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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said “malicious actors” created fake accounts for Medicare beneficiaries through the agency’s patient portal, using stolen data from an unknown source. The incident is being investigated. 

The two companies will continue combining components to make patient monitoring systems, under the new terms of the expanded deal that includes a "pledge program" to improve quality.

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Spectrum V8 and V6 infusion pumps may have accidentally had their software switched, which could result in underinfusion or a fluid overload. While no injuries have been reported, for safety the affected pumps need to be removed from where they are used and sold. 

PACT could offer painless alternative to mammograms

The photoacoustic CT, or PACT, imaging technique is said to perform comparably to mammography for cancer detection, but without the discomfort of standard mammograms. 

Medtronic ECMO VitalFlow

According to Medtronic, its VitalFlow ECMO system was designed and developed with the user experience in mind. 

The tool can also be used to predict a person's brain age and risk for a myriad of chronic conditions as well.

cardiologist viewing heart data

The new study, based on 14 different clinical trials, highlights why so many care teams have already adopted the cusp overlap technique when implanting self-expanding TAVR valves.

leg veins chronic venous disease PAD peripheral artery disease

"These recommendations will help ensure that patient care remains both consistent and personalized," SCAI President Srihari S. Naidu, MD, explained. 

breast cancer screening mammography

Imaging experts advocate for “meticulous assessments” of cases that include luminal cancer, dense breasts, and lesions located outside the mammary zone, among other factors. 

Money bankruptcy debt liquidation

"We were pleased to see a partial restoration of the PTET deduction, but we will continue to fight for the full deduction before the bill reaches the president’s desk," one lobbyist tells Radiology Business

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. RFK HHS secretary

Workers are returning to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health and other departments. Kennedy said the reinstatements were necessary for the agencies to perform their duties.

An urgent device recall has been issued on Bravo CF, a line of pH capsules that are placed in the esophagus to aid in understanding the effects of acid reflux. Due to a dangerous manufacturing error, certain lots of the devices must be quarantined immediately.

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said “malicious actors” created fake accounts for Medicare beneficiaries through the agency’s patient portal, using stolen data from an unknown source. The incident is being investigated. 

The two companies will continue combining components to make patient monitoring systems, under the new terms of the expanded deal that includes a "pledge program" to improve quality.

Spectrum V8 and V6 infusion pumps may have accidentally had their software switched, which could result in underinfusion or a fluid overload. While no injuries have been reported, for safety the affected pumps need to be removed from where they are used and sold.