Archive for February 2021
Radiology Board Claim They Are Unable To Reduce Exam Fees
The American Board of Radiology revealed recently that it has experienced “persistent barriers” in preventing them from reducing exam fees following its transition to a virtual test-taking model. The board is making the switch away from in-person certification in 2021 after radiologists demanded alternatives for their safety amid the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the “perceived…
Read MoreCyber Security Attack Breaches St. Margaret’s Health
This past weekend, on a Sunday morning, a breach in security occurred in the patient information of St. Margaret’s Health in Spring Valley, However, the healthcare provider has no evidence of the breach and is unsure how it even occurred. Linda Burt, VP of Quality and Community Services, said the organizations is taking all the…
Read MoreUK Finds COVID Vaccines Have Decreased Number Of Hospitalizations
The first UK studies regarding Britain’s mass vaccinations show strong support in that the vaccines have been affective, since numbers clearly show that the vaccines reduce the rate of Covid-related hospital admissions and can be reducing the spread of the virus. The studies found that just a single dose of the AstraZeneca or the Pfizer…
Read More7 Bites Of News And Commentary From The Endocrinology World
A quick list of facts about what’s happening in Endocrinology’s neck-of-the-woods. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that healthcare providers are watching carefully for new cases of diabetes when a November study found that 15% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients developed diabetes. A modified-release hydrocortisone therapy helped to improve morning and early afternoon biochemical control for adults with…
Read MoreStudy finds Amyloid Blood Tests for May Cut Need for PET in Half
Study authors suggest that the positive result of using the blood test methods may lead to faster clinical trial recruitment. A recent study by authors Ashvini Keshavan, Josef Pannee, et al. aimed to evaluate population-based blood screening for preclinical Alzheimer’s disease in a British birth cohort at age 70. Alzheimer’s disease affects more than 5…
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