A high body mass index (BMI) may be associated with a reduced risk of premenopausal breast cancer, according to new research published in JAMA Oncology.

Jonathan R. Lindner, MD, was elected president of the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) at the ASE’s 29th Annual Scientific Sessions in Nashville, Tennessee.

Safety-net hospitals (SNHs) and smaller facilities were less likely to participate in the voluntary Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) programs for cardiac services than larger centers with catheterization laboratories. These findings indicate that the outcomes observed from these programs may not be broadly applicable.

Pharmaceutical companies paid radiologists more than $43.6 million in 2015, according to a new study published by Academic Radiology, but do such payments negatively impact public perception?

Scientists in Germany and Russia have achieved macroscale imaging with fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM), opening the field to opportunities for imaging whole tumors and areas the size of several square centimeters, the Optical Society announced this week.

Rumors of Amazon’s interest in entering the healthcare space became reality with the announcement earlier this year of a venture with JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway. But it looks like the online retail giant has bigger plans. Amazon announced plans for a merger with PillPack, an online pharmacy.

A self-management diabetes program was able to reduce healthcare costs by $800, according to a study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research.

About a quarter of those who require insulin to treat diabetes use less than what is prescribed because of cost concerns, suggests a single-center study presented last week at the American Diabetes Association scientific sessions in Orlando.