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Healthcare AI today: Senate arguments, aging infrastructure, ‘elastic’ jobs, more

States’ rights or federal power? Senate Republicans are of two minds on AI regulation in the One Big Beautiful Bill.

That’s no mere hospital—it’s a ‘complex adaptive system.’ Adapt GenAI accordingly.

From the perspective of management science, healthcare is a complex adaptive system marked by intricate feedback loops and overlapping interdependencies. As such, the sector demands caution by those introducing large-language AI into its tangled webs.

Papers discussing ‘gender’ have been restored to government website

The information was deleted to comply with an executive order from President Trump that censored content related to “gender ideology.” However, a federal judge has ordered the content restored as a court battle looms.

UnitedHealth subsidiary exposes 5.5M patient records to hackers

Health IT company Episource confirmed a ransomware attack of its network exposed data from payer and provider customers alike, with details such as medical diagnoses and treatments possibly stolen by nefarious actors.

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Angiographic catheters recalled due to safety risk

The new Class I recall includes nearly 27,000 devices that could potentially experience a harmful defect during use.

David Winchester, MD, chair of the ACC Board of Governors, professor of cardiology and radiology at the University of Florida, explains why the cardiology societies are asking the AMA to get involved in dispute over denial of an independent cardiovascular board.

AMA agrees to help after initial request for an independent cardiovascular board was denied

After their proposal for a new American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine was shot down earlier this year, cardiology groups have asked the AMA for some support. "We feel like it's time for us to blaze our own path," one specialist explained.

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TAVR patients with moderate or greater TR may face increased risks

When TAVR patients present with moderate or greater tricuspid regurgitation, it could impact the care team's treatment strategy of choice.

Exo Iris AI inks another FDA clearance for pleural effusion

First AI-enabled POCUS app for detecting pleural effusion and atelectasis earns FDA clearance

The apps are embedded into the Exo Iris transducer, which can be plugged directly into a smartphone, utilized anywhere and without the internet.

Music therapy a cheap, safe method for reducing patient anxiety during radiology procedures

Researchers administered a 40-question anxiety inventory to measure individuals’ levels of unease during thyroid biopsies, experts detailed in Academic Radiology.

Radiation therapy company RefleXion Medical raises $105M

The Rise Fund, private equity firm TPG’s multi-sector global impact offshoot, led the fundraising round.

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Demand—and pay—keep growing for nurse practitioners, physician assistants

Advanced practice providers have enjoyed a raise in total cash compensation of 16% over the last five years. That’s a sharper upward pay trajectory than physicians or nurses have seen over that period.

Hopkins pediatric hospital: Maya Kowalski’s care ‘appropriate’

Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla., plans to file post-trial motions against the $261 million judgment that a Florida jury last week ordered the institution to pay.

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AI in Healthcare

Healthcare AI today: Senate arguments, aging infrastructure, ‘elastic’ jobs, more

States’ rights or federal power? Senate Republicans are of two minds on AI regulation in the One Big Beautiful Bill.

AI in Healthcare

That’s no mere hospital—it’s a ‘complex adaptive system.’ Adapt GenAI accordingly.

Health Exec

Papers discussing ‘gender’ have been restored to government website