Liz Carey

3 days ago | dailyyonder.com | Liz Carey

A new analysis has found that access to independent physicians and medical practices is falling in rural areas. Between 2019 and 2024, the number of independent physicians in rural areas fell by 43%, according to a study commissioned by the Physicians Advocacy Institute (PAI). The study also found that nearly 9,500 rural physicians left independent practice.

4 days ago | auntminnie.com | Liz Carey

Vigorous daily exercise may not only alleviate depression but might reverse volumetric brain loss observed in neuroimaging studies, according to research to be presented May 14 at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) 2025 meeting in Honolulu. Particularly in the hippocampus and amygdala, volumetric deficits in the brain have been seen in individuals with depression, according to a team led by Saurabh Garg of independent imaging firm Prenuvo.

5 days ago | auntminnie.com | Liz Carey

MR angiography is comparable to CT pulmonary angiography and provides good, contrast-rich visualization of pulmonary arteries to the segmental level, according to research to be presented May 12 at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) 2025 meeting in Honolulu.

1 week ago | homelandprepnews.com | Liz Carey

U.S. Reps. Mark E. Green, M.D. (R-TN) and Michael McCaul (R-TX) said a bipartisan task force will conduct security oversight as the country prepares for major international events in the coming years. The “Task Force on Enhancing Security for Special Events in the United States” will visit select events sites, hold hearings, host roundtables and release a final report on their findings, the lawmakers said.

1 week ago | auntminnie.com | Liz Carey

Academic radiology researchers are trying to understand the coming new normal after a funding shakedown at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) that appears to deal a punishing $18 billion blow to health research spending. President Donald Trump's office officially released the president's proposed fiscal year (FY) 2026 discretionary budget May 2. Referred to as "the skinny budget," it aims to sharply reform the NIH.