The medical industry directs the vast majority of its spending for the promotion and advertising of medical devices and drugs towards physicians––but those industry payments are significantly larger for male physicians compared to female physicians.

Patients who developed new-onset AFib tended to be sicker than those who did not. 

The healthcare industry has faced numerous workforce challenges, including higher costs and turnover rates. Fortunately, the sector appears to be recovering from losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Stamatia Destounis, MD, FACR, a radiologist and managing partner at Elizabeth Wende Breast Care in Rochester, New York, and chair of the ACR Breast Commission, discusses post-COVID-19 economic issues facing breast imaging centers, including staffing problems from the "Great Resignation" and lower reimbursements. 

Why are patients paying far less out of their pockets for mammography now than two decades ago—while shelling out a lot more for other common imaging exams?

Use of the barrier reduced associated insertion costs at one institution by 73% and insertion time by 50%. 

Researchers have received a five-year grant worth $30 million to study how a new-look physical rehab program impacts outcomes among older HFpEF patients.

The third quarter of 2022 was the smallest funding quarter of the year so far for digital health, highlighting the changing fundamentals across the economy impacting the sector.