Tag: Xrays

01 DEC

Lung cancer cases go UNNOTICED in hospital after ‘x-rays weren’t checked properly’

Three patients suffered “serious consequences”, after signs of lung cancer went unnoticed in the Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, said the CQC. There was a backlog of 23,000 chest x-rays from the previous 12 months at the hospital, it said. X-rays hadn’t been formally reviewed by radiologists, or appropriately-trained physicians. Junior doctors were given responsibility for […]

29 JUN

Toxicity warning: ‘Metal on metal’ hip replacement patients recalled for X-rays

All patients with the devices are being urged to have checks by medical professionals after a safety warning was issued by a health watchdog. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said the move is a ‘precautionary measure’. There have been concerns in the past over the devices – with a limited number of […]

29 MAR

A revolution that’s underway in healthcare could have us thinking about X-Rays the same way we think of iPhones (GE)

Courtesy GE Software is becoming increasingly important in the world of healthcare.  GE Healthcare CEO John Flannery told Business Insider that before long we might start to think about medical devices — like MRIs or X-Ray machines — the same way we think about our smartphones. That is, the physical device might be less important than what […]