Fonar sells outpatient operation
Wholly owned Fonar subsidiary Health Management Corporation of America (HMCA) sold its stock April 8 in A&A Services, a physician practice management services organization that manages four primary-care practices in New York City. The sale was made to
Wholly owned Fonar subsidiary Health Management Corporation of America (HMCA) sold its stock April 8 in A&A Services, a physician practice management services organization that manages four primary-care practices in New York City. The sale was made to the former owners for $3 million cash. The buyers also forgave Fonar debts of about $1.1 million. About five years ago HMCA purchased A&A for $10 million payable in a combination of cash, promissory notes, and HMCA stock. Fonar emphasized that no family, business, or other material relationship exists between the buyers and any directors or officers of Fonar, HMCA, or its respective affiliates.
FDA Clears Virtually Helium-Free 1.5T MRI System from Siemens Healthineers
June 26th 2025Offering a cost- and resource-saving DryCool magnet technology, the Magnetom Flow.Ace MRI system reportedly requires 0.7 liters of liquid helium for cooling over the lifetime of the device in contrast to over 1,000 liters commonly utilized with conventional MRI platforms.
SNMMI: Botox May Facilitate Relief from Dry Mouth Side Effect of PSMA-Targeted Radiopharmaceuticals
June 25th 2025For patients being treated with radiopharmaceutical agents for metastatic prostate cancer, the combination of botulinum toxin and an anti-nausea patch led to a 30 percent reduction in PSMA uptake in the salivary glands, according to preliminary research findings presented at the SNMMI conference.
SNMMI: Can 18F-Fluciclovine PET/CT Bolster Detection of PCa Recurrence in the Prostate Bed?
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