A therapeutic vaccine developed in Japan could work as well as oral antithrombotic drugs to prevent secondary ischemic stroke, according to preliminary research published Oct. 29 in Hypertension.
Researchers from Northwestern University developed an easy-to-calculate, four-factor score which identified 92.2 percent of true strokes among 330 inpatients who triggered stroke alerts.
Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) of Massachusetts announced they will give “preference” to freestanding imaging clinics over hospital-based centers through its split-level cost-sharing for x-ray and advanced imaging program, effective Jan. 1, 2019.
The British government has released a new return on investment (ROI) tool to help guide local commissioners in preventing cardiovascular disease and cutting healthcare costs in their communities, Public Health England (PHE) announced last week.
A team of researchers has developed a new wireless “bio-patch” that can provide an early warning when there are signs a patient’s breast reconstruction surgery may have not been a success.
Two new studies demonstrate further evidence that a new noninvasive imaging technique can detect early Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) in seconds, according to research presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s annual meeting in Chicago.
Eighty-seven percent of radiology residents agree or strongly agree that “wellness days” can help reduce or prevent burnout, according to new research published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
Industry groups and healthcare experts disagree on various parts of President Trump's new plan to lower Medicare Part B drug prices, which was announced last week.
International interventional radiology (IR) societies committed to provide stroke training to interventional radiologists to help expand the number of those trained in endovascular stroke therapies, according to a statement published online Oct. 28 in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology.
Nearly 90 percent of hospitals are able to electronically share patient records with outside sources, according to the latest analysis by the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology.
