Plus, radiologic technologists strike in California, and Maine looks to grant physician assistants more authority. 

The average interventional radiology student caseload dropped by more than 50% in April, compared to that same time over the previous five years.

Researchers tracked more than 302,000 patients with at least one cardiovascular risk factor.

That’s been the case at two academic medical centers in Chicago and Tucson, Arizona, where such physicians have accounted for a greater share of both procedural volume and gross charges.

The COVID crisis is affecting U.S. healthcare even at the level of high finance, suppressing merger and acquisition activity in the provider sector by almost 20% in 2020’s second quarter versus its first.

The American College of Radiology and other provider groups had advocated for the renewal, which has several implications for physicians.

Northwell Health is sending mobile machines to patients' homes to obtain chest x-rays and, if necessary, referring consumers to outpatient facilities for CT or ultrasound testing. 

Nearly half of all cardiologists have a net worth between $1 million and $5 million, according to a new report from Medscape.