The FDA is backing a new “qualified health claim” that oils high in oleic acid can help improve cholesterol levels and protect against coronary heart disease, Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, announced Nov. 19.

EXPLORER, a new total-body PET/CT scanner, is the world’s first medical imaging equipment to produce 3D pictures of the entire human body—and its initial images are headed to RSNA 2018 in Chicago.

Despite recent actions by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to remove restrictions around MRIs for heart patients with implantable cardiovascular devices, the U.S. government is failing to protect a subset of those patients with fractured, epicardial or abandoned leads, according to an editorial published in JAMA Cardiology this November.

Diabetics who have transitioned to an employer-mandated, high-deductible insurance plan are significantly more likely to delay healthcare visits for macrovascular symptoms, diagnostic tests and procedures, researchers reported Nov. 20 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) are planning to introduce a bill that aims to “drastically” lower prescription drug prices once Congress is back in session.

The 2018 American College of Radiology (ACR) Digital Mammography Quality Control Manual with Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT) is now available online, the ACR announced this week.

Tom Price, the former HHS secretary who left the job last year after his controversial use of private jets for official travel, has joined the transition team of Republican Georgia Governor-elect Brian Kemp, The Hill reported.

Women 75 years and older should still continue to undergo annual screening mammograms, according to a new study to be presented at RSNA 2018 in Chicago.