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11 June 2019
UK scientists to trial MRI scans for prostate cancer
Scientists in the UK have announced a clinical trial to test whether magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans will enable routine screening for prostate cancer.
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30 May 2019
Australian patient data vulnerable to cyber attacks, audit finds
An audit has concluded that patient data in the Australian state of Victoria’s public health system could easily be breached.
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29 May 2019
US report provides guide for research on AI in medical imaging
The US Government, industry, academia and radiology societies have worked together to publish a report that provides a blueprint for translational research on artificial intelligence (AI) in medical imaging.
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15 May 2019
Mental Health Awareness Week: how EU diet pill rules are harming patients
Mental Health Awareness Week 2019 is focusing on body image, concerns about which are associated with a poorer quality of life, psychological distress and an increased risk of disordered eating...
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13 May 2019
AI surpasses humans in predicting heart attack and death
An algorithm has learned how to identify imaging patterns correlating to heart attack and death in cardiac patients and can predict the occurrence of these events with superior accuracy to...
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25 April 2019
US court orders J&J to pay $120m in damages over pelvic mesh implant
Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon has been ordered to pay $120m in damages by a Philadelphia court after it ruled that its negligently designed pelvic mesh implant caused a Pennsylvania...
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17 April 2019
Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation may ease symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis
A series of pilot clinical studies has indicated that non-invasive external stimulation of the vagus nerve alleviates disease symptoms in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
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17 April 2019
US regulator bans sale of transvaginal surgical mesh
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered manufacturers of transvaginal surgical mesh to stop selling and distributing in the country following safety concerns.
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5 April 2019
Australia to reform medical device regulatory system
The Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has announced plans to overhaul the regulatory system for medical devices in the country to increase patient safety.
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5 April 2019
Israeli research shows medical scans vulnerable to hacking
Cybersecurity researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Israel have developed malware to demonstrate vulnerabilities in medical imaging equipment.