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Researchers warn of potential retributions for doing algorithmic medicine wrong in one or more of these ways.

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Physician compensation is rising faster in cardiology than any other specialty. Still, considering how demanding the job is, many cardiologists feel underpaid.

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A meticulous comparison of quality-of-life factors across 100 countries has yielded good news and bad news for the United States of America.

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Nearly 700 bottles of a popular ACE inhibitor are being recalled after it failed an Organic Impurities Test. The drug was manufactured in India and then distributed by New Jersey-based Rising Pharma Holdings.

Cardiac amyloidosis on nuclear imaging of the heart using 11C-PiB PET/CT. Image courtesy of RSNA

Cardiac amyloidosis continues to get more and more attention at cardiology meetings. At Heart Failure 2026 in Spain, it was the topic of multiple studies, including one on the benefits of acoramidis.

A majority of medical devices involved in Class I recalls were never required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to undergo premarket or postmarket clinical testing, according to new research published in Annals of Internal Medicine.[1]

Performing TAVR on a patient with bicuspid AS can be challenging. Transcatheter aortic root tricuspidization may represent a new treatment strategy for these patients, according to a new first-in-human trial.

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In new Neiman Health Policy Institute research, scientists explored the use of artificial intelligence to aid in diagnosing PE on CTPA, with “AI-informed radiologists" scoring high marks. 

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The TowerBrook Capital-backed breast imaging provider announced the latest openings on May 11, with new centers in Houston and Doylestown, Pennsylvania. 

The patient was reportedly having difficulty breathing before the scan started but signaled to technologists that he was doing OK once it began. 

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said it’s issuing a nationwide moratorium on new providers entering the spaces until it has a chance to look into allegations of fraud, waste and abuse. It confirmed investigations of various organizations are pending.

Diaphragmatic dome height could inform lung cancer surgery outcomes

For the first time, research has identified diaphragmatic dome height measured on chest X-rays as an indicator of what patients’ post-op recovery will look like following surgery for cancer or other lung disorders.

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The days when most doctors worked in independent practice settings are fading from memory like old photoprints in a musty scrapbook.

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Researchers warn of potential retributions for doing algorithmic medicine wrong in one or more of these ways.

Physician compensation is rising faster in cardiology than any other specialty. Still, considering how demanding the job is, many cardiologists feel underpaid.

A meticulous comparison of quality-of-life factors across 100 countries has yielded good news and bad news for the United States of America.