Reuters HealthClinical NewsU.K. widens probe into nuclear plant autopsy testsLONDON (Reuters), Apr 27 - Britain widened an investigation on Thursday into the collection of human body parts for scientific tests at nuclear plants, after authorities said more sites may have been involved than initially disclosed. The government launched a probe last week after discovering that tissue was taken from the bodies of former workers at a state-owned nuclear plant who died between 1962 and 1991.April 26, 2007Clinical NewsDoctors set to leave amid NHS training rowLONDON (Reuters), Apr 25 - Thousands of junior doctors are set to work overseas due to flaws in recruitment to medical training, the British Medical Association (BMA) warned on Tuesday. More than half of junior doctors surveyed by the BMA are likely to leave the country if they do not secure a job through the government's training program.April 24, 2007Clinical NewsNHS consultants earning more for less workLONDON (Reuters), Apr 20 - A 25% pay raise for hospital consultants over three years has failed to deliver improvements to patient services, the government's financial watchdog said on Thursday. The National Audit Office (NAO) reported that England's 32,000 consultants were working the same or fewer hours for an average 23,000 pound jump in salary.April 19, 2007Clinical NewsExcess ovarian cancer deaths attributed to HRT useNEW YORK (Reuters Health), Apr 19 - Since 1991, there have been roughly 1,000 ovarian cancer deaths ascribed to the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in the U.K., according to a report in the April 19th issue of the Lancet. Previous reports have indicated that ovarian cancer is the fourth most common malignancy in women in the U.K., but there are few data regarding the proportion of cases related to HRT use.April 18, 2007Clinical NewsBritain investigates removal of nuclear body partsLONDON (Reuters), Apr 18 - Unions representing workers in the nuclear industry say as many as 70 people who worked at the Sellafield nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in northern England and other nuclear facilities may have had tissue, bones, and organs removed for radiological testing.April 17, 2007Clinical NewsNo quick fix for dirty hands in U.K. hospitals: studyCHICAGO (Reuters), Apr 18 - Hand washing is something most people learned about as children, but a British study finds that health workers are not faithful about washing their hands and few strategies to improve hygiene have worked. In Britain, 10% of patients develop healthcare-associated infections, which kill 5,000 people each year at a cost of $1.86 billion a year, the researchers said.April 17, 2007Imaging InformaticsNHS computer project needs urgent review: MPsLONDON (Reuters), Apr 18 - A troubled and costly upgrade of National Health Service (NHS) computers is at risk of failure and should be urgently reviewed at the highest level, an influential committee of U.K. legislators said on Tuesday. The $23.9 billion National Programme for IT is already more than two years behind schedule, the Commons Public Accounts Committee noted in a report.April 17, 2007Clinical NewsStudent nurses in U.K. left in charge of patientsLONDON (Reuters), Apr 17 - Student nurses are being left in sole charge of patients during their clinical training because of cost-cutting in the National Health Service (NHS), the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said on Tuesday.April 17, 2007Clinical NewsUltraviolet radiation may protect against prostate cancerNEW YORK (Reuters Health), Apr 18 - The incidence of prostate cancer is relatively low among men diagnosed with skin cancer, according to a study published in the April 15th issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology, suggesting that ultraviolet radiation may protect against prostate cancer.April 17, 2007Clinical NewsMore than 22,000 NHS posts lost: reportLONDON (Reuters), Apr 16 - More than 22,300 NHS posts have been lost in the past 18 months because of cut-backs implemented as a result of the government's insistence on trusts balancing their books, a Royal College of Nursing report said on Sunday.April 15, 2007Previous PagePage 44 of 58Next PageTop StoriesCTBelgian study shows AI's promise in coronary ischemiaA deep-learning model for assessing vessel-specific coronary ischemia performed well compared to invasive fractional flow reserve in a multicenter study published by European Radiology on 11 October.Artificial IntelligenceAI on the Aegean: EuSoMII congress comes to CreteDigital X-RayAI fracture detection tools tested head-to-headMolecular ImagingPSMA-PET/CT may replace NaF-PET/CT in advanced prostate cancerSponsor ContentRegister Now: Breaking Barriers in Breast Imaging Webinar
