Following the news that FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, plans to resign in about a month, the American Heart Association released a statement applauding Gottlieb’s efforts to curb the e-cigarette epidemic among the country’s youth.

A report released by Portland-based firm Big Market Research on March 6 projects the artificial intelligence in medicine market will grow to $18.12 billion by 2025, advancing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 49.6 percent.

Forty percent of so-called AI startups in Europe don’t actually use AI programs in their products, the Financial Times reported March 4.

Two independent radiology practices from Minnesota, St. Paul-based St. Paul Radiology (SPR) and Minneapolis-based Suburban Radiologic Consultants (SRC), are merging into a single organization called Midwest Radiology.

Representatives from a handful of major global imaging societies are collaborating on a “living document” that will outline a clearer set of ethics for the use of AI in radiology.

Prolonged non-face-to-face time, something providers have long considered a part of the job, has only been reimbursable through CMS since 2018. Practices still in the dark about the change are missing a revenue opportunity.

Zebra Medical Vision (Zebra-Med), an Israel-based deep learning imaging analytics company, announced it was granted CE certification for two of its AI-based products intended to speed up clinical review and diagnosis. One is for pneumothorax in chest x-rays and the other helps radiologists detect brain bleeds in CT scans.

A radiologist in Tennessee has filed a federal class action lawsuit against the American Board of Radiology (ABR) that alleges the ABR is in violation of antitrust laws.