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In early 2025 public health researchers at City University of New York projected Long COVID would cost the U.S. $6.6 billion over three years. This week two members of that research team amplified their findings and updated their projections.

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Whether MOC should be mandatory for all is often debated among providers, but new findings indicate that opting not to participate may affect patient care.

The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) is raising concerns over what it describes as an inadequate payment update for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, warning that current policies may strain providers and limit patient access to care.

AMGA senior director of regulatory affairs Darryl Drevna outlines key policy issues that HHS should resolve to streamline the U.S. healthcare system.

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Western medicine often functions more like a high-tech patient-processing machine than a high-touch people-healing mission. This can and must change, argue three distinguished healthcare thought leaders. 

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The FDA has identified another safety concern with Johnson & Johnson MedTech's Automated Impella Controllers. This comes after the devices were linked to five separate recalls in 2025. 

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Experts are hopeful that the vision language model can support radiologists tasked with interpreting cardiac magnetic resonance imaging exams.

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The Alliance for Aging Research wants CMS to go through with policy changes that could make many more patients eligible for TAVR. The agency is currently considering the changes, and a final decision is expected in June. 

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This Class II recall includes more than 18,000 cannulae used during cardiac surgery.

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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is tapping Stephanie Haridopolos, MD, to temporarily fill the role and carry out some of the duties handled by the “nation’s doctor.” 

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The nation’s largest doc advocacy group made the declaration in a new practice management tool aimed at the growing use of chatbots. 

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Regulatory authorities are green-lighting the new product, which is part of its Prostate Suite of solutions, offering AI assistance for cancer detection and interpretation. 

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ACR, SIR, ASNR and numerous others made their plea to leaders in the U.S. House in a new letter sent May 19. 

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In early 2025 public health researchers at City University of New York projected Long COVID would cost the U.S. $6.6 billion over three years. This week two members of that research team amplified their findings and updated their projections.

Whether MOC should be mandatory for all is often debated among providers, but new findings indicate that opting not to participate may affect patient care.

AMGA senior director of regulatory affairs Darryl Drevna outlines key policy issues that HHS should resolve to streamline the U.S. healthcare system.