In a letter to the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF), the American College of Radiology (ACR), the Lung Cancer Alliance and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons urged for objectivity in the upcoming review of the USPSTF’s lung cancer screening recommendations.

The American Heart Association (AHA) expressed worry over the relatively flat rate of e-cigarette use among middle and high school students, saying the decline in tobacco use must continue before another generation becomes lifelong addicts.

A study in the latest edition of Research Policy, looking at the 2.3 percent excise tax imposed on medical devices in 2013, found it significantly reduced research and development investment, sales revenue, gross margins and earnings.

Physicians working in states that imposed damage caps for malpractice claims were less likely to perform invasive coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) than colleagues in no-cap states, according to a new study in JAMA Cardiology.

On Wednesday, June 6, 2018, Radiology Partners announced the addition of 30 client sites—pushing its total hospitals, clinics and imaging centers over 600 in 16 states.

Athenahealth CEO Jonathan Bush has announced he is leaving the company following his admission of domestic violence against his former wife, according to Reuters.

The Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis announced this week the establishment of a new research center dedicated to advanced breast cancer research.

Researchers from UCLA and Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles have found activity trackers to be an effective remote monitoring tool for patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD), according to a study published in JAMIA.