| Today's News and Trends | In a letter to providers, the agency recommends Philips clients in the affected product category consider any of three steps to cope with the interruption. In a letter to providers, the agency recommends Philips clients in the affected product category consider any of three steps to cope with the interruption. | |
| Oct. 24: United Imaging Healthcare debuts whole-body PET/CT scanner developed with the University of California, Davis. Oct. 24: United Imaging Healthcare debuts whole-body PET/CT scanner developed with the University of California, Davis. | |
| | A bipartisan group in the U.S. House is asking CMS to acknowledge the cost-effectiveness of coronary CT angiography by comprehensively covering the exam for patients who present with acute but stable chest pain or other early signs of arterial plaque buildup. A bipartisan group in the U.S. House is asking CMS to acknowledge the cost-effectiveness of coronary CT angiography by comprehensively covering the exam for patients who present with acute but stable chest pain or other early signs of arterial plaque buildup. | |
| As chemotherapy treatments improve, patients who respond well may be able to skip surgery with a low chance of recurrence. As chemotherapy treatments improve, patients who respond well may be able to skip surgery with a low chance of recurrence. | |
| | Two technologies of interest to medical imagers, both imports from across the Atlantic, have become available to U.S. healthcare providers. Two technologies of interest to medical imagers, both imports from across the Atlantic, have become available to U.S. healthcare providers. | |
| It’s unlikely radiography will unseat MRI for routinely distinguishing between acute and chronic compression fractures of the lumbar vertebrae, but certain X-ray findings might, in cases, obviate the need for the pricier imaging option. It’s unlikely radiography will unseat MRI for routinely distinguishing between acute and chronic compression fractures of the lumbar vertebrae, but certain X-ray findings might, in cases, obviate the need for the pricier imaging option. | |
| | Nearly 97% of residents from the nine programs included in this latest research reported a lack of sufficient exposure to AI during their training. Nearly 97% of residents from the nine programs included in this latest research reported a lack of sufficient exposure to AI during their training. | |
| American Heart Association President Michelle A. Albert, MD, urged physicians to seek out patients who may have not received medical care since the start of the pandemic. These patients could face an increased risk of cardiac complications. American Heart Association President Michelle A. Albert, MD, urged physicians to seek out patients who may have not received medical care since the start of the pandemic. These patients could face an increased risk of cardiac complications. | |
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