Rad AI, a Berkeley, California-based healthcare startup focused on bringing AI to radiology, is launching with a $4 million funding round. The round was led by Gradient Ventures, Google’s venture fund dedicated to AI-related investments.

Homeless people hospitalized for heart attacks are far less likely than their non-homeless counterparts to undergo angiography, PCI or CABG, according to research published in JAMA Internal Medicine this month. They also see higher death rates across the board.

Given radiology’s development into a subspecialist-rewarding profession, is there pressure on radiology residents to choose a subspecialty or two and, in turn, aim to make generalized practice a side job? Should even established rads concentrate on one area as a way to remain relevant?

Genesis Therapeutics, a San Francisco-based biotech company focused on AI technology, announced it has raised $4.1 million in seed funding.

American counties hit hardest by the Great Recession saw a sharp increase in deaths from CVD and stroke that wasn’t mirrored in communities that experienced less economic distress, according to a new study.

Tennessee-based radiologist Sadhish Siva, MD, had argued in court that the ABR ran afoul of antitrust laws by tying together its physician certification and ongoing recertification programs, locking providers into years of expensive accreditation with little benefit.

The ruling deemed that the board did not illegally tie its initial radiology certifications to its ongoing Maintenance of Certification program.

The Medscape report surveyed more than 4,300 U.S. physicians across 29 specialities.