In studies presented this week at the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting, researchers found that Coblation®-assisted procedures eliminated the risk of airway fires, and Coblation®-Assisted Sinus Surgery (CASS) procedures lowered the risk of blood loss in nasal polypectomy/endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS). Results of a study, sponsored by [...]

The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is urging female athletes – particularly soccer players — to consider a new warm-up program to help lower their growing risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. The announcement comes as APTA celebrates National Physical Therapy Month this October, an annual observance designed to educate the public about the [...]

Peter Rothschild, M.D., Radiologist and MRI expert with input of infection control experts from the Joint Commission, has released an 11 step checklist for use in preventing Superbug infections in MRI. Recently published on AuntMinnie.com, in the ground braking paper titled "Preventing Infection in MRI: Best Practices for Infection Control in and Around MRI Suites." [...]

Patient, carers and the public still have time to share their views on proposals to create a new constitution for the National Health Service in England.
The proposal for an NHS Constitution arose from Lord Ari Darzi’s interim review of the NHS earlier this year. Public views are still being sought on a draft NHS Constitution [...]

Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY), a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced that the company is partnering with Morphormics Incorporated, a start-up company out of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in the development and licensing of autocontouring technology. The technology automatically identifies and draws the boundaries of the prostate and surrounding [...]