A cardiologist in Billings, Montana, says her new-look practice was designed to reach patients faster and ditch unnecessary red tape. Patients pay an upfront fee, and insurance does not play a role in treatment decisions.

Cardiology's gains are far less than some specialties—pay for dermatologists went up more than 10%, for instance—but still ahead of the consumer price index.

Professor Om Shankar, who lost his hospital leadership position as a result of the strike, is now forming a committee with like-minded protesters to “spread the agitation all across the country.”

Heuser had a long, impactful career in cardiology. One former colleague said he was “an amazing interventional cardiologist and an even better human being.”

“Because of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, lives have been saved and livelihoods have been protected," ACR wrote recently. 

The organization will now go by the Association of Academic Radiology after members voted on the switch at the society’s annual meeting in April. 

Offering radiology-based education programs during the first two years of medical school could be the key to addressing some of the field’s most pressing issues.  

"When you think about the rise of amputations in a country like the United States, that's concerning because it should not be happening here," one interventional cardiologist said.