Eleven years ago, I wrote a blog, “In pursuit of the perfect design,” which was in fact a book review. The […]
Archive for 2022
A Life Well Lived
Earlier this month, the European Society of Radiology announced the passing of Professor Guozhen Li (seen right, © Min.News) who died at the […]
Focus on Breast Density
At the beginning of this year, we wrote an article entitled “Understanding Breast Density,” and then in September we highlighted “World Dense Breast Day.” […]
Stanford’s Leader Under Scrutiny
An important tenet of the scientific enterprise is that research published in the peer-reviewed literature is based on integrity and […]
A Peek into the Future
Eleven years ago, we reviewed the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer, by oncologist Dr Siddhartha Mukherjee (© […]
UK and SA Join Forces
Earlier this week, the United Kingdom hosted an official state visit by President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa, the first such visit […]
Leap Forward with CRISPR
Two years ago, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna for “the development of a method […]
DBT and AI – What a Combination!
Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) was approved by the FDA in 2011 as a screening modality for the early detection of […]
Watching Breast Cancer Cells Form
Imagine if it was possible for a surgeon, when operating on a patient with breast cancer, to insert a microscope […]
It’s Time for the Minnies!
In 1999, a website called AuntMinnie.com was launched, and for the past 23 years it has provided a focal point where the […]