Maui Memorial Medical Center, a 214-bed acute care hospital in Wailuku, celebrated the new computed tomography machine with its imaging team on June 8.
The team’s work will emphasize the role of specialized MRI techniques capable of detecting subtle changes around tumors with the help of pH-based imaging.
The company called the state’s regulation of pharmacy benefit managers “shortsighted,” as it would force the closure of Accredo, a specialty drug dispensary that supplies drugs it says aren’t available anywhere else in the state.
The agency had been suing the three largest pharmacy benefit managers over their alleged control of insulin prices. It reached agreements with CVS’ Caremark and Cigna’s Express Scripts earlier this year.
The Thunderbolt device from California-based Penumbra uses modulated aspiration to detect and remove blood clots. Back in January, Boston Scientific agreed to acquire Penumbra for approximately $14.5 billion.
Researchers tracked real-world data from more than 140 patients who originally received a transcatheter heart valve from Edwards Lifesciences, Medtronic or Boston Scientific.
Lawmakers have opted against authorizing funding for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction Model, citing concerns it will overburden patients and providers.
The collaboration between the chipmaker and Abridge, a developer of generative AI for healthcare, will involve data-sharing to improve Nvidia’s general-purpose models, which in turn will be used to make Abridge’s clinical offerings more efficient.
Anthony Weinert, DPM, said the reputational harm he suffered as a result of the 2019 healthcare fraud charges has left him unable to find work, despite the case being voluntarily withdrawn by authorities.
The Kentucky-based insurance giant had owned a 40% stake in the hospice company, stemming from its 2021 acquisition of Kindred Healthcare. Humana said a “consortium of investors" is making the buy, but few details were revealed.
Maui Memorial Medical Center, a 214-bed acute care hospital in Wailuku, celebrated the new computed tomography machine with its imaging team on June 8.
