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American College of Radiology’s longtime head of advocacy to retire

Cynthia R. Moran joined the organization in 2003 after previously spending a decade as director of government relations with the American Academy of Ophthalmology

Stanford Medicine’s Department of Radiology inks partnership with Novartis

They’ll work to accelerate research and development around targets for radioligand imaging across a wide range of oncological applications.

In brief: Dems and GOPers both wrong about healthcare | Physician trainees literally going hungry | Uplifting points of 2025 light

Democrats want to keep Obamacare going. Republicans want to replace it, ideally with health savings accounts. Regardless of which approach holds sway this week—or whenever—either one would be woefully shortsighted.

House GOP slaps down ACA subsidies as ‘Lower Health Care Premiums Act’ moves to Senate

A Hail Mary attempt by a bipartisan group to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits failed. The new bill contains some reforms, including new reporting requirements for PBMs and support for associated health plans. It now faces the Senate.

Morgue manager at Harvard Medical School gets 8 years for selling the deceased

Cedric Lodge, 58, pleaded guilty in May for his role in procuring human organs and tissue for sale on an interstate black market. His wife, Denise Lodge, was sentenced to one year for collaborating. The couple sold organs out of their home in New Hampshire, prosecutors said.

New data on GBCA safety indicate risk of renal complications 'exceedingly low'

Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis is a serious, potentially fatal disease that progressively causes the skin and underlying tissues to harden.

Leading nuclear medicine organizations collaborate to streamline PET accreditation

The groups have jointly endorsed a unified framework “to standardize and harmonize quantitative PET imaging worldwide.”

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TAVR or SAVR? Market competition may be influencing these decisions

Hospitals located in more competitive markets may be more likely to perform TAVR instead of SAVR, according to a new analysis of more than 130,000 patients. Is this a reason for concern?

New Drug Application for PSMA-PET 'cold kit' could expand access to prostate imaging

If approved, the kit could allow for more flexible production of prostate cancer imaging agents.

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Radiologists happy with their pay but find these parts of the job most challenging

Members of the specialty earned average pay of $498,000, up 3% from 2023, according to the latest salary survey from Medscape.

GE HealthCare leads with 72 AI-enabled devices; Siemens, Canon, Philips, Aidoc also make top 5

The FDA most recently updated its tally of approved products on May 13 with a total of 882 devices and 191 added in the latest revision.

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Radiology AI vendor Lunit completes acquisition of rival Volpara for $193M

Based in Seoul, South Korea, Lunit called the acquisition a “significant milestone” in its “mission to conquer cancer" through artificial intelligence.

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