This risk isn’t imaginary. Across the country, healthcare systems are experiencing a surge in what experts call the Internet of Medical Things, or IoMT. It includes everything from hospital monitors and insulin pumps to consumer smartwatches and home oxygen machines.
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As 2025 draws to a close, radiology leaders across the country are taking a collective deep breath. It’s been a year of fatigue, tension, and hard questions about the future of diversity, equity, and inclusion in healthcare. We watched as DEI offices were restructured, training programs were paused, and the term “diversity” became politically charged. In many institutions, leaders had to choose between policy compliance and personal conviction.
Occasional stress is a normal part of life for the majority of people. We experience it from time-to-time, depending on what we have going on in our lives. It becomes a concerning issue, however, when it’s ongoing and taking up too much time in one’s life.
Virtual Radiologic (vRad), a teleradiology services practice, has announced the commercialization of The vRad Platform – a fully integrated, AI-enabled technology and support platform for radiology practices.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched an effort to advance research on whole-person health and create an integrated knowledge network of healthy physiological function. Whole person health involves looking at the whole person – not just separate organs or body systems – and considering multiple factors that promote health. For example, a multicomponent lifestyle intervention including healthy diet, physical activity and stress management may improve multiple and interconnected aspects of health including cardiovascular (e.g. blood pressure), metabolic (e.g. glucose metabolism) and musculoskeletal function (e.g. muscle strength).
Before you even meet the veteran technologist on your team, they’ve likely already navigated three job moves, two deployments, and a dozen sleepless nights wondering if their spouse is coming home. They show up on time, stay late and never make excuses. Not because life has been easy – but because they’ve had to make hard things look easy for years.
Administrators and imaging managers are familiar with the ever-present need to assess and improve the quality of care provided to patients. Diagnostic imaging is particularly prone to human factors that can lead to variations from image acquisition to reporting. When armed with Quality Improvement (QI) data, managers are empowered to actively seek out and implement changes that can lead to continuous improvement. The ability to identify specific areas for improvement, understand the impact of current processes and make data-driven decisions ultimately results in better patient outcomes.
Traditional breast cancer imaging is faced with critical screening and diagnostic challenges – from workflow bottlenecks and reading inconsistencies to clinician burnout and patient accessibility. The stage is set for desperately needed innovation to propel us into the future of breast cancer care.
The reel on my social media automatically loaded after I watched a Go-Pro video my friend had posted. It was a famous actor, his golden voice familiar to millions, standing behind a podium. “He has discovered a new product to clear the lungs of excess fluid,” a caption read. It was presented as a major announcement from the press secretary of the United States. This was amazing news – that after a long career, the actor was turning his efforts to medical research.
