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Breast screening uptake drops to new low in England
By Philip Ward
The proportion of women in England between the ages of 50 and 70 taking up breast screening has fallen to the lowest level in 10 years, according to a new report. The emphasis on the pros and the cons of screening is thought to be behind the drop, but one expert says it's the media's fault.
February 4, 2018
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Report: Metal detector at Indian MRI room 'not functional'
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The metal detector designed to prevent the introduction of metal objects into the MRI suite where an Indian man was killed was "not functional," according to a new report on the incident published by the Hindustan Times.
January 31, 2018
Higher maternal mortality found in Muslim-majority countries
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Muslim-majority countries have higher maternal, stillbirth, newborn, and child mortality rates compared with the global average and to non-Muslim-majority countries, according to research published on 30 January in Lancet.
January 30, 2018
Irish radiology post stays unfilled for seven years
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A radiologist's position at a rural hospital in the Republic of Ireland has been left unfilled for seven years, highlighting the challenges rural hospitals in the country face in recruiting physicians, according to a report on 30 January in The Journal.ie.
January 30, 2018
Report: Turkey's clampdown has deep impact on medicine
By Frances Rylands-Monk
More than 21,000 doctors and healthcare workers -- including many radiologists and radiographers -- across the public and private sector have lost their jobs since the attempted coup against the government in July 2016, according to a report. This is having a serious effect on access to specialists.
January 24, 2018
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BBC: Ketchup sachet responsible for severe stomach pain
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A BBC news quiz posted online on 5 January features a radiology question concerning a female patient with acute abdominal pain whom physicians had misdiagnosed with Crohn's disease for years.
January 4, 2018
Top 10 AuntMinnieEurope stories for 2017
By Philip Ward
Today we offer you the top 10 stories of 2017 on AuntMinnieEurope.com. As was the case last year, the single most important issue facing the European imaging community was gadolinium-based contrast agents for MRI, which accounted for four of the 10 articles.
December 26, 2017
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Cybersecurity: A time bomb for European radiology
By Steve Holloway
Five months on from the crippling impact of the WannaCry cyberattack that affected one-fifth of U.K. hospitals and many other health providers across Europe, market analyst Stephen Holloway revisits cybersecurity. Where do we stand today? What should be done to limit risk?
October 17, 2017
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South African province snubs free mammography screening
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A large South African province has turned down an offer of a free breast cancer screening truck operated by the nonprofit PinkDrive.
October 12, 2017
Staffing crisis deepens in U.K., RCR says
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Nearly 1 in 10 radiology posts in the U.K. were vacant in 2016, and 61% of those positions were unfilled for a year or more, according to a new report released by the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR).
October 10, 2017
French radiologists get set to become TV stars
By Frances Rylands-Monk
France's national union of independent radiologists has unveiled a new television advertising campaign to promote breast cancer screening in tandem with Pink October, the country's national breast cancer awareness month.
October 5, 2017
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French government's stigmatizing radiology, says FNMR
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
France's national union of independent radiologists (Fédération nationale de médecins radiologues FNMR) has again accused the government of unfair bias, this time with regard to its latest revenue and charges report for the private sector. It claims the government is stigmatizing radiology by the manipulation of these figures.
September 12, 2017
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