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Silicosis screening x-rays in motel parking lots

A new low for law firms: X-rays that Most Health took in Pennsylvania while screening for asbestosis were sent uninterpreted to Provost & Umphrey, which, in turn, had them read by others for silicosis, Kemeny said. He admitted that those X-rays were taken without the state-required prescriptions, though the company since[...]

23 years of abdominal pain

Caused by a scalpel left in during a surgery in 1984. Hard to imagine it took that long to obtain an x-ray to find this. Published by KevinContinue reading: 23 years of abdominal pain[...]

Lasers to Detect Tooth Decay: Because X-rays are So 20th Century

Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed a new prototype device that uses infrared waves to gather data about the surface properties of teeth. Experimentally the device has been able to see deeper, and more accurately than x-rays without exposing the patient to any ionizing radiation. The[...]

Procedures becoming obsolete for internal medicine?

It’s looking that way. The ABIM looks to be phasing out procedures that are traditionally taught: The authors distinguished between the types of procedures residents would be taught to do versus those that they would be taught about.In regard to the latter, we are told that for certain procedures, only[...]

Attack of the giant tablet PC

At CeBIT 2007 Sharp is showing off their new giant tablet PC. Sharp’s hoping that the big touchscreen can make meetings more exciting by encouraging people to go up to the screen and doodle. In terms of the world of medicine, the hope is that x-rays and photos[...]