Although breast MRI can be used for surgical planning after neoadjuvant chemotherapy, diagnostic accuracy is uneven and is better in more aggressive than in less aggressive cancers, according to a study published in this month's Radiology.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a final rule revising the regulations implementing medical loss ratio requirements for health insurance issuers under the Public Health Service Act.

Yet another study has confirmed that screening mammography reduces breast cancer mortality. Women who participated in at least three screening mammograms had a 49 percent lower risk for breast cancer mortality, according to a large case-control study published online Dec. 6 in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

Source: Siemens HealthcareDespite the fact that men have higher cancer mortality rates than women, men are less willing to be screened for cancer, according to a study published online on Nov. 8 in the American Journal of Mens Health.

New Jersey has seen a 14 percent increase in medical-device manufacturing jobs over the past couple of yearsfrom around 18,000 to 20,500which is so promising because that means the industry is growing, even in tough economic times.

Rep. Lois Capps, D-Calif., reintroduced a bill Nov. 30 to combat heart disease in women. Similar legislation introduced in March in the Senate has garnered support from more than 40 health-related organizations.

Obesity will now join the portfolio of preventive services covered by Medicare under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Royal Philips Electronics has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its whole-body PET/MR imaging system, the Ingenuity TF PET/MR.  The system was on display at the 97th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Nov. 27 to Dec. 2.