A jury in Georgia has pinned 60% of the blame for a stroke patient’s permanent whole-body paralysis on an ER physician and 40% on a radiologist—while clearing all other clinicians who had a hand in the catastrophic episode of care.

More than four-fifths of healthcare provider organizations are shorthanded of allied health professionals, and the job title with the most unfilled positions in the category is radiologic technologist.

Patients whose private data may have been stolen by a cyberprowler last December have filed a class action lawsuit against the radiology practice whose IT systems may have been hacked.  

The oft-belittled dried fruit may punch above its weight when helping postmenopausal women beat back inflammation, according to two new Penn State studies.
 

A new scholarship looks to help address shorthanded staffing in facilities that employ mammography technologists. And a fresh acquisition will bring RT e-learning to a widely dispersed student body.