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Jubilation as northern governor announces free dialysis for residents
Governor Fintiri has boosted healthcare in Adamawa state with new CT scans and free dialysis services, ensuring better ...
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Invest in modern imaging diagnostic centres for better treatment outcomes
This is expensive for both private healthcare providers and the government. A county will have to invest approximately Sh500 million for a centre. This is against other competing expenses, including ...
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GE HealthCare unveils cardiac-focused CT scanner, launches coronary radiotracer
GE HealthCare has raised the curtain on a new CT system with features designed specifically for addressing cardiovascular ...
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One out of eight teaching hospitals in S’West has functional MRI machine
Patients with chronic diseases in the southwest region are facing difficulties accessing proper diagnosis and treatment as federal and state-owned teaching hospitals lack a basic diagnostic machine: ...
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Some CT scans deliver too much radiation, researchers say. Regulators want to know more.
Bindman, a professor at the University of California-San Francisco medical school, has spent well over a decade researching ...
Common Medical Scan ‘Routinely’ Delivers Excess Radiation, May Cause 36,000 Cases of Cancer a Year
The scans are estimated to cause 2% of annual cancers — but new measures could keep radiation at safer levels.
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This medical test may cause cancer due to ‘unfathomable’ mistake — and it’s performed 93M times a year in the US
Every year, an estimated 93 million CT scans are performed in the US, up from just 3 million in 1980. The surge isn’t accidental — these machines have revolutionized diagnostics ...
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New Medicare Rules Aim to Cut Radiation Exposure From CT Scans
MONDAY, March 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Hospitals and imaging centers are now required to track and report radiation exposure from CT scans under new Medicare regulations. The rules, which began ...
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New Medicare Rules Aim to Cut Radiation Exposure From CT Scans
New Medicare Rules Aim to Cut Radiation Exposure From CT Scans MONDAY, March 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Hospitals and imaging centers are now required to track and report radiation exposure from ...