CT causes cancer, research claims; ACR fires back | Practice inks in-network deal with UHC | UCLA names new radiology chair

“These estimates put CT scanning on par with other well-known risk factors for cancer, including alcohol and obesity," experts write in JAMA Internal Medicine. 

Arizona-based Southwest Diagnostic Imaging shared the breakthrough Monday, restoring access for patients covered by UHC’s commercial and Medicare Advantage plans effective May 1. 

Jonathan Goldin, MD, PhD, is the California institution's first new imaging chief in 20 years, replacing noted radiologist Dieter Enzmann, MD, who is stepping down. 

John R. Manning, MD, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud for issuing unnecessary prescriptions billed to Medicare and receiving more than $812,000 in kickbacks.

New research highlights the potential of GPT-4 to enhance radiologists’ communication of findings in clinical environments across the pond.

UnitedHealth Group said it is seeking repayment of “interest-free” advances distributed to providers struggling during the shutdown of claims processing caused by the ransomware attack on Change Healthcare. 

RBMA board member Kit Crancer offers an update on Medicare reform and advocacy in Congress and how medical societies may be able to get more traction in state legislatures.
 

UPDATED: Full-time U.S. radiologists take home about $526,000, a figure that includes base salary, incentive bonuses and other income such as profit-sharing contributions. 

The trend raises questions about the burdens being placed on a potentially vulnerable population, experts write in JAMA Health Forum. 

Andrew Colbert, senior managing director of Ziegler, spoke at RBMA 2025, discussing teleradiology's "explosive" growth, among other developments.