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Society of Interventional Radiology endorses treatment for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis

Experts see enormous potential in the delivery of genicular artery embolization, with millions impacted and growing case numbers given an aging population.

Attorneys aim to revive malpractice suit against radiologist using state’s ‘long-arm statute’

Jennifer Palmer died at age 34 after cancer spread to her bones, with her family subsequently suing a New York radiologist, alleging she missed sings on an MRI.

Radiology groups urge Congress to enact penalties against payers who violate No Surprises Act

ACR, the American Society of Neuroradiology, all 50 state medical societies and numerous others wrote to members of the U.S. House and Senate to express their frustrations on May 11.

Pharmacy owner gets 2 years in prison for defrauding Medicare of $2.5M

The former proprietor of a pharmacy in New Jersey was caught billing federal insurance for prescriptions of the antibiotic Dificid at $4,000 a pop, despite providers never ordering the pills. He pleaded guilty to charges of healthcare fraud conspiracy in November 2025.

How to—and how not to—consult with ‘Dr. ChatGPT’ and its peers

Do: Use large-language AI to help analyze your specific symptoms. Don’t: Ask a chatbot if you should go to the emergency room.

Post-pandemic allowances for telehealth claims have not triggered runaway healthcare spending

If Congress doesn’t act soon, CMS’s flexible funding of telemedicine visits—a temporary holdover from the COVID era—will dry up next year. A new study may help persuade fiscally cautious representatives not to let that happen.

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Weight loss drugs are hiking employer healthcare prices, with 87% saying they expect costs to only go up

In a survey, employers told the Business Group on Health that they aren’t yet seeing evidence of long-term health benefits from taking GLP-1s for weight loss, leaving them unsure how to manage costs while continuing to cover them.

Musculoskeletal ultrasound system nabs FDA clearance

The user-friendly setup was designed with novice users in mind so that imaging can be completed quickly at the bedside, expediting diagnosis and treatment in urgent and emergency care.

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Vigilance needed to ensure safety in pediatric MR imaging, experts warn

The conclusions are based on an analysis of safety data from five leading pediatric hospitals, spanning 2017 to 2022, published in JACR.

President Trump's presidential proclamation Sept. 19 to implement a $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications had immediate backlash from dozens of medical societies. Groups like the American Medical Association (AMA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) said this will cut off the flow of foreign physicians into the U.S. at a time when we cannot graduate enough American physicians to fill positions in a healthcare system that is facing a rapidly growing physician shortage.

Administration quietly lifts hold on immigration applications for radiologists and other docs

This comes after medical societies and immigration attorneys have for months sought exemptions for physicians, given widespread staffing shortages.

RadNet revises financial projections upward after ‘record’ quarter, with revenue up 22%

This comes after RadNet executed several acquisitions so far this year, including buying French AI firm Gleamer for approximately $270 million.

‘Population autopsy’ finds the US with more avoidable deaths than other wealthy countries

The United States appears to be leading all high-income countries in an unfortunate, distinctly undesirable statistical category.

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Society of Interventional Radiology endorses treatment for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis

Experts see enormous potential in the delivery of genicular artery embolization, with millions impacted and growing case numbers given an aging population.

Radiology Business

Attorneys aim to revive malpractice suit against radiologist using state’s ‘long-arm statute’

Jennifer Palmer died at age 34 after cancer spread to her bones, with her family subsequently suing a New York radiologist, alleging she missed sings on an MRI.

Radiology Business

Radiology groups urge Congress to enact penalties against payers who violate No Surprises Act

ACR, the American Society of Neuroradiology, all 50 state medical societies and numerous others wrote to members of the U.S. House and Senate to express their frustrations on May 11.