Government
The Los Angeles Times (7/9, Maugh) reports that the White House has announced that "Dr. Francis S. Collins, the geneticist who discovered the causes of half a dozen diseases, oversaw the government's efforts to map the human genome and...
In the past I have blogged about virtual colonoscopy and concern over how in the future this may diminish the number of colon biopsies done to be reviewed. Others have argued this might actually increase the number of colonoscopies...
Global Digital Pathology Leader Further Expands Its Patents Portfolio Enabling New Forms of Image Query Vista, CA – April 28, 2009 – Aperio Technologies, Inc., (Aperio), a global leader in digital pathology for the healthcare and life...
Google maps, Twitter, RSS feeds, Web sites track spread of flu April 27, 2009 | Bernie Monegain, Editor, Healthcare IT News WASHINGTON – Technology of varying types is making it possible to track new cases of swine flu in close to real...
A few months ago I mentioned a case involving a Colorado physician who prescribed medication over the Internet (see: Telemedicine and the Law) to a patient who later committed suicide. That physican has now been sentenced to nine months in...
Several newsworthy items in this recent mailing from CAP. Of note, a couple items pertinent to digital pathology including dermatopathology survey, a pre-conference workshop at the upcoming Futurescape meeting on digital pathology and early...
