Online patient education materials on breast lesions requiring surgery may be too advanced for the general public to understand, according to new research published in Radiology. 

Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida, could lose its Medicare funding if it doesn’t shape up after a recent inspection found serious problems at the institution, The Tampa Bay Times reported.

In a recent opinion piece published online in the Toronto Star, Ontario-based diagnostic radiologist Andrew Chung, MD, wrote that radiologists have been a frequent target of criticism recently because their role is misunderstood by the media, the public and even their fellow colleagues.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced a proposal to change access standards for community care and urgent care by allowing veterans to seek care with the VA or other community providers.

Lightning Bolt Solutions, a company that specializes in AI-based physician shift scheduling technology, has announced a new one-year study that will evaluate one million physician shift hours as part of a larger effort to understand the root causes of physician burnout.

Hospitals are becoming safer places for patients, after a decline in hospital-acquired conditions saved approximately 20,000 lives and $7.7 billion in costs, according to data from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

E-cigarettes may actually help smokers quit, according to a recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Stereotactic radiation may extend long-term survival for patients with stage IV cancers without inhibiting their quality of life, according to research published online in the January issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics.