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More Calls For Moderation In Use Of CT Scans
June 23, 2010 Safety concerns and ballooning costs provide strong incentives for doctors to be more prudent in ordering CT scans.
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FDA To Personal Gene Testers: Show Us Your Data
June 14, 2010 The FDA has told the makers of personal gene tests that their services constitute medical devices and need to be approved before sale.
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Requiring Doctors To Justify Scans Reduces Waste
May 25, 2010 When computers tell doctors that scans may not help diagnose patients much, the orders for the tests are often dropped.
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Hospitals Hit For Overcharging Medicare For Back Treatment
May 17, 2010 Whistleblowers helped the federal government get more than $9.4 million back from hospitals that allegedly billed Medicare too much for back treatments.
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No Gene Test At Walgreens Just Yet
May 13, 2010 The Food and Drug Administration wants more information on a battery of tests for genes related to health that were supposed to go on sale at Walgreens this week.
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FDA Orders Recall Of Baxter Infusion Pumps
May 4, 2010 The agency told Baxter International to recall and destroy 200,000 faulty infusion pumps. The action is the latest step taken by the agency in the wake of thousands of reported safety problems with many makes of pumps.
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FDA Pushes For Safer Infusion Pumps
April 23, 2010 The agency will require design improvements, more thorough testing, and inspections of the infusion pump makers' facilities before the devices are allowed on the market.
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FDA Aims To Reduce Medical Radiation Exposure
February 10, 2010 The agency says it has a "three-pronged approach" to reducing unnecessary exposure to X-rays during exams, such as CT scans and angiograms.
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Radiation Meant To Help Cancer Patients Can Sometimes Harm
January 25, 2010 Accidents involving medical radiation are uncommon. But the potential for harm and the cases of unintended injuries to patients serve as reminders for vigilance.
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Harvard Hospitals Limit Industry Pay To Doctors
January 4, 2010 Starting this year, doctors at Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women's Hospitals who serve as board members for drugmakers and biotech companies can't make more than $5,000 a day for doing so. Other rules prohibit doctors from serving as pai...
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FDA To Raise Standards For Device Studies
December 30, 2009 Researchers have identified weaknesses in the clinical tests used to justify approval of high-risk medical devices by the Food and Drug Administration. The agency vowed to beef up standards for the trials.
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Heart Devices Often Approved On Weak Evidence
December 29, 2009 An analysis of approvals for cardiovascular devices found shortcomings were common in the evidence relied upon by the Food and Drug Administration to make decisions. The researchers argue for higher standards.
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We Want A Lego MRI For Christmas
December 24, 2009 If you love Lego and health care, then how about making your own toy MRI scanner and popping it in a CT machine for some clean, cool images.
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Ventilator Rationing Guidance Gets Little Notice
November 24, 2009 A guidance proposing an ethical "framework" for rationing scarce ventilators in the event of a severe influenza pandemic arrived yesterday in relative silence.
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Johnson & Johnson To Cut 7,000 Workers
November 3, 2009 The health-care conglomerate says the cost-cutting moves will position it better for growth.
