After months of statements, speculation, trade talks, tweets and threats, the U.S. government has officially put tariffs in place on $50 billion worth of products imported from China, including medical imaging equipment. X-ray, CT and MRI equipment are all on the list of products included in this announcement.

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Foundation announced this week that it has awarded more than $200,000 in scholarships to 66 recipients for the 2018-2019 academic year.

A study in the latest edition of Research Policy, looking at the 2.3 percent excise tax imposed on medical devices in 2013, found it significantly reduced research and development investment, sales revenue, gross margins and earnings.

On Wednesday, June 6, 2018, Radiology Partners announced the addition of 30 client sites—pushing its total hospitals, clinics and imaging centers over 600 in 16 states.

The Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis announced this week the establishment of a new research center dedicated to advanced breast cancer research.

False-positive breast biopsies cost the U.S. healthcare system approximately $2.18 billion each year, according to a study published in ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research.

On Tuesday, May 29, President Donald Trump indicated the U.S. would proceed with its planned tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese imports.

An initiative to boost Scotland’s radiologist count by at least 10 percent in the midst of a national shortage “has failed,” The Herald Scotland reported, leaving cancer patients across the country without access to potentially life-saving treatments.