Two healthcare organizations in Grenoble, France, are using LabLogics Laura radio-chromatography system and instrumentation.

Pharmacological therapies have become all the rage in terms of providing new and innovative ways to prevent stroke in atrial fibrillation patients who are unable to tolerate warfarin. But as more and more clinicians begin administering these drugs and "real-world" clinical data become available, will the clinical outcomes change or more side effects crop up?

The University of Connecticut announced Jan. 11 that it was in the process dismissing its director of cardiovascular research, Dipak K. Das, PhD, after concluding that he falsified data in published studies.

As the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services comb through reimbursement codes to identify potentially misvalued codes, radiology is disproportionately targeted, primarily because of the specialtys historic accuracy in coding, according to an article in the January issue of Journal of American College of Radiology. The article pinpointed three sources of bias against radiology services.

The latest version of Siemens Healthcares Acuson SC2000 volume imaging ultrasound system has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA and is now commercially available in the U.S.

The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) Biomarkers Consortium has released biomarker data from studies intended to improve the ability to diagnose and measure the progression of Alzheimers disease.

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT announced that it will host the Healthy New Year Video Challenge and issued a call for video entries. 

University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas has installed a PET scanner, the breast application for which is positron emission mammography (PEM), which will be used both for clinical patients as well as for research focused on lowering radiation dose and novel radiotracers.