Government

There is an interesting article in this month's AMA Journal of Ethics by Drs. Crane and Gardner on the use of pathology images in social media. The authors introduce the article in their abstract as "There is a rising interest in the use of...

Courtesy of The Washington Post: Brandi Lee Weaver-Gates does not have cancer. The 24-year-old former beauty queen never has, nor has she ever undergone the agonizing trials of chemotherapy. She has never shivered in a hospital...

The bread and butter of every surgical pathologist, the 88305 biopsy code, among others for larger specimens, face a significant reduction for technical cost reimbursement.  The professional reimbursements are expected to change very little....

“This is good news in the fight against cancer. With the launch of this new national resource, anyone can freely access raw genomic and clinical data for 12,000 patients - with more records to follow. Increasing the pool of researchers who...

Exciting news today from FDA with news of approval of first liquid biopsy test for use in non-small cell lung cancer.  The cobas EGFR test is already approved for use in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue. This new use is intended...

Curious to see how 30,000 practicing oncologists react to this and what the level of interest will be in what the VP has to say.  My general sense over these past few months among oncologists is a fair amount of skepticism to the initiative...