We are all familiar with the aphorism, “Publish or perish,” challenging academics that unless they publish in reputable journals their […]
Archive for 2021
Attacks on Healthcare Facilities
For the past week, two regions in South Africa have been engulfed in violence following the arrest and incarceration of our former […]
Global Breast Imaging Market
In a recent survey published in Preventive Medicine, the authors reported that mammography screening plummeted by more than 90% during April 2020, […]
DIEurope Features Breast Imaging
The June issue of Diagnostic Imaging Europe was published earlier this week and featured numerous articles on breast imaging. The magazine, […]
The DBT Pioneers
Digital breast tomosynthesis – DBT – has its origins in Holland in the 1930s when the neuroradiologist and electrical engineer George Ziedses […]
Mothers of Invention
We are all familiar with the proverb, “Necessity is the mother of invention,” the origins of which are attributed to Aesop’s Fables […]
Local Lad Makes Good
As South Africans, we take pride in highlighting a successful person’s links to our country when describing their accomplishments on […]
When Peer Review Gets Nasty
Today’s issue of Science highlights an astonishing story about a Dutch scientist – Elisabeth Bik (seen right, © AAAS) – who is […]
Deal Making During a Pandemic
One of the final acts when a deal is consummated is for the two parties to shake hands. However, since […]
A Tutorial on AI
Earlier this month, AuntMinnie.com hosted a virtual conference during which a series of online lectures on advances in artificial intelligence (AI) were […]