Researchers think this represents a potential breakthrough for low- and middle-income countries where access to high-quality imaging evaluations is still limited. 

About 60% of those surveyed said they had more than $100,000 in liabilities after graduating from medical school, researchers detailed in Clinical Imaging. 

When patients with pacemakers die, what happens to the device? Typically, it ends up being discarded and forgotten—they were designed to be single-use devices, after all—but that does not have to be the case.

Ochsner Medical Center's Dana H. Smetherman, MD, MBA, will assume the role July 1, taking over for the retiring William T. Thorwarth Jr., MD.

Across 3,000 U.S. physicians surveyed, 60% took three weeks of vacation or fewer per year and 70% worked while away, both factors leading to burnout.

Friends, colleagues and professional societies have all shared loving tributes to the veteran electrophysiologist, who died at the age of 69. 

“This case highlights why academic radiology departments should proactively educate their faculty, trainees, and staff," two experts urged. 

The specialty is experiencing increasing rates of burnout, pushing radiologists to reduce their hours or resign altogether, Ian A. Weissman, DO, noted.