New legislation has been introduced that would forgive student loan debt for frontline healthcare workers who have provided patient care during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

“Artificial intelligence in precision medical imaging and diagnostics” is among several areas of concentration for which the University of Wisconsin-Madison will be making cluster hires over a period of at least two years.

The research and advisory firm says these are the areas likely to yield the biggest bang for the AI buck when it comes to making better decisions on how to deal with the pandemic.

Under the Hazard Pay for the Front Lines During Health Emergencies Act, radiologists, technologists and others would receive 25% in additional salary to help them sustain through the crisis. 

Researchers at the University of Virginia are exploring ways to break through the blood-brain barrier using MRI-guided focused ultrasound.

Researchers are hard at work developing new AI algorithms that could help radiologists diagnose COVID-19 patients.

Is it time to start routinely treating COVID-19 patients with anticoagulants?

The Florida physician services firm said the deal will allow it to focus on core specialties in imaging, pediatrics and obstetrics. 

Hospitalized COVID-19 patients are at heightened risk for life-threatening venous thromboembolism, so clinicians should not hesitate to order imaging for the two conditions that jointly lead to it. 

The FDA has approved a new treatment option, Farxiga oral tablets, for adult heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction.