Amyloid PET could be a useful diagnostic tool for patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or suspected Alzheimer’s, according to a study published this summer in JAMA Neurology, yielding changes in diagnosis, treatment decisions and physician confidence regardless if scan results are positive or negative.

Online retail giant Amazon has made another splash into the healthcare pond by hiring cardiologist Maulik Majmudar, MD.

Fox Chase Cancer Center, part of the Temple University Health System in Philadelphia, has received a grant for $673,000 from the U.S. Department of Defense to develop an improved method for screening for lung cancer.

SOC Telemed, the nation’s largest national provider of telemedicine technology to healthcare providers, has acquired behavioral health telemedicine company JSA Health.

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Foundation and Canon Medical Systems have announced this year’s two recipients of grants from the Safety FiRsT program.

Children who undergo radiation therapy as part of their treatment for medulloblastoma—the most common malignant brain tumor in young patients—are less likely to recall the specifics of recent personal events, according to a study published this week in the Journal of Neuroscience. The patients’ pre-radiation memories remained intact.

CMS handed out $25 million more in Medicare payments to hospitals for specific radiation therapy planning services than was appropriate, according to an Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report.

More benefits are coming to Medicare Advantage plans aimed at keeping older Americans in their homes longer, but the uncertainty around these additions—and their cost—means more scrutiny may be needed, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center.