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Gov. Kathy Hochul
Governor signs law requiring insurers to cover all lung cancer screening services

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) formally signed S2000A/A1195A into law on Dec. 4, with it set to take effect in 2027. 

Significant portion of stat MRI orders are not actually urgent

Data presented during the RSNA 2025 annual meeting question the legitimacy of high priority magnetic resonance imaging orders. 

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Telix and Siemens Healthineers partner to advance oncologic therapies

Leaders from both companies are optimistic about how their partnership can improve precision medicine and palliative therapies. 

a2z radiology
Imaging artificial intelligence startup a2z Radiology raises $5M, scores 1st FDA clearance

The Boston company recently earned authorization for a2z Unified Triage, which it believes is the first multi-condition solution for assessing abdomen-pelvis CT scans. 

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Private equity-backed oncology network hires noted radiologist as medical director, in-house reader

Robert J. McDonald, MD, will support the “strategic expansion” of radiotheranostic services across the American Oncology Network of clinics spanning 20 states. 

Sectra
Sectra signs 2 enterprise imaging contracts totaling over $40M

The latest deal is with four National Health Service trusts in the United Kingdom, who plan to use the Sectra One Cloud for image storage. 

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RadNet Chaiman and CEO Howard Berger, MD, explains why the company has invested tens of millions into DeepHealth to rapidly build up a new business model. 

 

Thanks to AI, clinicians can use mammograms to do a lot more than identify signs of breast cancer. Researchers explored data from nearly 50,000 patients, presenting their findings in Heart.

A new analysis is prompting questions regarding how rigorously many of the AI-enabled tools approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are evaluated prior to their clearance.