Ben White

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The radiologist shortage is definitely here. There are different ways to approach the market, and balancing short-term vs long-term plays is nontrivial. Leverage is great, but using too much can amplify negative downstream second-order consequences too. What’s happening now varies and what will happen is anyone’s guess, but this anonymous op-ed “ Radiologists need to be realistic about the job market ” is absolutely worth reading. …Hospitals quite literally cannot o

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Health Imaging

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Researchers examined the brains of bilingual and monolingual people using fMRI, only to find improved communication between isolated regions in those who learn a second language at a young age.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Researchers using quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) MRI have discovered evidence of the long-term effects of severe COVID-19 on the brain. Their findings were published October 7 in the journal Brain. A team led by Catarina Rua, MD, of the University of Cambridge in the U.K., reported brain imaging findings on MRI in COVID-19 survivors who had been hospitalized.

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Medical Xpress: Radiology

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Damage to the brainstem—the brain's 'control center'—is behind long-lasting physical and psychiatric effects of severe COVID-19 infection, a study suggests.

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Amidst rising cancer prevalence and soaring costs, new cancer technologies and innovations are emerging to support the early detection, treatment, and surveillance of cancer. Read this guide to understand how to evaluate these solutions for your employees and members – and to learn more about the current state of coverage, clinical and cost effectiveness, and impact on quality and outcomes.

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Diagnostic Imaging

OCTOBER 7, 2024

PSMA PET/CT revealed progressive PCa in 31 percent of patients who demonstrated greater than a 50 percent decline in PSA level after treatment with either an androgen receptor-targeted agent or chemotherapy.

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Radiology Business

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The Stop Wall Street Looting Act closes regulatory loopholes and ends incentives that allow investors to “pillage” acquired businesses, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and colleagues note.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Tampa-area hospitals are facing the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, with some imaging services being temporarily suspended as healthcare systems reallocate resources toward emergency care. Milton made landfall on the western Florida coast on the night of October 9 as a Category 3 hurricane, bringing with it heavy rains, flooding, high winds, and tornadoes.

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Medical Xpress: Radiology

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Scientists have long theorized about a network of pathways in the brain that are believed to clear metabolic proteins that would otherwise build up and potentially lead to Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. But they had never definitively revealed this network in people—until now.

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Health Imaging

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Researchers have used 7T MRI to demonstrate that former COVID-19 inpatients are susceptible to persistent brainstem abnormalities associated with long-haul COVID symptoms.

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Patient-centric scheduling can only be achieved through optimized radiology workflows, effective communications between staff and physicians, and, of course, through specialized schedulers. In this guide, we’ll take you through a step-by-step process to transform your radiology center into a high-performance hub of medical imaging.

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Ben White

OCTOBER 11, 2024

If you haven’t yet read an explainer on “AI”, I consider Jeremiah Lowin’s “ An Intuitive Guide to How LLMs Work ” to be a good one. The post “Chatting by Chance” first appeared on Ben White.

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Radiology Business

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The Society of Interventional Radiology and others are concerned about commercial plan coverage for closed-loop spinal cord stimulation, a key pain-management technique.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 10, 2024

A commercially available AI search engine boosted the performance of the latest ChatGPT model and provided another “leap forward” for the technology when tested on radiology board-style questions, according to a group at the University of Toronto. A team led by Rajesh Bhayana, MD, tested Perplexity Pro with ChatGPT Turbo on 150 multiple-choice text-based questions that matched the style, content, and difficulty of the Canadian Royal College and the American Board of Radiology examinations.

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ScienceDaily

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Dementia doesn't just erode memory -- it also changes behavior and mental health. A study shows the brain's salience network and tau protein may be involved.

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About 40% of us will be diagnosed with cancer in our lifetime, and patients are getting younger. At the same time, the cost of treatment continues to rise, with employers spending 8.5% more on cancer care for each employee than they did last year. The best thing employers can do for their employees and business tomorrow is to invest in cancer detection and care today.

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Health Imaging

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The popular AI chatbot tends to over-order X-rays, prescribe too many antibiotics and admit too many patients to the hospital when compared with a resident emergency department physician.

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Diagnostic Imaging

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Researchers found that ultra-high resolution photon-counting significantly enhanced visualization of small vessels and facilitated improved reduction of blooming artifacts for head and neck computed tomography angiography (CTA) scans.

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Radiology Business

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Baxter’s North Cove manufacturing site was significantly impacted by unprecedented rain and storm surge from Hurricane Helene hitting western North Carolina.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 7, 2024

MR imaging has revealed the brain's waste-clearing pathways (that is, perivascular spaces, or fluid-filled structures along arteries and veins) for the first time, investigators have reported. A team led by lead author Erin Yamamoto, MD, and senior author Juan Piantino, MD, both of Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in Portland found that "a well-functioning glymphatic system efficiently carries waste proteins toward veins exiting the brain.

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Discover how Color's comprehensive care solution is revolutionizing cancer screening adherence and knowledge. Through an in-depth case study, Color's unique approach to comprehensive cancer care has shown significant benefits in increasing screening rates and enhancing patient knowledge. Participants reported a 2-3x increase in adherence to screening guidelines over just 8 weeks, with 84% of participants increasing their familiarity with timing and frequency of cancer screening.

ScienceDaily

OCTOBER 9, 2024

There is new evidence that the cells responsible for communication in the brain may be structured differently in children with autism. Researchers discovered that in some areas of the brain neuron density varies in children with autism when compared to the general population.

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Health Imaging

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Ron Blankstein, MD, professor of radiology, Harvard Medical School, explains the use of artificial intelligence to detect heart disease in non-cardiac CT exams.

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Diagnostic Imaging

OCTOBER 8, 2024

In a multicenter study of over 370 women who had surgery for ovarian cystic lesions without acute symptoms, researchers found that 42 percent of the resected lesions were deemed to have an O-RADS ultrasound risk score of 2, which has less than a one percent chance of malignancy.

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Radiology Business

OCTOBER 10, 2024

That's according to an essay published by an anonymous physician on KevinMD.com, which generated recent buzz on social media.

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Explore the latest insights from the American Cancer Society's “Cancer Statistics 2024” report, which unveils multiple alarming trends in cancer data. Cancer is on the rise among young adults, and diagnoses for 6 of the 10 most common cancers are escalating. With over 2 million new cancer cases projected in the U.S. this year, employers face increased challenges when it comes to supporting employees.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 8, 2024

ChatGPT may overprescribe medical imaging in the emergency department, suggest findings published October 8 in Nature Communications. Researchers led by Christopher Williams, MD, from the University of California, San Francisco found that ChatGPT tends to recommend unnecessary emergency medicine and care, including imaging, and is less accurate than residents.

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ScienceDaily

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Inflammation of the arteries is a primary precursor and driver of cardiovascular disease -- the No. 1 killer of people in the United States. This inflammation is associated with the buildup of dangerous plaque inside the arteries. Advanced treatments are needed to target this inflammation in patients. Researchers have tested a new nanoparticle nanotherapy infusion that precisely targets inflammation and activates the immune system to help clear out arterial plaque.

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Health Imaging

OCTOBER 10, 2024

A new AI solution offers complete mammography analysis on the imaging system, in the radiology workflow, to reduce the wait time for results.

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Diagnostic Imaging

OCTOBER 11, 2024

New research suggests that reviewing mammography images in order of ascending volumetric breast density as opposed to random reading of exams demonstrated reduced reading time and less fixation time on malignant lesions.

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As HR and Benefits leaders are in the midst of evaluating cancer care solutions and designing their requirements for vendors, it’s key to know what questions to ask to ensure the development of a truly comprehensive strategy: from prevention to diagnosis to treatment to survivorship. Getting to the right answers starts with asking the right questions: How can better access improve engagement?