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Breast CT Scanners Skip Compression, Show Cancer in 3D Radiation is not a concern, but FDA approval could be.
Medscape Radiology, January 24, 2012
MR Rebound Sees Patient-Friendly Designs, Better Electronics After a prolonged decline, MR sales are picking up; what is driving the gains?
Medscape Radiology, January 20, 2012
Most Screen-Detected Breast Cancers Are Low Risk A new study used molecular profiling to look at breast cancer from today and from 20 years ago.
Medscape Medical News, January 13, 2012
SGR Repeal Dilemma Could Make Passage Harder If lawmakers repeal Medicare's sustainable growth rate formula, beneficiaries will see a rise in their premiums, or else the cost of the "doc fix" will increase by 25%, a new study warns.
Medscape Medical News, January 11, 2012

Healthcare Gone Missing: The State of the Union Address Henry R. Black, MD, and Roxana Mehran, MD, talked with Medscape after the 2012 State of the Union address about why healthcare was missing and what that portends.
Medscape Cardiology, January 2012
If Patients Bash You on Internet Rating Sites, Consider This Being trashed on the Internet is a distressing experience for physicians. How to decide whether it's worth fighting back?
Medscape Business of Medicine, January 2012
Failure to Discuss Healthcare Reform Was Purposeful Lapse An "Obamacare" opponent asserts that the president avoided discussing healthcare reform because the topic is contentious, and says why we should repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Medscape Business of Medicine, January 2012
An ACO Visionary Talks Implementation, Healthcare Reform Dr. Elliott Fisher of the Dartmouth Institute discusses the ins and out of ACOs and more.
Medscape Internal Medicine, January 2012
4 Problems With Bundled Payments Doctors are concerned that bundled payments will provide lower payments to physicians for their roles in patient care. But lower payments are just one of the problems bundled payments bring.
Medscape Business of Medicine, January 2012

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Number of Physicians Employed by Hospitals Snowballing Roughly 211,500 physicians were hospital employees in 2010, a 34% increase since 2000. The trend illustrates how medicine is turning the corner from cottage industry to big business.
Medscape Medical News, January 24, 2012
FDA Approves New Chest X-Ray Scanning Software New software improves the early detection of lung cancer inexpensively.
Medscape Medical News, January 18, 2012

Sudden-Onset Severe Abdominal Pain, Lightheadedness, and Nausea An 85-year-old man is brought to the ED with severe, radiating abdominal pain that began 2 hours ago. The patient has nausea and felt light-headed at the onset of the pain. What is the diagnosis?
Medscape, January 26, 2012
10 Medical Errors That Changed the Standard of Care Tragic and preventable errors dot the recent history of medicine; some were so glaring that they led to important changes in patient care.
January 12, 2012