Results for Nuclear Medicine

Press release from the issuing company
Friday, March 13th, 2015
Thanks to the generosity of donors throughout the greater Greene County area, nuclear medicine services are now available at St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital
Nuclear medicine is a highly advanced form of diagnostic imaging that helps doctors determine how well various organs function. Using small amounts of radioactive material, a nuclear medicine scan can reveal problems…

Doctors were successful in the implementation of a new form of skin cancer treatment; a patch that can be worn on the skin. Many people don’t realize that human skin is actually an organ , and is capable of ‘breathing’ and absorption. The patch contained a radioactive isotope or radionuclide, phosphorus-32
In the study, subjects were exposed to the radionuclide patch for three hours, thrice during…

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New tests could lead to more accurate prognosis and treatment of prostate cancer, among others

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Retirement reporter
If you’ve joined a concierge medical practice, recent trends in the worlds of health care and insurance may have you feeling good about your decision. If you haven’t signed up with one of these practices—also called “boutique,” “personalized” or “private-physician” practices—some of those same trends may lead you to consider it down the road
Certainly, plenty of baby boomers have done the math…