The most high-profile research to be published in the past week was the study of CT radiation dose risks for children and young adults appearing in The Lancet. While the results were interesting, the healthcare community's response was intriguing it its own right.

Sectra has acquired Burnbank Systems, which markets IT services to the U.K. healthcare sector. The company said the acquisition is part of its program to expand its medical systems operations in the U.K. market.

Despite the wise words of 18th Century Irish writer Laurence Sterne with regard to romantic courtship, when varied medical specialties are courting the attention of C-suite level executives, they cannot be so quiet.

Dabigatran topped the list of direct reports to the FDA of serious adverse drug events in 2011, according to an analysis by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices. Dabigatran (Pradaxa, Boehringer Ingelheim) had the largest number of direct reports, at 817, followed by warfarin, at 490.

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) has received the FDAs Leveraging/Collaboration Award for developing a collaborative network aimed at reducing unnecessary radiation exposure from imaging exams to pediatric patients.

The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to Hansen Medical's Magellan Robotic System, including the catheter and accessories.

A group of high-profile organizations representing hospitals, physicians, nurses, medical researchers and patient advocacy is imploring two Congressional committees to set deadlines that would help bring to fruition the unique medical device identifier (UDI) system that has been in the making for several years now.

CHARLOTTE, N.C.Is nuclear medicine really unclear medicine? So asked Chris Staley, a nuclear medicine service specialist at Duke University Health System in Durham, N.C., in a June 3 primer on the imaging modality at the 2012 annual conference of AAMI, the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation.