The nonprofit ECRI Institute recently released a list of 10 topics that will play a major role in healthcare this year and recommended how c-suite leaders can embrace technologies to improve their practices.

From 2006 to 2014 the National Institutes for Health (NIH) funded fewer trials, while industry-funded trials increased substantially. During that time period, the NIH’s budget decreased 14 percent after adjusting for inflation.

Working with patients in all sorts of settings for more than a quarter of a century has taught radiologist James Rawson, MD, how valuable the insights of healthcare consumers can be to healthcare providers. 

Writing for Harvard Medical School’s Health Blog, Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH, recently commented on the importance of using imaging wisely, and cited one strategy to do just that.

The FDA approved full-body MRI scans for conditional use with Medtronic’s deep brain stimulation (DBS) systems on Dec. 9.

A recent article from Vox examined various problems with peer review, saying it’s unclear why scientists even “bother with it in the first place.” 

Just as you're taught as a child, it's important to mind your manners. A recent online survey of doctors in the United Kingdom, however, showed that some specialists there do a better job of being pleasant in their communication, at least in the eyes of the respondents. 

CHICAGO—Interventional radiologists ought to be mindful of pre-procedure patient mood, as a negative state of mind heading in can kindle the self-fulfilling prophecy of a negative outcome.