A Yale-led effort to implement a self-sustaining interventional radiology (IR) program in Tanzania will send dozens of physicians, nurses and technologists to the country each year to train radiology residents and lay the groundwork for a competency-based IR curriculum.

An online survey by Medscape found 10 percent of U.S. radiologists have experienced at least one form of sexual harassment from their patients within the past three years—the lowest percentage among 29 other specialties.

Speeding up the regulatory process has led to uncertainty about the effectiveness of some new drugs.

Major healthcare organizations, including branches of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), have launched a $26.5 million study to investigate the genetic and socioeconomic factors surrounding black men’s increased susceptibility to more aggressive forms of prostate cancer, according to an NIH release.

Healthcare providers are often tasked with detecting physical abuse of elderly patients and initiating intervention. Emergency radiologists, in particular, may be able to do more in this area, according to an article published online July 15 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Contrary to popular belief, full-fat dairy products are not directly associated with increasing cardiovascular disease (CVD) and stroke mortality, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Despite guidelines and quality improvement efforts, many people with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) aren’t prescribed the recommended medications. And among those who are, fewer than one-fourth receive optimal doses, according to a registry analysis of ambulatory patients.

The lack of a structured reporting system for imaging technologists could be threatening the readability of studies in the field, a team of U.K. researchers reported this month in Radiography. But some argue a more rigid format would distract from the cognitive processes that make radiology reports so valuable in the first place.

The Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS) has received a donation from the Sagicor Foundation that is expected to greatly improve patient care and save the group approximately $3 million each year: a new PACS.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is planning to launch a new $100 million telehealth initiative called the Connected Care Pilot Program.