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Early adoption of multiple practice affiliations signals this trend "will become the norm rather than an exception," experts write in the Journal of the American College of Radiology

Experts suggest possible remedies to this disparity, including mobile PET units or establishing hub-and-spoke care models. 

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Indiana University radiologist Richard B. Gunderman, MD, PhD, shared the story of an anonymous colleague's moral distress, hoping to humanize this issue. 

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The more advanced Mammogram+ Heart costs $90 and uses breast images to assess women's heart health. 

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Primary care providers are excited about the promise AI holds to help them help patients living with multiple chronic conditions. However, they believe these patients will continue to need the human connection they get from their PCPs. 

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Multiple professional groups, including the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Physicians, challenge recent policy changes to vaccine recommendations for COVID-19, which end routine inoculations for minors and pregnant women.

Sweeping tax cuts and reduced spending on Medicaid and SNAP were signed into law by President Donald Trump. However, a key provision that would have paused new AI regulations was removed by the Senate.

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Of the more than 1,200 cases under review, 176 of the patients have passed away, and 101 of those individuals’ radiology findings were “misreported.”

Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre 3 integrated continuous glucose monitoring (iCGM) system

The sensors of certain FreeStyle Libre 3 devices are producing inaccurate glucose readings and should not be used. Two patient injuries have been reported. Abbott first reported the problem in July. 

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Commercially available software for intracranial hemorrhage detection did not appear to hold up in a prospective, single-center study, experts write in the American Journal of Roentgenology

Novartis

The Swiss drugmaker recently started work on a new plant in Indianapolis, which will produce isotopes needed for key radioligand therapies. 

Radiography students training UNLV technologist

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, graduates about 24 rad tech students annually, with each able to complete clinical rotations at the physician practice. 

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Early adoption of multiple practice affiliations signals this trend "will become the norm rather than an exception," experts write in the Journal of the American College of Radiology

Experts suggest possible remedies to this disparity, including mobile PET units or establishing hub-and-spoke care models. 

Indiana University radiologist Richard B. Gunderman, MD, PhD, shared the story of an anonymous colleague's moral distress, hoping to humanize this issue.