Yuliya Lykhonosov was terminated after a positive COVID-19 test forced her child's day care to close, leaving her with no other available options amid the pandemic.

Delays in scientific progress may be "incredibly difficult, if not impossible" to overcome, radiology experts wrote Friday in Radiology: Imaging Cancer. 

Meanwhile, nearly 85% reported facing gender discrimination, according to a small survey of women in the specialty published recently.

Alex Oshmyansky, MD, PhD, who works weekends as a staff radiologist, first founded the Dallas-based startup in 2018.

Radiology organizations such as RSNA and Johns Hopkins have had success using the platform, but the specialty can do much more to advance imaging education, experts explained in Academic Radiology.

Plus, Johns Hopkins radiologist joins scientific advisory board, new interventional rad leadership, and Strategic Radiology's latest C-suite hire.

Case complexity also plummeted in several key categories during the pandemic peak, with implications for future budgeting and resource allocation, experts advised. 

While eliminating gonadal and fetal shielding makes sense, the specialty should not end all use of lead aprons, one imaging group warned.