Russian FUS Center Nearing 900-Patient Mark in Treating Uterine Fibroids
In the July 2011 issue of this newsletter, we reported that CHA Bundang Medical Center in Seoul, South Korea had become the first MR-guided FUS site in the world…
Update on InSightec Prostate Cancer Clinical Trial
In a press release last month, InSightec, Ltd. reported that pilot clinical trials at four sites have used its MR-guided focused ultrasound system to treat 23 patients with organ confined low risk…
The Dumb and Dumber Files–Man Faked Arm Amputation On Dismemberment Insurance Claim Sentenced to 57 Months in Jail
How do you go through life hiding an arm? I would guess this is what one would have to do and again you would be easily busted. He was sentenced…
Is Medicare More Efficient than the Private Sector?
This post was written by Tom Saving and me and originally appeared at the Health Affairs blog. Of all the issues bandied about in the recent debate over the debt…
Is Your HealthCare Organization Making the Most of Twitter?
Twitter can help organizations broaden their communications reach, share knowledge, develop relationships, grow their networks and gain visibility. Twitter can help organizations broaden their communications reach, share knowledge, develop relationships,…
Health Care Buzz Today
Could Those Hours Online Be Making Kids Nicer? A growing body of research indicates that texting, emailing and posting on social media sites have social benefits. Time spent online may…
Tort Reform for Medical Malpractice System – Another Study Needed?
Medical malpractice reform is in the news again. Of course, for the medical profession, the medical malpractice system is the wound that simply will not heal. For the plaintiffs bar,…
FDA Criticized for Lack of Controls over Increasing Prescription Narcotic Abuse
The rise in prescription drug abuse in this country has been muted somewhat by the traditional messaging by anti-drug campaigns which advocate the overarching “just say no” philosophy … and…
J and J DePuy Hip Recall Methodologies Touching on Patient Privacy
DePuy has offered surgeons $50 for every medical release they convince their patients to sign in the process to identify those patients who may need a replacement. Doctors had not…
