Women in the United States have a 1 in 8 (or about 13 percent) lifetime risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime. Death rates from breast cancer have been decreasing since 1989, and these decreases are thought to be the result of treatment advances, earlier detection through screening and increased awareness.1 The health community continues to strive for early detection of lesions — primarily through screening mammography, which is the most effective method for detecting early breast cancers and has been shown to reduce breast cancer-specific mortality.

In healthcare, critical systems are being used to deliver vital information and services 24/7/365. Clinicians demand easy, always-on access to patient data; the quality of care can suffer if data is unavailable or slow to retrieve. As healthcare relies more and more heavily on digital, connected equipment and imaging systems, the volume of data is growing at an accelerating pace. Combine that accelerating data growth with long data retention requirements, and it is easy to see why healthcare executives are concerned about storage.

The founder of Gonzo journalism thought back nostalgically to what many believed in the 1960s was inevitable. The triumph of right over wrong. Of good over evil. A political revolution in the United States.

Technological advancements — in conjunction with innovative thinking — have led to changes in the radiology industry over the last few years, which has delivered major advantages to both radiologists and patients. These solutions allow radiologists to deliver higher quality services faster than ever before while also helping prevent workplace burnout within the industry. 

International Radiology Day (IDoR) was November 9 — an annual celebration that commemorates Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen’s discovery of the X-ray in 1895 — and I was thrilled to see a flurry of tweets about the value of this sometimes under-appreciated specialty.