The legislation, sponsored by California Assemblyman Ash Kalra, a Democrat from San Jose, would have created a state commission to set rates for many medical services currently covered by private insurers in the group and nongroup markets.
Routine body imaging with FDG PET/MRI technology provides a wealth of diagnostic information for physicians to better manage oncology patients. A study recently published in the American Journal of Roentgenology, however, suggests that not additionally scanning the entire head may lead to missing brain abnormalities.
A team of researchers has published a free online tool to help clinicians personalize lung cancer screening decisions for patients. The team hopes to enhance patient understanding and attitudes related to cancer risk, while potentially avoiding unnecessary screenings.
Homeless people remain at a greater risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) based on uncontrolled risk factors, poor access to healthcare and difficulties adhering to long-term management, according to the authors of a review published May 28 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Total community benefit spending increased from $15.3 billion in 2012 to $18.4 billion in 2015—a 20.14 percent jump in terms of the raw dollars and a 15 percent increase after adjusting for inflation.
Convolutional neural networks (CNN) were more accurate than even the most expert dermatologists in detecting skin cancer, researchers reported in Annals of Oncology this week.
Middle-aged men who eat higher amounts of protein are associated with a slightly elevated risk for heart failure (HF) than those who eat less protein, according to a new study published in Circulation: Heart Failure on May 29. There is a limited amount of information regarding how diets high in protein impact men’s HF risk.
Michael T. Nelson, MD, has been given the American College of Radiology (ACR) Foundation’s 2018 Global Humanitarian Award for his “global impact on radiology services.”
Heart failure patients who were given instructions on how to use a Nintendo Wii device—which incorporates physical activity into video gaming—improved their exercise capacity and quality of life more than counterparts who were simply advised to exercise 30 minutes per day.
Integrating commercially available clinical decision support (CDS) software into an electronic health record (EHR) helps improve the appropriateness of imaging studies ordered by emergency and inpatient healthcare providers, according to a new study published by the Journal of the American College of Radiology. The shift was especially significant for trainees.
