A retrospective study published July 13 in JAMA Network Open suggests placement of an inferior vena cava (IVC) filter is associated with an increased risk of 30-day mortality for patients with venous thromboembolic disease and a contraindication to anticoagulants.

The American College of Radiology (ACR) tallied nearly 600 “radiology-relevant” bills that have appeared in state legislatures in the fiscal year which ended June 30, 2018.

A new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association suggests greater adherence to a Southern (U.S.) diet is associated with a 56 percent increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) when compared to those with a Mediterranean diet.

Foxconn made headlines when it announced plans to build a $10 billion plant in Racine County, Wisconsin. Now, the Taiwanese tech giant has sights set on improving healthcare for the 13,000 employees who will work at the facility.

Inflammatory tweets have led to the departures of two HHS political appointees who worked on President Donald Trump’s campaign.

Ten percent of radiologists have been sexual harassed by a patient in the last three years, according to a new report published by Medscape. Out of 29 specialties included it the report, radiology had the smallest percentage of physicians who reported experiencing sexual harassment during that time frame.

A new algorithm developed by researchers from the California Institute of Technology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, and the University of Salerno in Fisciano, Italy, may be able to predict a person's intelligence quotient from fMRI brain scans.

Women who take part in assisted reproductive therapies (ART) such as in vitro fertilization are not at an increased risk of invasive breast cancer, according to a recent study published in the BMJ.

The future of breast screening could lie in patients' homes rather than at hospitals, the Times of Israel reported this week, owing to a proposed handheld ultrasound designed by a former biomedical scientist at NASA.

More Medicare beneficiaries are opting into Medicare Advantage every year, and their health outcomes might be better than those in traditional fee-for-service.