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ACR and other medical societies recently wrote to the secretaries of State and Homeland Security to voice their concern about ongoing staffing issues. 

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Targeted interventions could help reduce pre-test anxiety, improve the physical screening experience, and address structural barriers in underserved settings. 

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Legislative changes, demographic shifts and growing demand will combine to drive national health spending to almost $9 trillion by 2034.

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Pitting three multipurpose LLMs against two healthcare-specific AI tools, researchers have discovered the consumer-level AI can beat its purpose-built counterparts in healthcare scenarios—and soundly, at that. 

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State Attorney General James Uthmeier is forcing the company to hand over thousands of documents related to its pharmacy contracts and reimbursement policies to see if the retail giant is abusing its position in the market as both a pharmacy benefit manager and a retail chain of drug stores. 

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Researchers believe the technique also could have utility for brain, head and neck MRI applications and could eventually be adapted to other imaging modalities as well.

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Researchers believe pigeons' perceptual processes could be used to develop artificial intelligence applications in radiology.

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Treating certain high-risk PCI patients with nicorandil before and after treatment can significantly reduce their risk of contrast-related injuries.

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Chattanooga-based Tennessee Interventional and Imaging Associates has pushed the country’s largest commercial payer to up its rates to match other larger communities such as Memphis and Nashville.    

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RP is selling outposts in the communities of Hamilton Township and Lawrenceville, both near the Garden State’s capital city of Trenton, to Princeton Radiology. 

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Less than two years after closing its patient care clinics and selling its telehealth services, Walmart is re-entering healthcare with a new platform to match patients with virtual providers.

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This practice ensures patients undergo imaging that is appropriate for their clinical indication and reduces the likelihood of unnecessary exams being completed.

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ACR and other medical societies recently wrote to the secretaries of State and Homeland Security to voice their concern about ongoing staffing issues. 

Targeted interventions could help reduce pre-test anxiety, improve the physical screening experience, and address structural barriers in underserved settings. 

Legislative changes, demographic shifts and growing demand will combine to drive national health spending to almost $9 trillion by 2034.