The prices of 90 different drugs increased at double their normal rate once shortages occurred, a new study found—and the increases were even greater for those with three or fewer suppliers.

Healthcare costs continue to balloon in the United States, and secret contracts between hospital systems and insurers may be playing a big role in keeping those costs up.

According to one Fox News columnist, if President Donald Trump follows through on the additional tariffs on Chinese products he proposed earlier this week, numerous businesses and the healthcare sector could be “harmed to a considerable degree.” To make his point, he examined the potential impact on the medical imaging industry.

New research in Radiology suggests thermal ablation is a safe, effective primary treatment for stage 1 non-small cell lung cancer for individuals who cannot undergo lung cancer surgery because of age or health status. Researchers have also noted it is non-inferior to stereotactic radiation therapy.

In the latest in an international trade war, China has imposed $60 billion in tariffs on imported U.S. goods on Monday, Sept. 17, in retaliation against President Donald Trump imposing $200 billion worth in tariffs on Chinese imported goods—including medical imaging equipment and other healthcare technologies, NPR reports.

The Senate approved a major bill to tackle the opioid crisis with a nearly unanimous vote.

The International Contrast Ultrasound Society (ICUS) has urged the U.S. FDA to remove boxed warnings from ultrasound contrast agents based on research demonstrating its safety and clinical benefits.

The 2018 International Day of Radiology (IDoR) will focus exclusively on cardiac imaging. Like previous years, IDoR 2018 will be celebrated on Nov. 8—the date Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, the “father of diagnostic radiology,” discovered the existence of x-rays in 1895.