Healio Minute Friday, Feb. 15, 2013 Edition: New CT scanners shine, PTSD factors isolated, ‘artificial eye’ approved

What just happened in medicine and why do you care?

Better CT scans with less radiation may be a heartbeat away

Healio.com/Cardiology: Tests show next generation CT scanner usually requires only one beat for complete heart scan using 95% less radiation. Read more.

Intense threat vigilance linked to risk for PTSD in soldiers

Healio.com/Psychiatry: Intensity of combat experience and genetic/environmental factors predict risk patterns. Read more.

Late onset familial cancers can’t be ignored by offspring

Healio.com/Hematology-Oncology: Increased clinical surveillance urged for children, even when parents diagnosed after age 69 years. Read more.

‘Artificial eye’ no longer futuristic

Healio.com/Ophthalmology: FDA approves wireless device to treat advanced retinitis pigmentosa. Read more.

Drug still widely prescribed despite link to MI and stroke

Healio.com/Cardiology: Diclofenac, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory, remains on essential medicine lists in 74 countries. Read more.