Following President Trump’s recent comments about rescinding birthright citizenship in the U.S., one pediatric cardiologist is speaking out about his own history and career at Vanderbilt—a career, he says, that wouldn’t be possible without the 14th amendment.

Allstate Insurance and entities related to Allstate filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York on Oct. 18 against Rockville Centre Diagnostic Imaging and Diagnostic Imaging of Rockville Centre, alleging they “wrongfully paid” approximately $1.3 million for fraudulent charges related to diagnostic radiology services.

Researchers from the Netherlands demonstrated, in a study published Oct. 30 in Radiology, that four-dimensional (4D) flow MRI with automated cardiac valve tracking reduces analysis time and improves reliability of valvular flow quantification compared to manual valve tracking in patients with congenital heart disease.

After four years of testing on animals and making key updates, the University of Minnesota’s Center for Magnetic Resonance Research in Minneapolis was finally ready to test its massive 10.5T MRI scanner on a human. And once the scan was complete, it turned out it was worth the wait.

A London, Kentucky, cardiologist was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison Oct. 31 after reportedly implanting “dozens” of unnecessary pacemakers and defrauding both his patients and their insurers, U.S. Attorney Robert M. Duncan, Jr., has announced.

Hospitals are becoming healthier places for patients, as healthcare-associated infections among hospital patients are declining, according to a recent CDC survey published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Fujifilm Sonosite has announced the launch of its redesigned online educational tool, SonoSite Institute, developed to educate physicians and other providers about point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) and its uses in clinical practice.

Global health services company Cigna raised its end-of-year outlook after reporting higher revenues during the third quarter of 2018.

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) issued an alert Wednesday, Oct. 31, warning members of an expected shortage of Mo-99 during the first-half of November, according to a news release.

The Mayo Clinic and London-based virtual reality developer FundamentalVR have announced a three-year strategic alliance and joint development agreement, making the Mayo Clinic the first American medical center to institute the company’s technology.