Male specialists earned an average of 27% more than their female colleagues, according to Medscape's new physician compensation survey.

Radiology societies said they were "deeply concerned" a proposed legislation would eliminate physician-led teams. 

Authors of a new editorial recently highlighted the increased risk of developing breast cancer that female healthcare workers face due to their routine exposure to ionizing radiation.

“Of these, the mismatch between the clinical workload and the available radiologist workforce was foremost," experts wrote in JACR. 

The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act would add another 14,000 Medicare-supported medical residency positions over a seven-year period.
 

In a recent ratings update, Moody's labeled the imaging center operator's outlook as "stable," while noting an ongoing hiring crunch in imaging. 

“Without a doubt, this proposal created strong feelings across our membership," ACC President B. Hadley Wilson, MD, said in a statement. 

The interventional cardiologist is now working with vendor Supira Medical to help advance the company's next-generation percutaneous ventricular assist device.