others depend on the more traditional on-call system to cover urgent findings. This recent study compares the on-call and staggered shifts systems.

Radiology Expert Dr. Groebner Joins New Ulm Medical Center

New Ulm Medical Center (NUMC), New Ulm, Minn. Announced that it has been joined by a new radiologist, Nate Groebner, M.D., how has returned back to his own city following several years of medical studies and residency. Dr. Groebner is going to be the primary radiologists at NUMC.  He has obtained his medical degree from the Medical School at the University of Minnesota. Dr.Groebner later finished an internship at Marshfield Clinic in Wisconsin and had a radiology residency for four years at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester.

Telemedicine And e-Health Offer Improved Healthcare Services in Nigeria

The 4th Nigerian conference on Telemedicine and e-Health took place recently in Gombe. The conference noted that in order to achieve the targets of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), there is a need to increase the adoption of Telemedicine and e-Health as major solutions for improving healthcare services in the country, especially for rural regions that do not have accessibility or affordability to healthcare services. The conference confirmed that both Telemedicine and e-Health are having the potential to enhance the quality and accessibility to healthcare services in Nigeria.

Alvolution Launches Telehealth Comparison Website

Alvolution, a leading independent organization for the discovery, collaboration and promotion of technological advances in the Assisted Living sector, has launched a telehealth product comparison website to help trusts and local authorities select the best quality and best value telehealth products for their organizations. Alvolution, in collaboration with NHS West Midlands and the Joint Improvement, has developed an independent comparison website that reviews and compares a wide range of the UK telehealth products in one database. The partnership with the strategic health authority indicates that several trusts across the region have been supporting the development of the website and providing user input.

Cardiac Imaging Breakthrough To Visualize Myocardial Scar And Heart Vasculature Simultaneously

A new imaging technique will be available soon for use by cardiologists and surgeons that serves to improve outcomes for patients requiring pacemakers, bypass surgery or angioplasties. The new imaging tool has been developed as the result of the research conducted by Dr. James White and his colleagues at The University of Western Ontario. This technique provides a single, 3D high-resolution image of the heart viewing both its vasculature and the presence of scar tissue within the muscle. This novel imaging was designed using a 3-Tesla MRI at Western's Robarts Research Institute. The findings are published on-line in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Imaging.

Functional MRI To Study Post Natal Depression

According to a new study, functional MRI scans were used to study the brains of women suffering from post natal depression. The study took place at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The findings of the study were highlighted in The American Journal of Psychiatry. Post natal depression is seen frequently between new mothers but with no obvious cause.

Silica Spheres Offers New Option Against Breast Cancer

In a recent study, researchers used a new material, microscopic gas-filled silica spheres, for better detection of the location of breast cancer. The new compound provides a new option for both breast cancer patients and their doctors, as it will offer more accurate detection of cancer tissues and thus reduce the need for performing second surgeries. The study took place at the University of California, San Diego, and is it will be highlighted in the coming issue of the journal MedChemComm.

ASGE And Welch Allyn Partners For EHR Consultation

Healthcare IT solutions have been providing significant help to various medical practices. Among such solutions, Electronic Health Records (EHR), provide full-detailed digital database that include useful information such as the clinical history, medication and performed diagnostic tests. In order to use the recent healthcare IT applications, the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) announced that it has recently signed a new partnership agreement with Welch Allyn, a major company providing EHR and other healthcare IT solutions.

Canon Partners With Optopol To Provide Ophthalmic Diagnostic Tools In Europe.

Canon Europe has revealed more details about its partnership with Optopol, since December 2009, to provide ophthalmic diagnostic tools. By this partnership, Canon aims to acquire a top position in the ophthalmic diagnostic equipment market allover the world. The union of the two companies provides a complementary fit in products, technologies and channels.

GE Healthcare And MTL Produce First Russia's Domestically Assembled CT Scanner

GE Healthcare and its Russian manufacturing partner Meditsinskie technologii Ltd (MTL) have announced the first Russia's domestically assembled CT scanner. This accomplishment represents an important forward step in the business future for both GE Healthcare and MTL because it is expected that the annual domestic Russian CT market could exceed 1.5 billion rubles (US$49 million).