The American Society of Breast Disease (ASBD) has issued a statement contradicting information published in a study in the May 2 issue of Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), comparing breast brachytherapy to whole breast irradiation.

Patient-centered radiology is doable; it requires radiologists to broaden their focus and consider patients, politics and more, according to Anil Chauhan, MD, resident in the department of diagnostic radiology at University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

The U.S. Department Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced the first batch of organizations for Health Care Innovation awards. The awards, funded by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, will support 26 projects across the U.S. that, according to the agency, will save money, deliver high-quality medical care and enhance the healthcare workforce. The preliminary awardees predict reducing spending by $254 million over the next three years.

The FDA has approved Boston Scientifics Ingenio and Advantio pacemakers and Invive cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemakers. The company simultaneously launched the devices in the U.S.

The Federation of State Medical Boards' House of Delegates has released new policy guidelines on the appropriate use of social media and social networking sites by physicians.

Higher levels of purpose in life reduce the deleterious effects of Alzheimers disease pathologic changes on cognition in advanced age, according to a longitudinal, epidemiologic and clinicopathologic study in the May issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has amended the Physician Payments Sunshine Act to provide time for organizations to prepare for data submission.

Infrared thermography is not a reliable breast cancer screening tool, according to a study presented at the American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS) annual meeting in Phoenix, May 2-6.