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Radiologist-AI combo has highest potential to improve pulmonary embolism detection, experts charge

In new Neiman Health Policy Institute research, scientists explored the use of artificial intelligence to aid in diagnosing PE on CTPA, with “AI-informed radiologists" scoring high marks.

Solis Mammography opens 4 new imaging centers

The Towerbrook Capital-backed breast imaging provider announced the latest openings on May 11, with new centers in Houston and Doylestown, Pennsylvania.

82% of radiologists and other physicians now employed by corporate entities

This leaves only about 18% of docs practicing in physician-owned settings as of Jan. 1, with corporations employing an additional 48,000-plus docs over the past two years.

Are White men victims of their own top-dog status? Equity researchers eye provocative hypothesis through lens of health and wellbeing

Conventional wisdom holds that social standing and economic stability tend to manifest as long life, good health and optimal wellbeing. In the U.S., the subpopulation holding the most such power and footing is White men. So: What has happened to this demographic?

State health authorities investigating radiology group's handling of fatal MRI incident

The patient was reportedly having difficulty breathing before the scan started but signaled to technologists that he was doing OK once it began.

CMS pauses new Medicare hospice and home health provider entries for six months

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said it’s issuing a nationwide moratorium on new providers entering the spaces until it has a chance to look into allegations of fraud, waste and abuse. It confirmed investigations of various organizations are pending.

Diaphragmatic dome height could inform lung cancer surgery outcomes

Simple measurement from routine X-rays accurately predicts post-op lung cancer outcomes

For the first time, research has identified diaphragmatic dome height measured on chest X-rays as an indicator of what patients’ post-op recovery will look like following surgery for cancer or other lung disorders.

Consolidation of physician practices proceeds apace, corporatizing medicine one acquisition at a time

The days when most doctors worked in independent practice settings are fading from memory like old photoprints in a musty scrapbook.

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 association 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.

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Radiologist-AI combo has highest potential to improve pulmonary embolism detection, experts charge

In new Neiman Health Policy Institute research, scientists explored the use of artificial intelligence to aid in diagnosing PE on CTPA, with “AI-informed radiologists" scoring high marks.

Radiology Business

Solis Mammography opens 4 new imaging centers

The Towerbrook Capital-backed breast imaging provider announced the latest openings on May 11, with new centers in Houston and Doylestown, Pennsylvania.

Radiology Business

82% of radiologists and other physicians now employed by corporate entities

This leaves only about 18% of docs practicing in physician-owned settings as of Jan. 1, with corporations employing an additional 48,000-plus docs over the past two years.