| Today's News and Trends | Orangeworm, an aggressive group of hackers, is targeting medical devices of healthcare providers with a new malware. The malware, called Kwampirs, is a “backdoor Trojan that provides the attackers with remote access to the compromised computer,” the cybersecurity firm Symantec reported this week. Orangeworm, an aggressive group of hackers, is targeting medical devices of healthcare providers with a new malware. The malware, called Kwampirs, is a “backdoor Trojan that provides the attackers with remote access to the compromised computer,” the cybersecurity firm Symantec reported this week. | |
| Physicians regularly turn to CT to evaluate patients who arrive at a hospital emergency department (ED) due to acute appendicitis. According to a new study published in Radiology, the diagnostic accuracy of MR imaging compares favorably to that of CT when diagnosing acute appendicitis, meaning patients can receive the same level of care without the ionizing radiation exposure. Physicians regularly turn to CT to evaluate patients who arrive at a hospital emergency department (ED) due to acute appendicitis. According to a new study published in Radiology, the diagnostic accuracy of MR imaging compares favorably to that of CT when diagnosing acute appendicitis, meaning patients can receive the same level of care without the ionizing radiation exposure. | |
| Discussions surrounding the effects playing soccer can have on an athlete’s cognitive skills usually focus on unintentional head impacts such as an elbow to the head. However, according to a new study published in Frontiers in Neurology, heading the ball is much more closely associated with affecting cognitive performance than unintentional impacts. Discussions surrounding the effects playing soccer can have on an athlete’s cognitive skills usually focus on unintentional head impacts such as an elbow to the head. However, according to a new study published in Frontiers in Neurology, heading the ball is much more closely associated with affecting cognitive performance than unintentional impacts. | |
| Scientists at the California Institute of Technology are taking steps toward erasable MRIs by using contrast agents natural to the human body—gas vesicles. Scientists at the California Institute of Technology are taking steps toward erasable MRIs by using contrast agents natural to the human body—gas vesicles. | |
| The American College of Radiology (ACR) has added the International Medical Solutions (IMS) Educational Toolkit to its technology portfolio for medical imaging education, IMS announced Wednesday, April 25. The American College of Radiology (ACR) has added the International Medical Solutions (IMS) Educational Toolkit to its technology portfolio for medical imaging education, IMS announced Wednesday, April 25. | |
| Though its effects vary based on presets and tissue densities, iterative metal artifact reduction (iMAR) could present a unique opportunity to image gun trauma patients whose scans are otherwise compromised by artifacts from retained bullets, researchers wrote in the European Journal of Radiology this month. Though its effects vary based on presets and tissue densities, iterative metal artifact reduction (iMAR) could present a unique opportunity to image gun trauma patients whose scans are otherwise compromised by artifacts from retained bullets, researchers wrote in the European Journal of Radiology this month. | |
| Kohl’s announced Wednesday, April 25, that it is donating $1 million over two years to Susan G. Komen Wisconsin. This is the latest donation in the ongoing partnership between Kohl’s, based in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, and the renowned breast cancer organization. Kohl’s announced Wednesday, April 25, that it is donating $1 million over two years to Susan G. Komen Wisconsin. This is the latest donation in the ongoing partnership between Kohl’s, based in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, and the renowned breast cancer organization. | |
| A 55-year-old woman in Tampa, Florida, is urging fellow smokers to keep a close eye on their health after an impromptu CT scan saved her life. A 55-year-old woman in Tampa, Florida, is urging fellow smokers to keep a close eye on their health after an impromptu CT scan saved her life. | |
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