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Fintiri Announces Free Dialysis in Adamawa, Purchases CT Scans for 2 Hospitals
Governor Fintiri has boosted healthcare in Adamawa state with new CT scans and free dialysis services, ensuring better ...
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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 ...
Shortage of CT scans, MRI machines impacting islandwide cancer treatment — Dr Dawes
Opposition Spokesperson on Health and Wellness Dr Alfred Dawes says the country is currently facing a cancer crisis due to ...
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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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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 ...
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Lack of PET-CT scan machine impeding cancer care in Nigeria'
Daily Trust learnt that some cities in India have more than 20 PET-CT scan machines. Nigeria records about 79,542 of cancer deaths annually, according to the International Agency for the Research ...
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Common Medical Scan ‘Routinely’ Delivers Excess Radiation, May Cause 36,000 Cases of Cancer a Year
while the higher doses generally mean more detailed scans, they’re not always required for the specific diagnosis. When testing approximately 48,000 CT machines in 17 hospitals, Smith-Bindman ...
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Some CT scans may have too much radiation, researchers say
About 93 million CT scans are performed every year in the ... Yet there is scant regulation of radiation levels as the machines scan organs and structures inside bodies. Dosages are erratic ...
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Thousands of patients suffer due to dysfunctional machines at Liaquat University Hospital
HYDERABAD: The vital MRI, CT Scan and dialysis machines, as well as many aircoditioners, at the Liaquat University Hospital (LUH) need urgent repairs but the administration appears helpless for ...