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Radiologists countersue former colleague over delayed $2M payout in sale to private equity

Orchard Park, New York-based Southtowns Radiology Associates and eight of its doctors filed the suit against Gregory R. Ball, MD, PhD, on April 3.

Weill Cornell Medicine plans $57M new radiology center in Brooklyn

The New York City academic system officially applied for the necessary state Department of Health approvals on April 6.

Radiology departments can cut costs and save the planet by limiting ultrasound waste

The modality uses a high volume of linens, gels and other disposable supplies that also can have a significant global carbon footprint in radiology, experts note.

Former Amazon One Medical doctor alleges she was fired for reporting patient safety issues

Sue Kim, MD, a primary care provider who worked for One Medical for more than a decade, claims in a lawsuit that she was fired for reporting patient safety incidents to a supervisor, which spurred the company to launch a targeted investigation designed to discredit her. Amazon, the parent company of One Medical, disputes Kim’s story.

Medicare navigation company raises $100M to improve its AI, launch new financial products

Chapter, a technology company based in New York City, said it tripled its revenue last year by filling a market niche designing technology for seniors—specifically, those who have questions about the Medicare program.

Dying former US senator: ‘Will AI bring heaven or hell? Yes.’

Ben Sasse is showing the effects of the terminal pancreatic cancer he was diagnosed with late last year. Yet he’s still in good spirits and his mental energy remains high.

Medical leadership training gets a refresh; burnout concerns prompt removal of ‘selfless’ before ‘service’

The model’s aim is to help make sure tomorrow’s physicians learn not only how to practice medicine with ethical intentionality but also how to lead others with sound character, specific skills and concerted efforts.

Post-TAVR bleeding in AFib patients much less common with apixaban than rivaroxaban

When it came to all-cause mortality and ischemic stroke, however, the two popular DOACs were associated with comparable outcomes.

HeartLung Technologies, a Houston-based artificial intelligence (AI) company, has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for new software that assesses chest CT scans for signs of coronary artery disease (CAD) and other potentially fatal heart conditions. The newly cleared offering, AutoChamber, was designed with opportunistic heart evaluations in mind.

FDA clears AI tool that flags signs of heart disease in chest CT scans

The newly cleared offering, AutoChamber, was designed with opportunistic screening in mind. It can evaluate many different kinds of CT images, including those originally gathered to screen patients for lung cancer.

Why is the US still dependent on foreign medical isotope production?

The U.S currently does not have any large-scale commercial production of the isotope Mo-99 used for nuclear imaging. It is critical to more 40,000 nuclear imaging exams each day, representing about 80% of all diagnostic molecular imaging procedures.

Patients without PCPs struggle to access lung cancer screening, despite eligibility

It is estimated that up to one-third of the U.S. population does not have a primary care provider.

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Radiologists countersue former colleague over delayed $2M payout in sale to private equity

Orchard Park, New York-based Southtowns Radiology Associates and eight of its doctors filed the suit against Gregory R. Ball, MD, PhD, on April 3.