30 patients needing follow-up as Newfoundland and Labrador health authorities continue to review mammography images | SaltWire

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ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Three of Newfoundland and Labrador's regional health authorities are reporting 30 patients will now need further follow-up as the ...

The review is part of an ongoing examination of mammography images read on three-megapixel monitors instead of five-megapixel monitors across the province.

Health authorities will contact the primary health-care provider of patients whose images have possible diagnostic discrepancies. Those patients will also be contacted by phone and with a follow-up letter outlining their next steps.It has been our privilege to have the trust and support of our East Coast communities for the last 200 years. Our SaltWire team is always watching out for the place we call home. Our 100 journalists strive to inform and improve our East Coast communities by delivering impartial, high-impact, local journalism that provokes thought and action.

 

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