Extensive exposure to air pollutants like nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter could feed the development of type 2 diabetes (T2D), Chinese researchers reported in a meta-analysis published this month in the European Journal of Endocrinology.

The Senate approved a major bill to tackle the opioid crisis with a nearly unanimous vote.

Artificial intelligence (AI)-focused startup Qure.ai published a study Tuesday, Sept. 18, validating its chest x-ray algorithm trained on 1.2 million chest scans and radiology reports.

The International Contrast Ultrasound Society (ICUS) has urged the U.S. FDA to remove boxed warnings from ultrasound contrast agents based on research demonstrating its safety and clinical benefits.

The 2018 International Day of Radiology (IDoR) will focus exclusively on cardiac imaging. Like previous years, IDoR 2018 will be celebrated on Nov. 8—the date Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, the “father of diagnostic radiology,” discovered the existence of x-rays in 1895.

Singapore researchers have developed a portable device that can accurately screen for several diseases and infections.

Digital games developed for cardiovascular disease self-management improve exercise capacity and energy expenditure among their users, according to a review published Sept. 18 in the Games for Health Journal, but the approach does little to overcome mental hurdles like depression, anxiety and quality of life.

Many academic medical centers are shifting away from using radiology residents for after-hours imaging interpretations and turning to overnight attending radiologists instead, according to a new analysis published in Radiology.

Canadian researchers discussed the growing epidemic of radiology burnout in a recent article in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

The prevalence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the heart transplant (HT) population is “very low,” according to research published in the current online edition of the American Journal of Cardiology, but HT patients who do suffer a heart attack are more likely to experience longer hospital stays, higher 30-day readmission rates and greater in-hospital morbidities.