Experts underlined the importance of radiologist-patient communication, which can include building rapport, clear descriptions of procedures and taking time for questions. 

Those include Florida, New Hampshire, Vermont and Virginia, with thousands of patients standing to benefit, according to Susan G. Komen.   

Harbingers of an unsuccessful M&A deal can include decreased productivity and work quality, along with squabbling between coworkers or frequent sick days. 

Hospitals that want to remain eligible for federal dollars—including CMS reimbursement—will soon need to show their cybersecurity is up to snuff.

Word is out on the elective procedure that started the secretive medical episode in the first place. 

Cardiologist Roberto Canessa, MD, was just 19 when the plane he was on—Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571—crashed in the Andes in 1972. He and another survivor trekked in the cold for 38 miles to find help, leading to the group's rescue. 

New guidelines from the American Society of Echocardiography, made in collaboration with the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance and Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, represent an update of the group's original recommendations from 2009.

Employing a "silver squad" of former physicians to decompress work lists should be a "strong consideration" for any practice, one expert argued.