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Smartphones don't upgrade your brain

By Dr. Peter Rinck, PhD

Smartphones are toys or ersatz shrines we pray to, the Maverinck wrote in 2012. He revisits the topic and shares his latest thoughts on these ubiquitous devices. How can you deal with a hopelessly hooked patient?

July 19, 2016

MRI waiting times remain 'desperately stagnant' in France

By Frances Rylands-Monk

Following the release of new figures about MRI waiting times in France, leading radiologists have voiced fresh concerns about the lack of progress. France constantly lags the same distance behind medical advances, according to Dr. Yves Menu, president of the French congress of radiology.

July 18, 2016

Brexit fallout: Industry braces itself

By Steve Holloway

The U.K. referendum decision to leave the European Union has sent shockwaves through the global med-tech community. Accurate market predictions post-Brexit ("British exit") are tough, but Stephen Holloway gives it his best shot. He also looks at the outlook for MRI.

July 5, 2016

EU nationals voice anxiety post-Brexit

By Frances Rylands-Monk

The U.K. decision to leave the European Union (EU) has left in its wake great uncertainty, including among the 280 or so radiologists from other EU countries who are working in the U.K. Their future now hangs in the balance, they said.

June 28, 2016

RCR seeks to reassure EU nationals after Brexit vote

By Philip Ward

The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) has issued a statement designed to reassure doctors from other European Union (EU) nations working in the U.K. that they are welcome, valued, and an integral part of the community. The RCR has also called on its members to support all newcomers.

June 26, 2016

What Brexit means for imaging

By Steve Holloway

The U.K. has decided to leave the European Union. What does that mean for imaging? Great uncertainty, and nothing in the European imaging sector will be quite the same again, Stephen Holloway writes in a monthly market trends column.

June 23, 2016

BMJ says U.K. should remain in European Union

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The BMJ is advocating that the U.K. remain in the European Union (EU).

June 14, 2016

Brexit: What would it mean for imaging?

By Steve Holloway

On 23 June, the U.K. will vote to remain in or leave the European Union. If Brexit (British exit) goes ahead, great uncertainty awaits, and nothing in the European imaging sector will be quite the same again, writes Stephen Holloway in his new monthly market trends column.

June 12, 2016

ACR 2016: Get more hashtag savvy, say U.K. experts

By Frances Rylands-Monk

Radiologists are significantly underrepresented in social media, particularly Twitter, and they must be more proactive and use it more effectively to shape the future of imaging services, according to the authors of a U.K. study being presented at this week's American College of Radiology (ACR) meeting.

May 16, 2016

More radiologists needed to fulfill NHS cancer plan

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Royal College of Radiologists has responded to a cancer strategy plan released by the National Health Service (NHS) England, cautioning that more radiologists are needed to make it successful.

May 12, 2016

Report: Staffing crisis faces U.K. breast screening

By Brian Casey

A new report is predicting a crisis in staffing for breast cancer screening services in the U.K. In a study released on 21 April, researchers describe the country's breast screening program as already understaffed and facing worsening personnel problems in the coming years.

April 21, 2016

RCR issues new statement on junior doctors' dispute

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The U.K. Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) has voiced its continued concern about the impasse in the junior doctors' contract dispute. An all-out strike by junior doctors is planned for 26 and 27 April.

April 18, 2016

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