The so-called "weekend effect" seen with other cardiovascular diseases appears to exist for patients with severe aortic stenosis as well. 

The checklist was created to walk researchers through every operational step of using portable MRI, from creating protocols to prepping patients, ensuring patient safety, handling incidental findings, data privacy and more. 

Axia Women’s Health has accused the insurer of failing to honor continuity of care agreements for 2,100 patients, while questions remain over fair pricing and appropriate care delivery.

Many PAD patients do not even know they have the disease until it is too late, leading to unnecessary amputations and increasing the risk of other adverse patient outcomes. Awareness is especially limited among Black and Hispanic adults, experts warn, creating an added sense of urgency when looking to accelerate patient education efforts.

Led by Greg Murphy, MD, House representatives are pushing the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act. 

The dispute dates to December 2017 when Colorado Springs-based Envision Radiology became 100% owned by its employees.  

The South was the most active region with 50 deals, including 18 in Texas and 15 in Florida, experts write in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Leaders estimate the hub will generate about 25 million additional does of iodine-based imaging agents annually by the end of 2027.