A radiologist was among the numerous good Samaritans who helped prevent the terrifying incident along 30A beach in Florida last weekend from turning deadly.

“Also needed are institutional and societal efforts to address LCS capacity, including screening infrastructure investments and quality benchmarking," experts wrote in JAMA Internal Medicine. 

For people with auditory impairment, hearing aid use could slow metabolic decline in regions of the brain associated with cognitive function.

To fine-tune triage, scientists have created a clinical prediction rule, incorporating it into an algorithm to guide ED providers considering CT or X-ray. 

New York-based vendor Cleerly recently petitioned CMS to pay for its primary CT software, which assesses scans for signs of coronary artery disease. 

Although CT lung cancer screening is known to improve detection rates and health outcomes, compliance among eligible patients remains lackluster.

The demographic most at risk seems to be White women who are healthy, active and of high socioeconomic status.

Research has proven that certain social determinants of health—such as housing instability, costs and insurance—can impact adherence. What about food insecurity?