The election in New Brunswick, Canada, is scheduled for later this month, and the leaders of the two largest political parties are making an identical promise: to ensure mammograms contain information about breast density.

Radiologists who are higher wage earners and more aware of the federal advocacy process are more likely to donate to radiology political action committees (PACs), according to recent research published in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology.

A new bill unanimously passed by the Senate Wednesday would prohibit Medicare insurers from preventing pharmacies from telling consumers if their prescription drugs are cheaper if they pay out of pocket versus through their insurance.

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), whose members include manufacturers of medical imaging equipment, announced Philip Squair as its new vice president of government relations. He will lead the association’s advocacy and lobbying efforts, according to Sept. 6 release from NEMA.

In the middle of a national opioid epidemic, one major health insurance provider has decided it will no longer cover OxyContin prescriptions next year.

Two new studies underscore that Medicare’s bundled payment for care improvement (BPCI) programs are helping provide better quality care to patients.

Bruce J. Tromberg, PhD, has been selected as the director of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), one of the 27 agencies that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Tromberg will oversee a 230-person staff and a portfolio of 800 grants dedicated to imaging and technologies to improve the detection, treatment and prevention of disease.

Can medical marijuana truly help patients suffering from chronic nerve pain? Researchers have used brain imaging to show that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), a chemical compound found in marijuana, reduces connectivity in parts of the brain involved in processing pain, sharing their findings in a new study published in Neurology.