Breast density notification laws were designed to motivate supplemental breast cancer screening among women at an increased risk. However, they have resulted in more low-risk women undergoing unnecessary supplemental screening, according to new research published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Novartis, a large healthcare company based in Basel, Switzerland, has agreed to acquire Endocyte, a West Lafayette, Indiana-based biopharmaceutical company, for $2.1 billion.

The Orlando-based Florida Hospital health system is launching a new initiative focused on lessening the impact of chemotherapy’s various adverse side effects on the hearts of breast cancer patients.

Workflow is both the magic and worry of radiology. To borrow a phrase from a nursery rhyme: when it is good, it is very good indeed, but when it is bad, it is horrid. While many radiology groups enjoy good workflow, most have room for improvement in measuring productivity, managing studies and balancing workloads to boost business and burn out physician burnout and ease fatigue. Here’s how two leading radiology group practices are making workflow better.

Researcher J. Quincy Brown, an associate professor of biomedical engineering at Tulane University in New Orleans, has been awarded a $1.6 million grant to develop a rapid microscopy scanner that could ensure cancer patients' tumors are completely removed during surgery.

Gauss Surgical, a Los Altos, California-based healthcare technology company, announced that it raised $20 million in Series C funding to speed up the adoption of its Triton platform and develop new solutions.

Social media is used by radiologists at Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare in Saudi Arabia less as a tool for educational purposes and professional issues and more as a way to communicate with friends and family, according to the authors of new study published in the Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare.  

Healthcare providers are always working to improve patient awareness and engagement when it comes to breast cancer screening—but raunchy emails don’t appear to be the answer.