Scripps physicians call for change in cancer tissue handling
Genetic sequencing technology is altering the way cancer is diagnosed and treated, but traditional specimen handling methods threaten to slow that progress.
Jan 4, 2013
Archive: 04/01/2013
When will genomic research translate into clinical care—and at what cost?
Genomic research is widely expected to transform medicine, but progress has been slower than expected. While critics argue that the genomics "promise" has been broken – and that money might be better spent elsewhere—proponents ...
Jan 4, 2013
US proposes sweeping new food safety rules (Update)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday proposed the most sweeping food safety rules in decades, requiring farmers and food companies to be more vigilant in the wake of deadly outbreaks in peanuts, cantaloupe and ...
Jan 4, 2013
Disinfecting robots help prevent superbug infections at Hopkins
Even as epidemiologists worry about a shrinking arsenal of antibiotics to fight potentially deadly drug-resistant bacteria, researchers at Johns Hopkins Hospital are betting on another weapon to prevent infections: robots.
Jan 4, 2013
Outsourced radiologists perform better reading for fewer hospitals
(Medical Xpress)—Experience working for a particular hospital matters when it comes to the performance of radiologists who work for outsourcing teleradiology companies, according to a team of researchers, whose finding ...
Jan 4, 2013
Brazilian crack addicts to be forcibly committed
(AP)—Officials in Brazil's most populous state say they will start forcing adult crack addicts to go to rehabilitation centers in an effort to curb growing use of the drug.
Jan 4, 2013
