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Kimberly Beavers, MD, a clinical assistant professor and remote breast radiologist with NYU Langone Health, will serve as inaugural chair of the initiative. 

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“Optimizing BCS within the LCS population may have the potential to reduce screening disparities and increase early breast cancer detection," researchers write in JACR

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Dharmesh Patel, MD, officially had his criminal case closed on July 6 following completion of a court-ordered, two-year mental health diversion program. 

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The phenomenon is not unique to healthcare, but researchers have been exploring the prevalence and predictability of these experiences in medical settings. 

ABUS represents a viable imaging alternative that could compensate for many of the known issues with handheld ultrasound scanners, researchers suggest.

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The next 10 years will see the technology’s job-replacement rate largely determined by non-technological factors. 

Researchers recently uncovered multiple anatomical variations in the brains of convicted killers that may help explain their lack of empathy, guilt and sensitivity to consequences.

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Patients were randomized to undergo treatment with the new-look AnchorMan or the Watchman 2.5. A follow-up study comparing the AnchorMan to the Watchman FLX and FLX Pro devices is already planned.

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A patient of Huntsville Hospital Health System says the hospital was negligent when it failed to protect patient data that was taken by hackers during a breach on a legacy Cerner EHR system. The hospital said the EHR vendor is ultimately responsible. 

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The Office of Inspector General said a "leadership failure and poor decision making" in the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in New York has left it unable to properly fulfill its mission to "protect patients from abuse and neglect."

The state is one step closer to enacting legislation that would require imaging and radiation therapy professionals to acquire state licensure to operate radiation-producing equipment. 

Keya medical's plaque analysis and FFR-CT reports generated from a single CT scan.

The company now has multiple FDA-cleared algorithms for evaluating CCTA results.

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Kimberly Beavers, MD, a clinical assistant professor and remote breast radiologist with NYU Langone Health, will serve as inaugural chair of the initiative. 

“Optimizing BCS within the LCS population may have the potential to reduce screening disparities and increase early breast cancer detection," researchers write in JACR

Dharmesh Patel, MD, officially had his criminal case closed on July 6 following completion of a court-ordered, two-year mental health diversion program.