The Supreme Court has ruled that the mandate that all Americans purchase health insurance is constitutional because it is a kind of tax that Congress has the right to levy. The justices rejected the idea that it falls under the power of Congress to regulate commerce between the states.

One year into the implementation of the Connecticut law that provides additional information to dense-breasted women about their risk for breast cancer, a study published in the journal Radiology looked into the benefits of adjunctive screening for such patients.

Last week, Siemens Healthcare opened a brand new factory in Wood Dale, IL for the refurbishment of its devices, including its CT, MR, and molecular imaging technologies.

By a vote of 92-4, the U.S. Senate approved the final version of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (S.3187) and therefore the collection of $6 billion in medical device user fees throughout the next five years.

After warming the benches for 12 years in the halls of the U.S. Congress, the Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence (CARE) in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy bill (S. 3338) was introduced in the Senate with the bipartisan sponsorship of Senators Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Tom Harkin (D-IA). Its counterpart in the House of

In advance of California’s July 1, 2012, deadline for reporting CT dose metrics, the University of California Dose Optimization and Standardization Endeavor (UC-DOSE) Project has published guidelines for complying with the law.

Concord Medical Services Holdings, which claims to be the largest provider of radiology services in the country of China has fortified its position with the purchase of a majority ownership of the 1000-bed Chang’an Hospital.

The Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA) and Toshiba are seeking applicants for their 2012 Putting Patients First Program, which could award as much as $60,000 in grant support to practitioners working to improve patient safety and comfort via best-practices education.