After successfully making it through the House, the new legislation is now headed to the Senate. 

Yet another lawsuit is taking aim at the Affordable Care Act, and 61 U.S. medical organizations have joined forces to speak out.

Ahmad M. Slim, MD, associate professor of medicine with the University of Washington and regional chief medical officer with the Pulse Heart Institute, explained how imagers get paid for coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) exams.

Researchers said they were surprised to learn that "no pain, no gain" was so accurate for this patient population. 

After staying mostly consistent between 1999 and 2012, age-adjusted mortality rates rose sharply through 2019. 

Two companies serving medical imagers just had products cleared for marketing in the U.S.

Ron Blankstein, MD, associate director of the cardiovascular imaging program and director of the cardiac computed tomography program for Brigham and Women's Hospital, was a co-author on the ACC 2021 Chest Pain Guidelines, which now lists coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA or CTA) as a 1A level recommendation for frontline imaging. 

Researchers from Cleveland Clinic reviewed data from more than 400 patients, presenting their findings in the American Journal of Cardiology.

The 60-year-old cardiologist was facing up to 20 years in prison for his actions.

"To say we are proud of what this means for our patients and the medical community at large, is an understatement," the patient's cardiologist said.