Earlier this week, 75 former NFL players filed a lawsuit against the organization, alleging that it kept players in the dark and concealed the harmful effects of concussions since the 1920s. A study published online July 20 in Radiology shed new light on mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI), showing that patients exhibit abnormal functional connectivity in the thalamus and suggesting the utility of fMRI in the detection of these abnormalities.

Transitions of care, notorious as points of communication failure, are the target of a federal interoperability effort, said Doug Fridsma, MD, PhD, director of the Office of Interoperability and Standards at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), during a webinar earlier this week.

MRIs of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) show corpus callosum and white matter abnormalities in the brain, with heightened differences observed in individuals with more severe OCD symptoms, leading the authors of a study published in the July issue of Radiology to suggest the possibility of improved management of OCD patients using MRI.

Philips and Masimo will partner to integrate rainbow SET technology to Philips patient monitoring solutions, according to a statement from Philips.

European health ministries are keen on improving the IT infrastructure in the health sector. The higher adoption rate of hospital information systems, EMRs and other health IT has boosted the computerized provider order entry (CPOE) systems market, according to analysis from Frost & Sullivan.

A new defibrillation technique that delivers five sequential low-energy pulses to a fibrillating heart reduces energy use by an average of 84 percent compared to standard defibrillation, according to study findings published July 13 in Nature.

ADP AdvancedMD has unveiled AdvancedMD EHR 2011 Summer Release, which includes features to streamline meaningful use compliance and simplify a patient's ability to interact securely online with healthcare providers.

Canon U.S. Life Sciences and the University of Maryland have launched a new research collaboration to develop an automated system providing rapid infectious disease diagnosis.