Scientists are still uncertain about the exact cause of this outbreak, but imaging experts will be crucial to closing any knowledge gaps, according to a new Radiology analysis. 

With the disease now making its way to U.S. shores, clinicians will need to remain vigilant for this new indication, health officials said. 

Della Gallegos had brain scans completed in 2006, but a radiologist did not spot her tumor at the time. Years later, the patient sued her legal representation after he failed to file a lawsuit against the the imaging expert in a timely manner. 

Berlin-based CV tech company Biotronik has hired cardiologist David Hayes, MD, as its first chief medical officer, the company announced Jan. 27.

Steven Hughes, MD, was compelled to testify, helping prove that Della Gallegos could have won the case, had her attorney filed it in a timely manner. 

This common gesture is meant to signal joy at the end of treatment, but it's producing the opposite effect for some oncology patients, according to a recent survey. 

A new analysis estimates that the price tag for radiologists and other specialties to manually generate a prior authorization increased 60% between 2018 and 2019. 

Bloomberg ranked the 500 richest people in the world in its Bloomberg Billionaires Index, with several healthcare names making the list.