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Is TAVR too common among younger patients? New data prompt a ‘call to action’

Experts agree that most patients younger than 65 should be treated with surgery instead of TAVR. According to a new real-world analysis, however, more and more of these patients are undergoing TAVR.

The WhiteSwell eLym catheter-based device for lymphatic drainage in acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) patients.

First-of-its-kind drainage device helps limit heart failure rehospitalizations

This new catheter-based device for lymphatic drainage showed early potential to be an effective treatment option for acute decompensated heart failure.

Makary out at FDA; food head Diamantas said to be stepping in

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary is about to become a former FDA chief. The departure comes as no surprise since President Donald Trump OK’d a plan to fire him last week.

SCAI is inviting younger female interventional cardiologists and fellows within five years of training to participate in the WONDER (Women Exposed to Occupational Doses of Radiation) study.

SCAI seeks female interventional cardiologists for radiation risk study

Concerns about radiation are believed to be a major reason so few women pursue a career in interventional cardiology. Are they right to be worried? SCAI hopes its new analysis can shed some light on this topic.

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.

Hospital for Special Surgery pediatric MRI

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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