OCHESTER, NY—Asante Ashland Community Hospital (Ashland, Ore.) purchased a CARESTREAM DRX-Evolution (see video link), CARESTREAM DRX-Excel Plus, CARESTREAM DRX-Ascend System and CARESTREAM DRX-Revolution Mobile X-ray System to expedite image access, enhance image quality and lower patient dose. The hospital also upgraded an existing portable system to DR with a CARESTREAM DRX-1 System. 

Canon Medical Systems USA announced this week that it has launched a new program to help reduce injuries to sonographers.

DenseBreast-info.org (DB-I), a New York state-based organization focused on providing education to patients and healthcare professionals regarding breast density, announced its expansion to Europe with the launch of a new website.

As more democrats are jumping on board the Medicare-for-all train, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R–WI) slammed the idea, arguing that his colleagues across the aisle have “gone off the rails,” The Hill reported.

Cleveland is yet again blazing new ground in healthcare. This time, myriad health systems are actively collaborating to share images. A first for the U.S., we believe. University Hospitals Health System (UH) is leading the charge that now includes more than two dozen hospitals, providers sites and health systems and counting. Here’s how they did it.

Wisconsin companies SHINE Medical Technologies and NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes will receive funds from the 2019 Energy & Water Development Appropriations Bill to develop a domestic source of medical isotopes—specifically, molybdenum-99 (Mo-99).

The deal Regeneron and Sanofi cut with Express Scripts to lower the prices of their PCSK9 inhibitor in exchange for simpler preauthorization forms has opened the floodgates for another two dozen such deals for the cholesterol-lowering drug class, the New York Times reported.

Charles Apgar has been named executive vice president of the American College of Radiology (ACR)’s Center for Research and Innovation (CRI), according to an Oct. 8 release from the organization.