AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoRural Imaging Boost: Rep. Mike Simpson secured $750,000 for Madison Memorial Hospital in Idaho to expand CT, C-arm imaging, and advanced ultrasound, plus construction for maternal-fetal medicine and diagnostic capacity. Payment Pressure for Interventional Care: Radiologists and other physician groups backed a bipartisan Medicare bill aimed at fixing reimbursement gaps that can push procedures out of office settings and into higher-cost sites. Bedside Molecular Imaging: Researchers unveiled a portable point-of-care PET concept using a robotic arm to position detector panels for real-time guidance during interventional radiology. Ultrasound Training Gets a Upgrade: An MIT-developed augmented reality system turns standard 2D ultrasound into 3D views in a VR headset to help novices and support clinical decision-making. Hospital AI for Palliative Care: Mayo Clinic adopted an AI tool that scores hospitalized patients for likely palliative care benefit, aiming to close the gap where up to 60% who need it don’t receive it. Biopharma Job Cuts: BioSpace tallies show May layoffs hit nearly 7,000 workers, with most cuts from Takeda and BioNTech. Women’s Health Leadership: Oriva Therapeutics appointed Dr. Agnès Arbat as CEO to advance its endometriosis pipeline, including ORV-362 in Phase I. Regulatory/Compliance Watch: Telangana’s medical council moved against a hair-loss center accused of offering services without qualified dermatologists.
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