As the medical field continues to deal with physician shortages, nonphysician practitioners’ (NPPs) roles in healthcare are growing, and radiology is no exception to this trend. It has long been known that NPPs increase utilisation of radiology services, but new data indicate that they also are increasingly taking on more imaging interpretation responsibilities. A new...

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The FDA has updated its mammography regulations, with the key amendment requiring facilities to provide information to patients regarding the density of their breasts.The amendments, issued under the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA), provide specific language explaining how breast density can influence the accuracy of mammography, and recommend that patients with dense breasts talk to...

Hospitalisation for status epilepticus seizures rose from 2010 to 2019, disproportionately affecting Black patients, U.S. inpatient data showed. The overall prevalence of status epilepticus hospitalisations more than doubled in that period, reported Gabriela Tantillo, MD, MPH, of Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.

Though studies evaluating the effects of posture on the absorption of drugs have been conducted, a systematised review revealed critical gaps in methodology.