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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.

FTC challenges ‘anticompetitive’ TAVR acquisition

The FTC is working to stop Edwards Lifesciences from completing its acquisition of JenaValve. Edwards, however, is not backing down.

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FDA announces new recall of reprocessed EP catheters due to risk of contamination

Customers with these devices on hand are asked to return them right away. No serious injuries have been reported at this time, but the presence of residual particulates can lead to such side effects as pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis.

It’s official: Breach of Change Healthcare impacted 193M people

The number is almost double initial estimates. With final data breach notifications now sent, UnitedHealthcare said its investigation into the February 2024 ransomware attack is coming to a close.

HHS ends support for mRNA vaccines in favor of ‘novel platforms’

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the agency is winding down support for mRNA as it looks to "whole virus" vaccines that offer broad protection against seasonal illnesses such as COVID-19 and influenza.

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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.