Those who suffer a head injury requiring an ambulance should be immediately taken to a hospital for a CT scan, according to draft guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, an organization sponsored by the U.K. Department of Health that provides public health guidance.

Given Imaging Ltd, (NASDAQ: GIVN), a world leader in GI medical devices and the pioneer of capsule endoscopy, today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for the next generation PillCam, SB 3, to detect and monitor small bowel abnormalities associated with Crohn's disease, obscure gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding and iron deficiency anemia.

The role of volumetric breast density assessment software to more accurately estimate the radiation dose received during breast screening was the focus of two landmark research papers presentation at the 55th American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Annual Meeting, August 4-8, 2013 in Indianapolis.

The Rose, a Houston-based, non-profit breast health organization providing screening and diagnostic services to women, will celebrate the installation of a new, state-of-the-art mammography unit donated by FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc. and the National Breast Cancer Foundation on August 7, 2013.

Last month, a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) demonstrated how radium-223 could reduce the risk of death in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer by targeting bone metastases, a common complication.

Representatives Jackie Speier (D-CA), Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Jim McDermott (D-WA) and Dina Titus (D-NV), recently introduced H.R. 2914, the Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2013 (PIMA), in the House of Representatives.

The American Association of Clinical Urologists (AACU), the American Urological Association (AUA) and the Large Urology Group Practice Association (LUGPA), today jointly refuted the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) flawed and misleading study on the use of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for the treatment of prostate cancer.

In the Tour de France, every minute matters. For riders who sustain what could be a serious injury, the only way to be evaluated and cleared to continue riding would be to travel off-site to a hospital.