Michigan has become the 20th state to opt out from federal regulations that require physician supervision of certified registered nurse anesthetists. The move is being opposed by anesthesiologists and several other physician groups. 
 

The American College of Radiology (ACR) announced this week its government relations staff has been engaging federal agencies in an effort to improve product availability and hasten resolution of the ongoing iodine contrast shortage.

More than two years after the onset of the pandemic, changes in COVID-related policies and postures — as well as accompanying cultural shifts in the workplace — continue to drive trends in the job market for radiologists.

Gadolinium might be an alternative, stop-gap solution for interventional procedures during the current iodine contrast shortage.

The device is a novel self-operated prenatal home ultrasound solution that enables pregnant women to self-scan for remote clinical assessment by their healthcare provider when the device is combined with their smartphone.

“We need to commit to changing the supply chain so that a single event in a faraway country does not put us in this predicament again," experts wrote in a new special report shared by Radiology.

The COVID lockdowns at the Shanghai plant began on March 31, and although the plant there has since resumed operations, they are not yet at 100% capacity.

A recent article from The Wall Street Journal failed to capture the full scale of rising expenses for hospitals, the AHA said in a recent statement.