ROCHESTER, N.Y.—HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital (Shelbyville, Ill.) contracted with HSHS service asset management partner Interstate Imaging, LLC (Evansville, Ind.) to acquire and install a Carestream Q-Rad DRX Digital X-ray System and upgrade existing portable X-ray and radiography/fluoroscopy imaging systems to DR with Carestream DRX Plus 3543C cesium iodide detectors. The DRX systems deliver rapid image access and excellent image quality with reduced X-ray dosage.

Healthcare has been a dominant talking point for both Democrats and Republicans this midterm season, according to a recent review of political ads conducted by the Wesleyan Media Project. The issue is so prominent, in fact, that WMP has dubbed this fall’s race “the healthcare election.”

As the state of New York considers the pending $69 billion merger between retail pharmacy chain CVS Health and health insurance giant Aetna, CVS’ practices in drug pricing are coming under the microscope.

A shortage of radiologists across Australia has pressured BreastScreen SA, part of a national breast screening program, to look for outside help.

Rates of malpractice lawsuits in cardiology have followed a slow upward trajectory for the past decade and are continuing to climb, according to a review of more than 1,500 liability claims published in the American Journal of Cardiology.

About 15,000 hospital workers, including radiology technicians, began a three-day strike at University of California (UC) medical centers across the state over “unresolved contract talks.” The strike is expected to affect thousands of patients.

Manchester United Football Club and Canon Medical Systems Europe announced they have officially renewed their clinical collaboration.

More than half of Americans have delayed medical care for themselves over the last 12 months because of the high cost, according to recent surveys from Earnin, a mobile technology finance service.