According to the latest Duke University study exploring the efficacy of different Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System strategies, imaging for thyroid ultrasound sees a new dawn. By adopting an automated and fully structured reporting template, it is possible to minimize errors down to nil. The study was published in the recent JACR. Testing four […]
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Survey Records High Levels of Psychological Stress, Anxiety In Radiologists During Pandemic
Radiologists in the United States of America are experiencing increasingly high levels of psychological stress and anxiety during the ongoing pandemic reveals a new survey released recently. Polling approximately 700 physicians, an estimated 61 percent of respondents labeled the level of their anxiety at 7 or more on a scale of 10 points. The numbers […]
Capitalism 2.0
The pandemic has changed the world drastically. Even a few months back, having a cup of tea with your friend in a restaurant was a daily thing. But, today you can’t even meet your friends without giving a second thought to your plan. This is how the pandemic has altered our ways of life. It […]
3 Strategic Tips For Radiology Practices To Emerge Stronger From The Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is probably the deadliest pandemic that the world has faced in the last 100 years. Apart from taking millions of lives across the world, this lethal pandemic has also changed the operational and financial intricacies of the healthcare sector. Like every other domain, the radiology sector has received a hard blow from […]
Exercise increases blood flow to the brain, helps memory
Deteriorating Memory? Exercise More for Improved Blood Flow and Regain Memory At present, more than 5 million Americans suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, and this number is believed to get triple by the year 2050. Therefore, there is an urgent need to find ways to slow down the progression of dementia. Keeping that in mind, UT […]
A possible antibody found for COVID-19
S309: Identification of a Potent Covid-19 Antibody The world has come to a halt due to the Covid-19 pandemic. People are spending time in lockdowns, businesses stay closed, schools are shut down, and there has been huge financial loss due to this. The pandemic is also taking a toll on people’s health, and it is […]
MITA Seeking Relief From the Government for Diagnostic Imaging Due to Pandemic
MITA Writes a Letter to CMS with Recommendations on Post-Pandemic Services Resumption MITA (Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance) sent a letter to CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) recently. This letter was sent as a recommendation to the federal agency of CMS, asking them to do something to strengthen the field of medical imaging […]
CHI Franciscan Establishes Mission Control Center for Healthcare
CHI Franciscan, a Tacoma, Washington based Catholic nonprofit health system, recently announced the launch of a Mission Control Center that would focus on optimizing care for patients, enhancing their services, and boosting their capacity to handle more patients in its acute care hospitals across 8 locations. The institution has one of the biggest health systems […]
Deficiencies in US Healthcare Uncovered by Covid-19
US has long been perceived as the world’s biggest Super Power, not only in terms of financial strength but also in regards to power, authority, facilities, education system, etc. As far as the healthcare system is concerned, that of US is believed to be the best in the world. But the recent Covid-19 pandemic has […]
Hospital Setups Mission Control Like NASA in Houston
The healthcare institutions have recently administered the concept of Mission Control Centre along with GE Healthcare. They use analytical predictions to integrate patient care across eight of CHI Franciscan’s critical care hospitals. About Mission Control Center In July, GE Healthcare and Canada-based Humber River Hospital announced their partnership to construct one of the first command […]