As hurricane Sandy makes its way up the east coast, I can’t help but think of all the hospital workers who are being affected. Hospitals never close and people rely on them even more in times of struggle. Most hospitals have crisis teams for emergencies. At my last hospital, we had to fill out a form annually about which team we wanted to be ...

Rad Tech week is right around the corner and folks are ready to celebrate. It is time to give thanks to Wilheim Roentgen, the physicist who first discovered the possibility of using electromagnetic radiation to create what we now know as an x-ray. He made our profession possible. Imaging departments will spend the week celebrating with a ...

February is American Heart Month and we all need to sit up and take notice, especially women. Heart disease is the leading cause of death among women in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Smokers, diabetics, and the obese are at higher risk. If you are having heart related symptoms and visit your doctor, any ...

I went to Florida last week to visit my family and friends. One of the days I was there I visited a friend of my mom's. After we got caught up she was eager to discuss her concerns with me about having a medical procedure the following day. She was scheduled to have a venous doppler ultrasound of her leg. She had been having leg pain and the ...

Our current health care and unemployment crises have left so many Americans without health insurance. This is inexcusable in such a wealthy, industrialized nation. Other countries like Canada and Norway offer their citizens a national insurance system at little or no cost. One person keenly aware of this terrible problem is Dr. Mehmet Oz. ...

Does reality ever measure up with expectations? We see something and want to buy it hoping it will make us happy. We think if I only had that car or that job then I will have truly arrived. The truth is the happiness and growth comes during the pursuit of what we seek, not in attaining it.  When I was in X-ray school, I wanted a job in CT ...

A hospital is a microcosm of the real world with regard to class. Rarely do you see a doctor acknowledge someone in housekeeping or even a nurse or CT tech for that matter while walking down the hall. This has always bothered me because I wasn't raised this way. My parents taught me that all people are the same no matter which uniform they ...

Last weekend the majority of our traumas were motorcycle related. When it's motorcycle versus car or truck or tree the motorcycle never wins. People who ride them underestimate the dangers. In Florida there is no law that states you must wear a helmet. How can this be? The first fatality I ever saw in the ER was this exact depiction. The cyclist ...

Last weekend the veteran technologist I usually work with was away at a conference. I had no idea who I’d be working with and this left me feeling a little uneasy. It turned out that Saturday I worked with a woman I am very familiar with and truly enjoy and Sunday with a woman I rarely encounter. I was very proud of how I handled myself throughout ...

My birthday is this Tuesday, and boy, did my boss give me a fantastic present. He took me off of night shift! I couldn’t be more excited. No more feeling like a zombie and sleeping during the daytime. Even though I just worked overnight three days, I still felt pretty bad and out of it the entire week. I’m so glad it will be over after this one ...