Breast cancer rates among women in their 30s are on the rise

New data from Lexis Nexis Risk Solutions—a leading provider of data and analytics—indicates that breast cancer diagnoses among younger women are rising at “troubling” rates. Read More

Radiologist, Radiology

November 30, 2024

AI tumour volume estimations could improve prostate cancer treatment strategies

Artificial intelligence-estimated tumour volume may have more prognostic value than standard risk stratification methods, new research suggests.Read More

Radiologist, Radiology

November 28, 2024

7 COVID vaccine complications: The radiologist’s role in identifying adverse reactions

Although adverse events related to COVID-19 vaccines are rare, some are life-threatening. Due to the radiologist’s important role in identifying vaccine reactions, it is important that they are familiar with how complications present on imaging.Read More

Radiologist, Radiology

November 26, 2024

Wearable ultrasound device monitors muscle activity with great precision

A newly developed wearable ultrasound device could soon offer a more accurate alternative to electromyography (EMG) and pulmonary function exams.Read More

Radiologist, Radiology

November 23, 2024

Researchers receive grant worth millions to develop portable PET scanner

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine just received a grant worth more than $6 million to develop neuroimaging technology that could expand access to Alzheimer’s diagnostics.Read More

Radiologist, Radiology

November 21, 2024

AI software that boosts detection of small brain lesions gains FDA clearance

New artificial intelligence-powered software said to improve the detection of small lesions on brain MR imaging was just granted clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.Read More

Radiologist, Radiology

November 19, 2024

New details emerge on looming medical isotope shortage

New details have emerged regarding the impact a downed high-flux reactor will have on the supply of medical isotopes.Read More

Radiologist, Radiology

November 16, 2024

MRIs reveal menopausal hormone therapy’s impact on the brain

New research details how menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) impacts the neurological structure of the women who utilise it.Read More

Radiologist, Radiology

November 14, 2024

Radiologists divided on which CT quality measures are most important

A new survey reflects the unique preferences of different readers, highlighting the need for more quantitative measures of quality specific to subspecialties.Read More

Radiologist, Radiology

November 12, 2024

California imaging clinics at centre of $54M Medicare fraud scandal

Several imaging clinics are at the centre of an alleged scheme to defraud Medicare out of tens of millions of dollars.Read More

Radiologist, Radiology

November 9, 2024

Breast cancer only visible via MRI is often less aggressive

Cancers only detectable by MRI tend to be smaller and less aggressive than those identified on second-look ultrasound, new data suggest.Read More

Radiologist, Radiology

November 7, 2024

AI loaded onto mammography systems can flag possible cancers in real time to speed workflows

MedCognetics CogNet AI-MT technology is the first embedded AI cancer detection system built into the mammography system to eliminate eliminates latency and delivering immediate, high-quality image analysis and can help prioritise exams in the worklistRead More

Radiologist, Radiology

The government’s response to the royal commission into veteran suicide gets a lot right – but makes a couple of missteps
The Australian government has released its response to the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide. Here’s what the response delivers on, and where it falls short.
Carolyn Heward, Lecturer, Clinical Psychology, James Cook University
Many people don’t measure their blood pressure properly at home – here’s how to get accurate readings
Busting for the toilet? Having a full bladder can raise your blood pressure. So make sure you go before you take a reading.
Niamh Chapman, Senior Research Fellow, Hypertension and Patient Engagement, University of Sydney
For richer, but not for poorer: how Australia’s mental health system fails those most in need
Most Australians might expect more mental health services to be delivered to those who need them the most, which would be many in the lowest income areas. We found the opposite occurs.
Joanne Enticott, Associate Professor, Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, Monash University
You’re hot? I’m cold! Why our office temperature preferences can be vastly different to our colleagues’
As the weather warms up, offices are cranking up the air conditioning. But it may be an impossible task to find a temperature that suits everyone.
Christian Moro, Associate Professor of Science & Medicine, Bond University
3 reasons why kids stick Lego up their nose
Natural curiosity, developing motor skills, and a limited understanding of risk make for a dangerous combination.
Anna Girardi, Lecturer in Speech Pathology and Researcher at the Centre for Health Research, University of Southern Queensland

97% of adult Australians have limited skills to verify information online – new report
How would you tell if information in a post is true or false? Our study tested the ability of 2,115 adult Australians to verify information online.
Sora Park, Professor of Communication, News & Media Research Centre, University of Canberra
How can Australia actually keep young people off social media and porn sites? A new trial will test 3 options
The trial is testing age verification, age estimation and age inference. All three options come with problems.
Toby Murray, Associate Professor of Cybersecurity, School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne
Astronomers have pinpointed the origin of mysterious repeating radio bursts from space
By searching sparsely populated regions of the galaxy, astronomers have for the first time found the source of a kind of signal that has puzzled them for years.
Natasha Hurley-Walker, Radio Astronomer, Curtin University
‘Everything is Country’: these 4 projects blend First Nations knowledge and science to rewrite our understanding of the past
First Nations cultural knowledge has much to share with archaeology, palaeontology and Earth sciences.
Sally Hurst, Adjunct Fellow - Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University
A new model accurately predicts the migration of humpback whales – and may help them survive climate change
The model tracks the movements of humpback whale mother and calf pods between the Great Barrier Reef and the Gold Coast bay in eastern Australia.
Jasper de Bie, Research Fellow, Coastal and Marine Research Centre, Griffith University

Breast cancer rates among women in their 30s are on the rise

AI tumour volume estimations could improve prostate cancer treatment strategies

7 COVID vaccine complications: The radiologist’s role in identifying adverse reactions

Wearable ultrasound device monitors muscle activity with great precision

Researchers receive grant worth millions to develop portable PET scanner

AI software that boosts detection of small brain lesions gains FDA clearance

New details emerge on looming medical isotope shortage

MRIs reveal menopausal hormone therapy’s impact on the brain

Radiologists divided on which CT quality measures are most important

California imaging clinics at centre of $54M Medicare fraud scandal

Breast cancer only visible via MRI is often less aggressive

AI loaded onto mammography systems can flag possible cancers in real time to speed workflows

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