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2 weeks ago | 
bmj.com | Matt Limb
The UK is not prepared to cope with the likely effects of a warming climate, such as escalating deaths and health system disruption, independent advisers have warned the government.
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1 month ago | 
auntminnieeurope.com | Maryam Payne |Matt Limb
In a new manifesto, the U.K. Association of Healthcare Technology Providers for Imaging, Radiotherapy and Care (AXREM) has outlined the plans and priorities of its Imaging IT Special Focus Group. The four-page document highlights challenges faced by all healthcare IT providers and all National Health Service (NHS) trusts and health boards, according to Bob Childe, AXREM Imaging IT convenor.
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1 month ago | 
auntminnieeurope.com | Maryam Payne |Matt Limb
NHS England, in conjunction with the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) and the Society of Radiographers (SoR), has developed guidance for digitally communicating imaging reports to patients. The organizations said that successful communication with all patients will improve overall access to healthcare data.
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1 month ago | 
auntminnieeurope.com | Matt Limb |Erik L. Ridley
A new German survey about referring doctors' views on the quality and comprehensiveness of radiology reports shows that the opinions and preferences tend to vary widely between different specialists. The findings were published in the European Journal of Radiology on 23 March by Dr. Philipp Reschke from Goethe University Hospital Frankfurt and colleagues.
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1 month ago | 
bmj.com | Matt Limb
News & ViewsIan Bownes: forensic...
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2 months ago | 
auntminnieeurope.com | Matt Limb |Erik L. Ridley
Contrast media manufacturers and the medical imaging community will be watching for the outcome of a coming challenge to the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) in the European Union (EU) General Court. The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) wants greater clarity on how the EU's decision to target two sectors -- the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries -- aligns with the "polluter pays" principle.
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2 months ago | 
auntminnieeurope.com | Matt Limb |Erik L. Ridley
Commercially available stock medical photos fail to portray the contemporary work of radiologists, found a Belgian study presented at ECR 2025. Spurred by a calling for better understanding of radiologists' role in healthcare, radiology resident Laura Hartog and colleagues reviewed 200 consecutive "radiologist" keyword-identified images over three stock photo databases.
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2 months ago | 
auntminnieeurope.com | Matt Limb |Erik L. Ridley
Dr. Stephen Harden has been elected as the incoming president of the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR), succeeding current RCR President Dr. Katharine Halliday. Harden, who is the RCR’s current vice-president of clinical radiology, will begin his term as president officially on 1 September 2025 for the next three years. He will remain in his current position until then. Harden has been a consultant in cardiothoracic radiology at University Hospital Southampton since 2005.
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Feb 7, 2025 | 
labpulse.com | Matt Limb |Nick Paul Taylor
Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator (CARB-X) has awarded $3 million to diagnostics company AstraDx to develop a rapid test for neonatal sepsis. In a statement, CARB-X said that AstraDx will use the funds to demonstrate feasibility of its diagnostic ahead of development; the firm aims to develop “a robust, low-cost instrument” to detect neonatal sepsis.
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Feb 7, 2025 | 
labpulse.com | Matt Limb |Nick Paul Taylor
Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator (CARB-X) has awarded $3 million to diagnostics company AstraDx to develop a rapid test for neonatal sepsis. In a statement, CARB-X said that AstraDx will use the funds to demonstrate feasibility of its diagnostic ahead of development; the firm aims to develop “a robust, low-cost instrument” to detect neonatal sepsis.
