Standard pelvic chemoradiotherapy prior to surgery can be safely omitted in select patients with locally advanced rectal cancer whose tumours respond to neoadjuvant chemotherapy, findings from a large cooperative group trial demonstrated.

An “adaptive response” treatment strategy identified a subset of patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer who benefited from a chemotherapy-free treatment plan, according to new findings from the phase II PHERGain Trial.

Paediatric intracranial infections spiked recently and were associated with significant morbidity but remained rare, according to CDC researchers monitoring cases across the country.

For people with long COVID symptoms, hyperbaric oxygen therapy modestly improved one parameter of heart function in a small randomised trial.

A leadless dual-chamber pacemaker with bidirectional wireless communication turned in very promising short-term results in patients with standard indications for dual-chamber pacing, according to the Aveir DR i2i Study.

An investigational radionuclide therapy targeting prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) achieved biochemical responses in 70% of patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) reductions in all but one patient, enrolled in a small preliminary clinical trial.

Coronary anatomy and physiology both predicted early cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) progression, according to a study that strengthens the case for advanced multimodal testing to improve early detection of a major contributor to allograft failure.

Following ChatGPT’s strong performance on a mock radiology board exam, experts are calling for radiology training programs to rethink how they are educating residents.

Philips has developed an AI-powered CT system that increases throughput and improves image quality, all while decreasing patient exposure to ionizing radiation.

Not to be outdone by OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google recently introduced the latest version of its own large language model (LLM), which could be particularly beneficial within the realm of medical imaging, according to CEO Sundar Pichai.