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Wasn’t radiology the fastest medical specialty to embrace and adopt AI? And yet burnout continues to afflict many if not most radiologists. 

The parts, training and support company DirectMed Imaging of San Diego is acquiring a majority of assets owned by Richardson Healthcare in LaFox, Ill. 

The healthcare market analysis firm Signify Research released a list of predictions in radiology its analysts expect to see in 2025. 

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New research suggests more women with late-stage breast cancer may develop brain metastases than previously believed. 

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Chelsea Adolphus, 28, died of hypothermia. The family claims the hospital lied about where her body was located. 

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Recommendations for additional imaging are routinely included in radiology reports but are sometimes overlooked or not communicated in a timely manner. Experts believe large language models can help address these lapses in care. 

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The agency said Contec and Epsimed monitors connected via WiFi are particularly susceptible to cyberattack and could be used to gain access to hospital systems. 

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The physician shortage that U.S. hospitals and health systems have been dreading is here—and its impact on cardiology could be quite significant.

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These findings should serve as a reminder that marijuana, which is often touted as a safer and more natural alternative to alcohol, can cause harm. 

A study that analyzed patient outcomes in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in veterans showed outcomes for on-pump and off-pump procedures over 10 years to be similar. Photo by Jim Lennon

Surgery offers multiple long-term benefits when compared to a more interventional approach, though it is still associated with certain risks of its own. In the end, researchers agree, the decision is one that should involve input from surgeons, cardiologists and others.

Gilbert Tang, MD, explains how new transcatheter tricuspid options will help drive surgical volume growth. #TTVR

Gilbert Tang, MD, explains how transcatheter tricuspid TEER and total valve replacement options will likely lead to higher tricuspid valve surgical volumes in the years ahead.

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Arizona residents Mary and Fred Blakley purportedly charged $300 a pop for ultrasound scans, claiming they could unearth cancers and cure various ailments. 

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Wasn’t radiology the fastest medical specialty to embrace and adopt AI? And yet burnout continues to afflict many if not most radiologists. 

The parts, training and support company DirectMed Imaging of San Diego is acquiring a majority of assets owned by Richardson Healthcare in LaFox, Ill. 

The healthcare market analysis firm Signify Research released a list of predictions in radiology its analysts expect to see in 2025.