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The phenomenon is not unique to healthcare, but researchers have been exploring the prevalence and predictability of these experiences in medical settings. 

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The next 10 years will see the technology’s job-replacement rate largely determined by non-technological factors. 

Researchers recently uncovered multiple anatomical variations in the brains of convicted killers that may help explain their lack of empathy, guilt and sensitivity to consequences.

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Patients were randomized to undergo treatment with the new-look AnchorMan or the Watchman 2.5. A follow-up study comparing the AnchorMan to the Watchman FLX and FLX Pro devices is already planned.

Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement (TPVR) with Medtronic’s self-expanding Harmony valve is both safe and effective after more than a year, according to new real-world data published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.[1]

The same device was previously recalled back in 2022. Customers are urged to return unused delivery systems to Medtronic to avoid any issues.

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The daily polypill was also associated with improved drug adherence, according to new research out of UT Southwestern.

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The agency said it hopes to control “unnecessary” increases in the volume of clinic visit services furnished at certain off-campus hospital departments.

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Rabun County, Georgia, jurors settled on the eight-figure sum on June 26 following a trial that started 11 days prior, with Gainesville Radiology Group one of the defendants. 

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A patient of Huntsville Hospital Health System says the hospital was negligent when it failed to protect patient data that was taken by hackers during a breach on a legacy Cerner EHR system. The hospital said the EHR vendor is ultimately responsible. 

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The Office of Inspector General said a "leadership failure and poor decision making" in the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in New York has left it unable to properly fulfill its mission to "protect patients from abuse and neglect."

The state is one step closer to enacting legislation that would require imaging and radiation therapy professionals to acquire state licensure to operate radiation-producing equipment. 

Keya medical's plaque analysis and FFR-CT reports generated from a single CT scan.

The company now has multiple FDA-cleared algorithms for evaluating CCTA results.

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The phenomenon is not unique to healthcare, but researchers have been exploring the prevalence and predictability of these experiences in medical settings. 

The next 10 years will see the technology’s job-replacement rate largely determined by non-technological factors. 

Researchers recently uncovered multiple anatomical variations in the brains of convicted killers that may help explain their lack of empathy, guilt and sensitivity to consequences.