Clinical News: Page 368

U.K. officially withdraws from the EMA

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

As of 1 February, delegates from the U.K. are no longer allowed to participate in meetings organized by the scientific communities, working parties, or management board of the European Medicines Agency (EMA).

February 2, 2020

Why do Italian women miss breast screening visits?

By Frances Rylands-Monk

Logistical problems and personal beliefs play a key role in skipping breast cancer screening. That is the key finding of Italian researchers, who investigated why more than 30% of women miss their appointments in the northeastern region of Friuli Venezia Giulia.

February 2, 2020

Solutions for Tomorrow brings x-ray units to Germany

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Swedish-based medical technology company Solutions for Tomorrow and German-based dealer MTS have sold several mobile x-ray systems in Germany.

January 30, 2020

More women in England getting screened for breast cancer

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The number of women screened through the National Health Service (NHS) Breast Screening Programme in England in 2018-2019 increased by 4.5% compared with the previous year, according to a report published on 30 January. The number of women undergoing breast cancer screening was up sharply compared with a decade ago as well.

January 30, 2020

UAE launches national radiology-pathology platform

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) this week launched a national platform for archiving and sharing radiology and pathology cases throughout the country. The platform was launched at the Arab Health 2020 conference this week.

January 30, 2020

Timing tests promise to improve PET performance

By Susan Curtis

Researchers at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, have placed new limits on the timing performance of systems for time-of-flight PET. Their aim is to enhance the quality of PET images, enabling doctors to reduce the dose of radioactive tracer they administer to patients.

January 30, 2020

Week in Review: CT lung screening gets boost | EuroMinnies 2020 finalists | Fresh data on coronavirus

By Philip Ward

January 30, 2020

NELSON results give boost to lung cancer screening

By Abraham Kim

The Dutch-Belgian Randomized Lung Cancer Screening (NELSON) trial has found volume CT lung cancer screening resulted in much lower mortality than no screening among high-risk persons. The findings were published online on 29 January in the New England Journal of Medicine.

January 29, 2020

Coroner calls for changes in radiology practice

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A coroner in Australia is calling for changes in the standards of practice for radiologists after an 87-year-old woman in Queensland died five days after receiving an epidural injection as part of a radiology procedure.

January 29, 2020

Busy radiologist falls for e-wallet scam

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A radiologist in India has lost approximately 20,000 rupees (254 euros) after an unidentified caller purchased a smartphone online using her e-wallet, according to a 28 January report in the Hindustan Times.

January 29, 2020

Chinese report presents fresh data on coronavirus

By Abraham Kim

Worldwide concern over the coronavirus outbreak continues to rise sharply. Chinese researchers have described the characteristics of the virus and the clinical outcomes of the first set of infected individuals in two studies that were published on 24 January in Lancet.

January 29, 2020

Meet the finalists for EuroMinnies 2020

By Philip Ward

The race is hotting up for the EuroMinnies, AuntMinnieEurope.com's annual awards scheme. Dozens of nominations were received, and our expert panelists have now cast their votes and agreed on 16 finalists in eight categories. Find out who made the final cut.

January 28, 2020

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