Cocaine, amphetamines and cannabis could raise adolescents’ risk for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), in some cases increasing a teen’s odds for MI by up to seven times, according to research out of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine in China.

Medicaid work requirements, which have been approved by CMS in a handful of states, could have dire consequences for the thousands of people who have lost their healthcare insurance coverage as a result of the programs, according to a non-partisan legislative branch agency.

Deep learning can estimate full-dose PET images from scans with significantly lower dosages, according to a new study in the Journal of Digital Imaging. The method may make performing PET scans safer and more affordable.

Google has taken another prominent healthcare executive under its roof to oversee the company’s own healthcare initiatives, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Women who are screened regularly for breast cancer have a much lower risk of dying from the disease within 20 years of diagnosis than women who do not undergo regular screening, according to new findings published in Cancer.

The quality of peer learning in a radiology department can improve significantly if it uses an electronic peer learning tool (PLT) instead of a traditional score-based peer review (SBPR) system, according to a study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

It’s not just what people eat—but when—that may influence their risk of developing prediabetes and high blood pressure, according to preliminary research scheduled to be presented Nov. 10 at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions in Chicago.

Critical shortages of imaging equipment and qualified radiologists left an estimated 56,000 angina patients without access to potentially lifesaving computed tomography (CT) scans last year, the Royal College of Radiologists and British Society of Cardiovascular Imaging announced Nov. 8.

Ada Health is using its AI-powered medical app to improve healthcare access for underserved people around the world.

For patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AFib), taking a direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) instead of warfarin may cut the risk of dementia by 15 to 20 percent, according to a large database study published Nov. 2 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.