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Features

Radiation Delivery System Upgraded

TomoTherapy Inc, Madison, Wisconsin, has introduced the TomoDirect discrete-angle delivery mode for its TomoTherapy Hi·Art treatment system. This new technology allows Hi·Art system users to plan and deliver advanced radiation treatments quickly, with a series of linear beam paths rather than the existing helical path.

Sleepless Children at Risk for Becoming Overweight

Most parents will tell you that their child/children have had at least one sleep-related problem from the time they are born to about six years old. It’s a common occurrence, with the most frequent issues being night terrors, bed wetting, and grinding teeth.

Is Childhood Obesity Determined During Pregnancy?

Numerous recent studies have shown that a child’s likelihood of developing obesity may be determined while he or she is still a fetus.

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MDNG In Print

TechSectors - Medical Device: Teaching the Brain to Take the Right Step
Can the application of chaos theory lead to better clinical rehabilitation and assistive devices for patients suffering from neuromuscular disorders?

TechSectors - Rehabilitation: Independence After Stroke
The wireless, customizable NESS H200 Hand Rehabilitation System device has proven to give newfound independence to patients with paralyzed hands caused by a neurological disorder.

Communication Breakdown: Technology in the Exam Room
Technology and medicine are a wonderful combination, but not if the doctor hides behind it, a real concern in a world of EMRs and handheld medical devices.

MDNG Podcast

MedTech Moments: Episode Nineteen
An interview with Evan Steele, CEO of SRSsoft on hybrid EMRs and the pros and cons of a paperless system.

MedTech Moments: Episode Eighteen
A look at important news stories involving healthcare IT, in preparation for the upcoming election.

MedTech Moments: Episode Seventeen
An interview with Felix Aguirre, MD, VP of Medical Affairs at IPC: The Hospitalist Company, on hospital medicine.

MDNG Voices

Managed Healthcare

Jeff Kaplan, MD, MS

Nov 18 2008

Waste, Duplication and Ineffective Care: Managed Care 101 in 2010 (Part IV)
Clearly, the mission of Managed Care involves all parts of the value equation (See Part III of this Series): quality (both technical and as perceived), cost-if not cost-effectiveness and access.

Tice's Tech Tips

Nancy Tice, MD

Nov 17 2008

Skyscape Titles Launch for the iPhone
As I’ve said in the past I’d definitely be lost without my BlackBerry however since getting the iPhone 3G it is gaining a greater percentage of my attention.

Pediatric Points

Jill Taylor

Nov 13 2008

Time to Reopen the Jiffy Jar?
Researchers have found that peanut allergies were 10 times higher in Jewish children in the UK than in Israel.


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