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Like a mirror image on a USA map folded in half vertically, the four best states for nurses are two nextdoor neighbors in the upper Northeast and two in the Pacific Northwest. 

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As this midterm-election year barrels toward decision day, health insurers continue taking punches from both political parties. The piling-on might be as unfair as it is understandable.  

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Two separate studies explored the value of treating heart patients with tirzepatide. 

Emily Lau, MD, MPH, Director, Women's Heart Health Program, Brigham and Women's Hospital, presented new data at ACC 2026 showing only 8% of high-risk pregnant patients receive guideline-recommended low-dose aspirin to prevent preeclampsia.

The percentage of pregnant patients taking low-dose aspirin as recommended is slowly rising—but there is still a long way to go.

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Colleagues from all over the world have shared loving tributes to Braunwald. ESC President Thomas F. Lüscher, MD, called him "the pioneering cardiologist of his time."

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The two agencies on April 23 announced the rollout of the Regulatory Alignment for Predictable and Immediate Device, or RAPID, coverage pathway. 

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ACR, ASNR and over 40 other organizations shared their support for the Healthcare Workforce Act in a letter to lawmakers written April 15. 

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“Ignoring the economic drivers of automation will not prevent workforce transformation; it will only reduce our ability to shape it."

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The Find It Early Act aims to ensure all women have access to exams such as ultrasound and MRI, with no out-of-pocket costs. 

Alex Towbin, MD, FAAP, FACR, FSIIM, SIIM chair-elect, radiologist, associate chief medical information officer, associate chief, Department of Radiology, and the Neil D. Johnson Chair of radiology informatics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, and Sylvia Devlin MS, RT, CIIP, FSIIM, SIIM treasurer and director of customer success imaging informatics, Radiology Partners, explain how SIIM helps make clinician imaging informatics champions.

Education through the organization provides the knowledge needed for clinicians to work with IT teams to implement major system projects.

Biotronik has secured U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its Solia CSP S pacing lead for left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP).

The next-generation device includes a stylet-driven lead and a fixed helix. It was designed and developed specifically with LBBAP in mind. 

The study spanned four sites and included 9 highly experienced breast radiologists reading over 100,000 DBT exams. 

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Like a mirror image on a USA map folded in half vertically, the four best states for nurses are two nextdoor neighbors in the upper Northeast and two in the Pacific Northwest.