Maryland becomes 1st state to require heart risk alerts on mammograms
Maryland has become the first state to require mammography centers to notify patients when their scans show breast arterial calcification, which has been linked to elevated cardiovascular risk. The requirement took effect Oct. 1 and requires centers to tell patients whether breast arterial calcification was detected. The notification is provided at no additional cost and […] The post Maryland becomes 1st state to require heart risk alerts on mammograms appeared first on Becker's Hospi...
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