Today’s issue of Science highlights an astonishing story about a Dutch scientist – Elisabeth Bik (seen right, © AAAS) – who is […]
Posts Tagged ‘Ethics’
The Vanishing Radiologist?
Two years ago, we published a blog entitled “Radiologists are Toast,” a quote by Vinod Khosla, a Silicon Valley investor who had […]
DBT + AI = Progress
Despite a recent report calling into question the benefits of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) – sometimes called 3D mammography – as a […]
Does 3D Mammography Save More Lives?
A week ago, USA Today published an article written by Liz Szabo (seen right) with the provocative headline, “Massive marketing muscle pushes […]
Access to Health Care
In the United States, women diagnosed with breast cancer can select different types of surgery to remove the tumour. While […]
The Emergence of CRISPR
One of the most remarkable scientific breakthroughs since the mapping of the human genome has been CRISPR, an acronym that […]
What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
Dr Daniel Kopans, professor of radiology at Harvard, earlier this week started a new blog entitled Fiction and Facts about Breast Cancer […]
A Breakthrough from Cape Town
Earlier this week, a woman with severe aortic valve stenosis was operated on successfully at Groote Schuur Hospital by Jacques Scherman, […]
Taking the Initiative
Earlier this year the Cancer Research Initiative (CRI) at the University of Cape Town (UCT) celebrated its fifth anniversary. The aim of […]
Inspiring New Ways
The Africa Health Exhibition took place at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, half way between Johannesburg and Pretoria over the past three […]