The American Medical Group Association is convening 500 participants, representing the leaders of the nation's preeminent healthcare provider organizations, at the2015 Institute for Quality Leadership.
The American College of Radiology Foundation (ACRF) contributed $10,000 to RAD-AID International to improve radiological care in Nepal.
According to a large study of dog DNA from around the world, the first domestic dog originated in Central Asia around 15,000 years ago.
As our shared goal is to save the most lives possible from breast cancer, the American College of Radiology (ACR) and Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) continue to recommend that women get yearly mammograms starting at age 40.
Rickets has been identified in a Neolithic skeleton from the Scottish island of Tiree, making it the earliest case of the disease in the UK, according to research announced at the British Science Festival in Bradford.
Reporting in the journal Pediatrics, any amount of alcohol consumed by the expecting mother can cause fetal alcohol syndrome.
The American College of Radiology (ACR®) has revised the name of the Patient Experience Commission to the ACR Commission on Patient- and Family-Centered Care to better reflect the commission’s scope and purpose. The College also created a new resource section to help radiology providers transition to new quality-based alternative payment models.
In research presented at IEEE International Conference on Data Science and Advanced Analytics, researchers, from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory suggest an algorithm can predict human intuition better than us humans.
On Wednesday, October 21, Day Four of ITC will feature two Plenary Lectures: a morning presentation by Shigenobu Nagataki entitled “Radiation and the Thyroid: From Hiroshima/Nagasaki, Chernobyl to Fukushima,” with an introduction by Yoshiharu Murata; and an afternoon lecture by Samuel Refetoff, introduced by Roy Weiss, on Congenital Thyroid Disorders. A series of lively Discussions/Debates on Wednesday will focus on either clinical topics or basic/translational areas of research.
Two special lectures highlight the fifth day of programming at ITC, on Thursday, October 22. In the morning, Janete Maria Cerutti will deliver the Latin American Thyroid Association Prize Lecture, with an introduction by Rui Maciel. Delivering the European Thyroid Association Prize Lecture in the afternoon will be V. Krishna Chatterjee.
Renowned experts in thyroid function and biology, diagnosis and management of thyroid disease, and novel therapies for treating thyroid cancer will gather at the 15th International Thyroid Congress (ITC) to present, discuss, and debate the latest advances in thyroidology.
Featuring symposia, panel discussions and debates, and Plenary Lectures led by renowned endocrinology specialists, surgeons, and other healthcare professionals and experts in thyroidology from around the world, the 15th International Thyroid Congress (ITC) will take place October 18-23, 2015 at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
The effect of altered thyroid function on cardiac disease, depression and how dietary restrictions impact the thyroid are all topics featured in oral presentations delivered at the 15th International Thyroid Congress, hosted by the American Thyroid Association, October 18-23, 2015, in Orlando, Florida.
The effect of radiation exposure related to the nuclear accidents that took place in Fukushima, Japan, and Chernobyl, Ukraine on thyroid cancer risk, whether dietary habits influence the risk of developing thyroid cancer, and recent study results with a triiodothyronine (T3) analog in an uncommon form of thyroid disease are all topics featured in oral presentations delivered at the 15th International Thyroid Congress, hosted by the American Thyroid Association, October 18-23, 2015, in Orlando (Lake Buena Vista), Florida.
The WHO report, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, provides the first results of a long-term study on male Ebola survivors in Sierra Leone.
Researchers studying traditional societies found that they average about 6.5 hours per night.
Entrepreneurial students live together in a residential community where they can brainstorm, develop concepts, and create business plans.
The Nuclear Science Advisory Committee, or NSAC, has publicly released “Reaching for the Horizon, The 2015 Long Range Plan for Nuclear Science.” The new plan was unanimously accepted by NSAC, a committee composed of eminent scientists who have been tasked by DOE and the National Science Foundation (NSF) to provide recommendations on future research in the field.
Toxic methane appears to be bubbling up from plumes off of the Washington and Oregon coast. Methane is believed to be the second-largest greenhouse gas contributor to climate change.
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has awarded the 2015 Annual Meeting Nurses Abstract Award to Bridgett Harr, CPN, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, for the abstract “Advanced Practice Nurse Follow-up Clinic Reduces Emergency Room Visits and Admissions in High-Risk Patients after Chemoradiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer.”
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is releasing “Ending Conversion Therapy: Supporting and Affirming LGBTQ Youth,” a comprehensive report that provides an in-depth review of research and clinical expertise related to conversion therapy. This important new resource makes it clear that conversion therapy is not an appropriate therapeutic approach based on the evidence, and explores alternative ways to discuss sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression with young people.
Darden School of Business is No. 2 in Annual MBA ranking in the Economist
Findings reported in Environmental Research Letters predicts plants will start budding three weeks sooner by end of century due to climate change.
Thanks to Yao's campaign with WildAid, support for a shark fin soup ban has skyrocketed in China.
Early-bird online registration is open for ACR 2016—The Crossroads of Radiology®, the American College of Radiology annual meeting open to all of radiology, May 15–19, 2016, at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC.
Findings, published in the journal Nature, show that Homo sapiens arrived in China about 80,000 years ago, long before humans were able to leave their mark on Europe.
Boeing has invented microlattice, the lightest metal ever. The material that is 99% air, will be used for aerospace-engineering, such space as rockets.
The American Thyroid Association (ATA) will present the John B. Stanbury Thyroid Pathophysiology Medal to Sheue-yann Cheng, Ph.D. and the Distinguished Service Award to Peter A. Kopp, M.D. at the ATA's 85th Annual Meeting, being held together with the 15th International Thyroid Congress, October 18-23, 2015, in Lake Buena Vista, FL.
Virginia Tech fluid dynamics research explores why some plankton can breach the air-water interface while others can't
Water-dependent wildlife populations in sensitive African dryland regions need continued access to limited surface water — even as human development increases — because restricting access and concentrating wildlife populations along riparian regions can impact water quality and, potentially, human health, according to Virginia Tech research.
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved SonaCare Medical’s Sonablate 450 focused ultrasound system for the ablation of prostate tissue. Focused ultrasound enables treatment of organ-confined prostate disease while preserving surrounding healthy tissue, without radiation or surgery.
Today the Governor of West Virginia Earl Ray Tomblin recognized the 50th Anniversary of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s 140-foot radio telescope. The governor’s proclamation was read at the NRAO in Green Bank as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of this iconic telescope, which is regarded as one of astronomy’s trailblazing instruments.
Three Virginia Tech computer scientists are unveiling a novel approach to discovering stealth attacks on computers at the annual ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security.
The American Thyroid Association (ATA) is pleased to announce that first-year research grants have been awarded to three scientists who proposed novel projects to explore topics including the prevalence of mild thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) in newborns, the cellular and metabolic basis of poor response to conventional treatment for hypothyroidism in some individuals, and whether or not the kidneys play an important role in iodine processing and thyroid function.
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has launched a new original research in radiation oncology journal, Advances in Radiation Oncology (Advances), and the peer-reviewed publication is now online and accepting submissions at www.advancesradonc.org.
The American Thyroid Association (ATA) is pleased to announce the awarding of first-year grants to support two young researchers selected from among a pool of applicants who proposed projects that will contribute novel insights and information with the potential to lead to new drug targets and therapeutic strategies to improve the treatment of thyroid cancer and patient outcomes.
The American Thyroid Association (ATA) is pleased to announce that grants have been awarded to support projects proposed by leading young researchers. Three of these projects involve the genetic analysis of thyroid tumors carrying the BRAFV600E mutation, which is associated with the development of some forms of thyroid cancer and increased risk for distant metastases, more advanced disease, and higher mortality. These studies aim to identify molecular markers that help clinicians assess patient risk and tailor treatments to improve patient outcomes and minimize side effects.
An international team of researchers have reported that they had built a reconstruction of a section of a rat brain in a computer.Their study was published in the journal Cell.
American Medical Group Association Board Members Dr. Grace Terrell, Cornerstone Health Care, and Dr. Jeffrey W. Bailet, Aurora Health Care Medical Group, to make recommendations to the Secretary of HHS regarding physician payment models.
This study shows that some of the earliest birds from the Late Jurassic were capable of aerodynamic prowess like many present-day birds.
The white hickory tussock moth caterpillar can cause a nasty rash when touched.
Based on observations made by NASA's Curiosity rover, the climate of Mars was able to sustain large freshwater lakes billions of years ago.
New Horizons last week, revealed that the haze around Pluto is blue.
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has selected a Houston-based cancer patient support group, Dan’s House of Hope, to receive ASTRO’s 2015 Survivor Circle grant.
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has selected a San Antonio-based cancer patient support group, ThriveWell Cancer Foundation, to receive ASTRO’s 2015 Survivor Circle grant.
The naturally occurring bacteria on a frog’s skin could be the most important tool for helping the animal fight off a deadly skin disease, according to an experiment conducted by Virginia Tech researchers.
Paul Magnotto, Founder & CEO of DFI, announced today that Richard Bellas has joined the DFI team as the company’s Chief Commercial Officer.
.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) reliance on obsolete data to omit CT colonography (known as virtual colonoscopy) from the list of recommended exams in their latest draft colorectal cancer (CRC) screening recommendations may be a significant blow to efforts to raise colorectal cancer screening rates.
Original abstracts showcasing ways to improve clinical skills, business practices and patient care are being accepted for ACR 2016—The Crossroads of Radiology®.
Researchers have created a cardiac crystal ball in the battle against the No. 1 killer of both men and women. By identifying teens at risk of heart disease early, doctors can encourage the healthy behaviors that could save their lives.
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