The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has announced the appointment of Denise W. Hines, DHA, PMP, to their executive leadership team as Chief Americas Officer. Her appointment to the position will be effective in January 2019.

Foreign-born faculty members face numerous challenges when joining radiology departments in the United States, according to a new analysis published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has updated its guidance on caring for children and adolescents with sports-related concussions (SRCs), publishing the latest version in the December issue of Pediatrics.

Combining radiomics with a new technique called three-compartment breast (3CB) imaging may help reduce unnecessary breast biopsies, according to a new study published in Radiology.

MaxQ AI has announced a new distribution agreement with EnvoyAI, a subsidiary of TeraRecon, that will make its Accipio intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) platform available through the EnvoyAI Exchange marketplace.

Providers saw their cancer detection rates increase by 14 percent when they made the move from film to digital mammography, according to a large study out of the U.K. published in Radiology. Recall rates, the researchers added, did not increase.

Clare Hartigan, MD, a radiologist at University Hospital Kerry, has been temporarily suspended from practicing medicine due to concerns over competence.

The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care has issued updated breast cancer screening recommendations for women ages 40 to 74 who are not at an elevated risk, publishing them in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. The new guideline emphasizes the importance of women making screening decisions with their healthcare providers.