More than one-third of all Americans are obese, and yet most medical imaging equipment is not designed to accommodate them. This fact also underscores the likelihood of their increased exposure to ionizing radiation, says new researchreported in the journal Physics in Medicine & Biology.

Sparks are settling in the Steel City as the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) cleared the way for Highmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield to proceed with its half-billion-dollar buy-up of the struggling West Penn Allegheny Health System (WPAHS).

The largest nonprofit healthcare provider in the Seattle-Tacoma, WA area has a new Chief-of-Staff.

In the rush to tout Amyvid, the amyloid-plaque-seeking biomarker created by Eli Lilly, as a diagnostic breakthrough in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, some are urging caution — including the Alzheimer's Association.

Foundation Radiology Group of Pittsburgh, PA signed an exclusive teleradiology deal to read advanced imaging studies performed at the Rockville, MD-based United Radiology.

Radiologists can play a key part in helping referring physicians concentrate on areas where they can eliminate financial waste and unnecessary testing, says an ACR fellow who worked on the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation Choosing Wisely campaign.

The Atlanta-based Hospital Radiology Partners (HRP), a subsidiary of HIT provider Jackson Healthcare, of Alpharetta, GA, has recruited Dr. Mary Saltz to be its inaugural CMO, according to Modern Physician.

Magellan Health Services subsidiary NIA extended its contract to manage radiology benefits at the Bethesda, MD-based Coventry Health Care through 2015. The existing contracts were set to expire in 2012 and 2013.