How is radiation used to diagnose patients? In 1895, German/Dutch physicist Wilhelm Röntgen discovered x-rays. In one of his experiments, he found that x-rays could pass through the body, producing an ...

Lymphoedema means swelling caused by a build up of lymph fluid in an area of the body. It can happen if lymph drainage channels or lymph nodes are blocked, removed or damaged. This can happen due to ...

VB Spine is continuing to build itself as a powerhouse in the spine market. The Leesburg, VA-based company reported it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the exclusive rights to ...

Medical imaging is a key part of diagnosing and monitoring many health conditions, but not all scans work the same way. Technologies like X-ray, fluoroscopy, ultrasound, CT, and MRI each use different ...

Is the equipment designed to protect healthcare workers in cath labs doing more harm than good? For years, concerns about clinicians working in fluoroscopy labs have centered on the long-term dangers ...

A Korean athlete wearing sunglasses, a close-fitting race outfit and thin cross-country skis pushes off with her right foot in a skating motion. Dasom Han of the Republic of Korea competed at the 2026 ...

Tim Baucom has done this before. The Milan Cortina Games will be his third Olympics as a wax technician for the United States’ cross-country ski team, a job characterized by long flights schlepping ...

上下水道施設及び環境保全・衛生施設の設計・施工・管理を主な事業として展開する水道機工株式会社(本社:東京都世田谷区、代表取締役社長:古川 徹、以下「水道機工」)は、2025年10月29日 ...

Fluoroscopy-free RIRS is successful in some cases, but fluoroscopy should remain available for unexpected intraoperative challenges. In a randomized controlled trial, a fluoroscopy-free technique for ...

A general rule for leader material: Any part of your leader that you want to float should be monofilament, and any part that you want to sink should be fluorocarbon. For dry fly fishing, monofilament ...

An international research team made up of scientists from Freie Universität Berlin and the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) in conjunction with Université de Lorraine in Metz, ...

Most device manufactures for insulin pumps and glucose monitors specify the device should not be exposed to “radiation” due to theoretical risk of device damage. For YNHHS policy we consider this ...