Just over 80 years ago, on 31 December 1932, a white farmer and his son followed up on a legend they […]
Archive for 2013
Breakthrough of the Year
Today marked the announcement by Science, the venerable magazine published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, of their breakthrough for the year. […]
A Remarkable Woman
Earlier this week I had the opportunity to speak to Dr Nancy Cappello, a determined advocate for the right of American women […]
Update from the Windy City
The 99th annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) wrapped up in Chicago today. More than 50,000 radiologists, radiographers, physicists and […]
To Tweet, or Not to Tweet
As I write this blog in my study at home, located on the slopes of Table Mountain near the botanical gardens […]
The Power of Celebrity
Betty Ford in the White House, 1974. For many Americans, their abiding memory of Richard Nixon is of him waving goodbye, […]
3D Printing of Medical Devices
Additive manufacturing — also known as 3D printing — is a technology that enables engineers to fabricate three-dimensional solid objects of virtually any shape […]
Lighting Up the Breast
Copyright Annals of Surgery, 1931. In the early 20th century, transillumination — shining a light through the tissue of interest — was employed […]
A Biological Clock and Breast Cancer
Copyright Steve Horvath, UCLA A new internal body clock based on DNA that measures the biological age of our tissues and […]
Growth by Acquisition
Last month Analogic Corporation announced that it had acquired the remaining stake in PocketSonics, a privately held firm based in Charlottesville that was a spin […]