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Healthcare Headlines: The Aidoc Take

Aidoc

Technological and pharmaceutical breakthroughs. The technology is already installed at Duke University Hospital “to study and improve patient positioning to reduce skin tissue and nerve injuries and to improve communication among nurse personnel during surgical procedures.” Promising clinical trials. New treatment paths.

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AuntMinnie 2007: Gadolinium: A 'necessary factor' in the development of NSF?

AuntMinnie

Imagine going in for a diagnostic MRI scan and coming out with a progressive, irreversible, and potentially fatal disease. That's what has happened to hundreds of people worldwide who have developed nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF), an acquired disorder in renal patients that's been classified only since 2000. In 2006 the U.S.

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