Adults have spent plenty of time worrying about how easily children can lose focus—what with so many distractions thrown at them throughout the day. But one imaging center is hoping such a distraction could help children get through CT scans without excessive anxiety or claustrophobia.

Calculating a patient’s body fat percentage and body mass index (BMI) can help imaging providers determine whether or not to use oral contrast material before abdominopelvic CT exams, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Turning to mobile health for chemotherapy aftercare could relieve a bulk of negative chemo side effects while educating colorectal cancer patients about their illness and future options, researchers wrote this month in Clinical Colorectal Cancer. 

Nancy Pelosi didn’t endorse any single-payer proposals as other Democrats have in the Senate, though she did reiterate her support for a government-run insurance option.

The World Molecular Imaging Society, American College of Radiology, Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging and members of the National Oncologic PET Registry (NOPR) Working Group issued a statement Friday, June 8, urging CMS to reconsider its decision to decline coverage for PET imaging with sodium fluoride (NaF) for Medicare patients with metastatic cancer.

Referring patients to a panel of thoracic experts immediately after initial diagnostic workup reduces wait times for the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer, according to research out of the Health Sciences Centre in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada.

CNBC reported on May 7 that Geisinger Health System CEO David Feinberg, MD, was the top pick to lead the healthcare venture run by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase. Within hours, Feinberg said he wouldn’t be leaving Geisinger but “appreciated being part of the conversation.”

The American Heart Association (AHA) expressed worry over the relatively flat rate of e-cigarette use among middle and high school students, saying the decline in tobacco use must continue before another generation becomes lifelong addicts.