In 2020, USARAD Holdings Inc. partnered with Israeli tech company Nanox.ARC, Nanox, to deliver 3,000 of its revolutionary imaging systems across the United States. These systems are poised to dramatically change the healthcare industry.

In 1895, German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen reported his discovery of the X-ray, and later received the Nobel Prize for his remarkable finding. While amazing at the time, the new device underwent changes to reduce the amount of radiation exposure in the century that followed and now has become a device commonly used for a variety of purposes, including medical diagnoses to airport security.
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A Second Opinion can change your life. Take a look at Ella’s story. She was told she would need back surgery and it would take four months to recover and even with the back surgery she would have mobility issues as a result. She decided to look for a second opinion. She found SecondOpinions.com and uploaded her case. Both a Neuro Surgeon and Neuro Radiologist reviewed her case and their findings were the opposite, that she was not a candidate for surgery. Since her second opinion she decided not to get the surgery and has been following a strict exercise plan and feeling better than ever.
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Nearly 1 out of every 6 of the world’s population suffer from neurological disorders. Neurology is the branch of medicine that is concerned with disorders and diseases of the nervous system. There are more than 600 diseases and disorders off the nervous system, including brain tumors, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, frontotemporal dementia, and stroke.
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About 200 people are diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis each week. Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an unpredictable often disabling disease of the central nervous system that disrupts the flow of information. The cause of Multiple Sclerosis is unknown and is difficult to diagnose. MS is diagnosed most commonly in women between the ages of 20 and 50 and is more common in places farther from the equator. There is no single test and it is often missed or is an incorrect diagnosis, because of this there are also several other diagnoses that must be ruled out to make sure you have the correct diagnosis.
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Everything in medicine stems from radiology. Radiology is not only used to diagnose medical conditions, but it is also used to treat certain diseases. There are 2 branches of radiology: a) interventional, and b). diagnostic.

Interventional radiology is the branch of radiology which provides minimally invasive image guided diagnosis and treatment of diseases. This technology in some cases can eliminate the need for general surgery, scopes to diagnosis & treats certain conditions. As a result, patients are often awake during the procedure or under very mild sedation; which requires a much shorter recovery period.
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A new discovery of a molecule that could serve as a key factor in accelerating cell recovery after bone marrow transplants, in addition to liver disease, and colon disease has recently been discovered. Such a discovery came at the hands of a joint investigation comprised of UT Southwestern, Case Western Reserve, and the University of Kentucky. The study was published in the journal Science.
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Everyone is going mobile – including our most trusted health care professionals. While the majority of health-related apps are geared towards patients, 15% of these apps (often called “mHealth”) have been designed specifically for doctors. The unfortunate part: only 28% of smartphone users and 18% of tablet users describe themselves as “very satisfied” with these apps that are supposed to make their already challenging job easier. If you’re a physician and are looking for helpful apps that won’t simply add more clutter to your mobile device, below are top ranked and rated apps for doctors:
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Is your physician Board Certified or is he or she only licensed? If you are like most Americans, it’s unlikely that you know the difference between these different designations. Today we will clear up any confusion between these varying titles that a doctor may have so that you may make the best medical decisions for your health.
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As the tools and technologies of healthcare continue to improve and evolve, both patients and clinicians will continue to reap the rewards of this progress. This recent Forbes article talks about healthcare and diagnostic devices, in the area of radiology in particular, that are becoming “leaner, meaner and even cheaper” – and about the ways in which all of us benefit from this evolution.  

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