Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology by Society of Nuclear Medicine Martha Pickett, MHSA, CNMT, Chair, SNMTS Advanced Practice Task Force One of the most exciting career advancement opportunities in recent times has been the development of the advanced practice career track for nuclear medicine technologists. The office at the university where I work receives several […]

By Charis Patires/Lake Sun http://www.lakesunleader.com LAKE OF THE OZARKS – Patients may remember M.R. Pete Hayden as a caring physician, one with the knowledge and skill to cure their ailments. Add one more acknowledgement to his resume. He was recently honored with the Citation of Merit, the highest honor bestowed by the University of Missouri […]

Foreign-born physicians filling a need in Delaware By LULADEY B. TADESSE, The News Journal http://www.delawareonline.com/ Dr. Isaias Irgau fled Ethiopia at the age of 16, soon after the government shot and killed his father in front of his home. His father was a victim of the civil war in northern Ethiopia, which lasted more than […]

http://emradvice.wordpress.com Like a recurring dream about having to take a test they didn’t study for, some physicians view the idea of patients with electronic personal-health records as their own personal nightmare. Visions of patients handing over a computer disk containing years’ worth of blood-pressure readings taken every four hours along with random recollections of rashes […]

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com Research presented at Digestive Disease Week® 2007 (DDW®) examines a new endoscopic suturing method for the treatment of gastrointestinal perforations and other types of transgastric surgery, as well as the use of wireless capsule endoscopy in young children, to better understand the pathology of the small intestine. Endoscopic procedures are continually enhancing and improving […]

A decision by a major medical group to post rates could push rivals to do the same, letting Californians shop. By Lisa Girion, Times Staff Writer LA TIMES California’s largest private physician practice has become one of the first doctor groups in the nation, and almost certainly the largest, to make prices for its medical […]

Lee Bowman/Scripps Howard News Service http://www.abqtrib.com We all make mistakes, even doctors from time to time. And in theory, it’s good to admit it when we make a mistake. But when it comes to doctors, a recent study suggests they’re more likely to say it’s important in theory to disclose a medical error to patients […]

http://www.emaxhealth.com Iowa’s supply of doctors has increased by more than 50 percent over the past 25 years, while the state’s population has remained stable, and this growth is expected to continue. On the other hand, relocation, rather than retirement, is the main cause of physician attrition in Iowa. These are among the findings included in […]

http://www.prnewswire.com HARRISBURG, PA — Ellen Smith, MD, (Lemoyne) is the Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians’ 2007 Family Physician of the Year. Dr. Smith, founding physician of Heritage Family Medicine in central Pennsylvania, was nominated by one of her patients and received the 18th annual award at PAFP’s recent annual meeting. “She personifies the role we […]