Tennessee-based radiologist Sadhish Siva, MD, had argued in court that the ABR ran afoul of antitrust laws by tying together its physician certification and ongoing recertification programs, locking providers into years of expensive accreditation with little benefit.

While there has been a modest decline in imaging for these cases over the past five years, about one in every three ED visits for back pain still resulted in x-ray, CT or MRI testing. 

The ruling deemed that the board did not illegally tie its initial radiology certifications to its ongoing Maintenance of Certification program.

Pharmaceutical, medical device and consumer goods company Johnson & Johnson rushed the testing of its baby powder after the FDA found asbestos in the product, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The Medscape report surveyed more than 4,300 U.S. physicians across 29 specialities.

Medication in the U.S. is the most expensive in the world, costing 307% more than the global median, according to a recent study on medication costs around the world.

Google and Ascension, the nation’s largest Catholic health system, will have to answer questions about their project that allows Google to collect the health information of millions of patients after Congress sent a letter to the companies.

Race, income and education “significantly” impacted awareness negatively, signaling the need for better outreach to less-served patient segments, according to the study, published Nov. 19, in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.