Spouse Education Level May Impact Choice for Rural Practice
Lower odds of working in rural HPSA for physicians married to a highly-educated spouse
SCOTUS: States Can’t Force Health Care Data Release
Supreme Court rules states can't force health insurers to turn over data
Prostate Cancer Tied to Higher Colorectal Cancer Risk
Risk highest for rectal cancer among prostate cancer patients treated with radiation
IVCF Use Up in Older Patients With Pulmonary Embolism
Use of inferior vena caval filters for pulmonary embolism increased from 1999 through 2010
February 2016 Briefing – Radiology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Radiology for February 2016. This roundup includes the latest...
After-Hours CTs on the Rise in Some Emergency Departments
More after-hours ER CT referrals affect trainee workloads, training, researchers say
Suggestions for Optimizing Practice Feedback Effectiveness
Practice feedback interventions relate to nature of desired action, feedback display, delivery of feedback
Cutting Radiation Exposure Still Yields Acceptable CT Quality
Image quality decreased but was still acceptable in most cases studied
PET Scans May Be Overused in Monitoring of Cancer Survivors
Study finds using costly test as first option for follow-up may not improve survival
Low-Dose Biplanar Radiography Can Measure Leg Length
EOS measurements show near-perfect correlation to those of CT scanogram in lamb femurs
