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generalLandauer, Inc. Supports Advancements in Education for Medical PhysicsGLENWOOD, Ill., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Landauer, Inc. (NYSE: LDR), a recognized leader in personal and environmental radiation monitoring and the leading domestic provider of outsourced medical physics services, today announces a three year commitment to serve as the corporate sponsor for the Upstate Medical Physics (UMP) Residency program in Diagnostic Imaging Physics... [see full article] FDASecretary Sebelius Statement on New Breast Cancer RecommendationsHHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius issued the following statement today on new breast cancer screening recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: “There is no question that the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations have caused a great deal of confusion and worry among women and their families across this country... [see full article] FDA finds new cases of CT radiation overexposureThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that it has found additional cases of radiation overexposure related to CT brain perfusion scans. The new cases occurred at hospitals besides Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and involve more than one CT manufacturer... [see full article] Free Membership Required FDA investigating reports of dangerous radiation from medical scansFederal health regulators are investigating reports of dangerous radiation levels at two more California hospitals, following earlier unsafe medical scans at a Los Angeles facility... [see full article] FDA panel: NSF incidence falls with gadolinium restrictionsThe incidence of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) in the U.S. following administration of gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCA) is falling as healthcare providers restrict the use of MRI contrast in at-risk patient populations, according to an advisory panel meeting convened on Tuesday to discuss U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation of the products... [see full article] Free Membership Required Health ReformHouse Approves Repeal Of SGR, Senate Prospects Appear DimHouse Democrats easily approved legislation Thursday to block a 21.2 percent cut in Medicare payments to physicians in 2010 and install a new payment approach based on a two-pronged update system by a vote of 243 to 183, but the outlook in the Senate appears dim because the $210 billion legislation is unpaid for. Senate Budget Chair Kent Conrad (D-ND) said he would instead seek a two-year physician fix combined with other policies that received a pay-as-you-go waiver in the House -- including the Average Minimum Tax and Estate Tax extensions -- and ask a non-partisan independent commission to find ways to pay for a permanent fix... [see full article] Senate Set For Heated Health Reform Debate, Democrats Split On Public PlanThe Senate’s 60-39 vote late Saturday to move health reform to the floor sets the stage for a heated debate after the Thanksgiving break, with lawmakers and key stakeholders already pointing to provisions they want to see altered before the final bill comes to a vote. Following the vote, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said his caucus remains split over the controversial public option and continues to seek a compromise on the issue... [see full article] Senate, House Committees Plan Hearings As Mammogram Proposal Fuels CER DebateUnder pressure from patients, providers and 22 senators, the Senate health committee announced Wednesday it will hold a hearing to review the recommendations of a federal panel that called for fewer mammographies for women under 40. The hearing comes as the federal panel’s recommendations are fueling the debate over comparative effectiveness proposals included in the House and Senate health reform bills. The House Energy and Commerce Committee also announced it will convene a hearing Wednesday on the recommendations... [see full article] Senate Negotiators Close To Deal: Public Plan Likely Out, Medicare Buy-In On TableA key liberal senator Monday said that the opt-out public option proposed by Majority Leader Reid (D-NV) is likely off the table as a group of moderate and progressive lawmakers inch closer to reaching a compromise that could be signed off on as early as Tuesday. Options on the table include allowing people aged 55 to 64 to use subsidies to buy-into Medicare, a national plan administered by the Office of Personnel Management, and a Medicaid expansion, lawmakers said... [see full article] |
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