Two weeks ago we received a phone call from Crystal Orderson, freelance producer for Al Jazeera to say that her company would […]
Archive for 2015
Implications of Apple vs Samsung
Having agreed to pay Apple more than half a billion dollars in damages for patent infringement, Samsung earlier this week […]
Reducing Hair Loss During Chemotherapy
A distressing side effect for women undergoing chemotherapy to treat breast cancer is alopecia – hair loss in which the […]
A New Century Dawns
Under the banner “Innovation is the key to our future”, the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) has just concluded […]
Pigeons Can Diagnose Breast Cancer
In a study published last week in PLOS One, researchers have reported that pigeons – or Columba livia as they are known […]
The Future of Breast Screening?
Imagine a technology that was the size of a shoebox, did not use ionizing radiation, did not require breast compression, […]
Ultrasound Helps Find More Cancers
An important study emanating from Japan has just been published in the British journal The Lancet. Known as the Japan Strategic Anti-Caner […]
Cabinet Ministers Endorse CapeRay
With the launch of our clinical trial last week, we had the opportunity yesterday to host a high-profile visit by […]
Return to Groote Schuur
Nestled in the shadow of Table Mountain Groote Schuur Hospital takes its name from the estate bequeathed by Cecil Rhodes to […]
Another ABUS Contender Emerges
News out of the United Kingdom is that another automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) system has just been announced. Funded by Innovate UK […]