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The case dates to July 2019, when breast specialist Claire Hanley, MD, first filed suit against New York City Health and Hospitals Corp. 

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Rads and other physicians have roundly criticized the change, labeling the policy as “deeply flawed and operationally unworkable.” 

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Effective Dec. 10, Brett Brodnax, Bridget Karlin, Matthew Lungren, MD, and Robert Mittl, MD, joined Lumexa’s board of directors. 

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Peak AI hype seems to have passed. Sobered by reality, formerly breathless futurists can now get a fair hearing when they calmly state the technology really will transform medicine. 

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In total, 22 facilities will benefit from the money, provided by the Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Program. Projects include cybersecurity upgrades and telehealth implementation, in addition to EHR upgrades.

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By signing an executive order, President Donald Trump has shifted marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III controlled substance, opening the door for medical and research uses nationwide. 

ST-RADS scoring system for predicting risk of soft tissue tumor malignancy

The Soft-Tissue Tumor Reporting and Data System (ST-RADS) is an MRI framework that was designed to assess the risk of soft tissue tumors and help providers in managing the finding. 

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Mindfulness-based stress reduction techniques combine meditation, bodily awareness exercises and yoga to temper stress and anxiety. 

Breast arterial calcifications (BACs) identified on screening mammograms may help identify women who face a heightened risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a new analysis published in Clinical Imaging.

Breast artery calcifications are already visible when radiologists review mammograms, but nothing typically happens with them. Researchers aimed to see if AI could help translate those findings into an easy-to-understand cardiovascular risk score.

Biosense Electrophysiology

Most advancements in electrophysiology technology are small and incremental, but the experts at Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute in Austin, TX, were quick to see distinct advantages when they started using the latest iteration of radio frequency ablation, the QDOT MICRO™ Catheter.

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"We’ve got a pipeline ... and we’re hopeful we can execute and expand the footprint geographically," the company's CFO tells Oppenheimer Conference attendees.  

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Radiology experts are warning that reimbursements for certain imaging services are not enough to cover expenses, putting specialists in a precarious position. 

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The case dates to July 2019, when breast specialist Claire Hanley, MD, first filed suit against New York City Health and Hospitals Corp. 

Rads and other physicians have roundly criticized the change, labeling the policy as “deeply flawed and operationally unworkable.” 

Effective Dec. 10, Brett Brodnax, Bridget Karlin, Matthew Lungren, MD, and Robert Mittl, MD, joined Lumexa’s board of directors.