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New General Electric MRI Scanner 20 Times Louder Than Ever

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SCHENECTADY, NY - General Electric (GE) plans to revolutionize the course of magnetic resonance (MR) history once more when later this month they introduce the industry’s first 160-decibel (dB) system called the EARBLEED. “What do...
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Road to the Final Four Best Lifestyle Medical Specialties

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INDIANA - After another exciting and grueling March Madness Hospital Edition, with some upsets and bracket busters, the Final Four Medical Specialties with the Best Lifestyle have been determined.  Once again the solid #1...

Epidemic of “Tennis Elbow” Hits Radiologists Everywhere

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The increase in cases of an overuse injury called lateral epicondylitis, known more commonly amongst AARP members as "tennis elbow," has seen a rise in radiology residents over the past few years, according to...
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July Intern Really Excited to Cause His Very First Pneumothorax

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ATLANTA, GA - Sometimes getting thrown into the fire is the best way to learn.  At least that's what July intern Timothy McDuffy thinks.  Less than 24 hours into his first day as a...

Medical Specialties as Game of Thrones Characters

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As all medical specialties try to gain control of the hospital, we've narrowed down who their characters are: Cardiology, you poor tortured soul with a horrible life. Let's be honest, you got yourself into this.       ...

Physician Recruitment Ad Statements and What They Really Mean

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Ad text Actual meaning Established medical center is a state of the art, modern, newly renovated hospital   The MRI works 12 hours out of the week, and the cost of that new fountain in the lobby will...

Radiologists Attempt to Decrease Claustrophobia During CT Scan by Removing Machine’s Outer Coverings

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In an effort to increase patient satisfaction during imaging studies, a group of radiologists recently began scanning patients in a CT scanner with the outer coverings of the huge machine removed. With the inner...
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Radiologist Responds to In-Flight Emergency, Hedges, Asks Pilot to Clinically Correlate

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ATLANTIC OCEAN - On a flight from Boca Raton to New York City, Air Trump One (Donald Trump's private jet) reported a medical emergency to the Federal Aviation Administration command center.  A radiologist on...
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Bored Radiologist Clinically Correlates Everything Himself

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Reports from the radiology reading room at Mercy Hospital indicate that 47 year old radiologist Timothy Jacobs was so overcome with boredom that he began clinically correlating every MRI, CT, and X-ray all by...

Medical Student Struggles to Stay Awake During Radiology Rotation

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OMAHA, NE - Despite doubling up on his morning coffee, medical student Brad Haverford has found it exceedingly difficult to stay awake during his fourth-year radiology elective.  "I heard it was a really easy rotation,"...