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FDA shares another warning about Impella heart pumps after death

The FDA is once again warning the public about a safety issue with certain Impella heart pumps.

The Cardiac Performance Simulation Engine (CPSE) is an AI platform that enables consumer-grade smartwatches and blood pressure cuffs for remote home monitoring hemodynamic assessments of heart failure patients.

FDA sees potential in new AI software for monitoring heart failure patients

The software-only platform helps clinicians keep track of patients when they are at their most vulnerable.

SAPT after TAVR linked to key benefits over DAPT, new data confirm

All-cause survival after six months was significantly higher for patients discharged on DAPT than SAPT. That trend remained in place after 24 months.

Medicare physician fee schedule final rule 2026.

Feds release highly anticipated No Surprises Act final rule, drawing mixed reactions from radiology

"This rule does not address the core issues driving dysfunction in the NSA process,” Radiology Associates of North Texas said May 28.

Philips partners with Disney to incorporate iconic characters in MRI exams

The Amsterdam-based imaging manufacturer said it will utilize beloved animated characters and stories as part of the Philips Ambient Experience.

Some minorities more likely to have dementia but less apt to signal so on PET imaging

Black and Hispanic individuals—known to be at greater risk of developing the degenerative disease—are significantly less likely than others to show Alzheimer’s pathology on brain scans, according to new research.

Primary care as public utility: Imagine that, researchers urge

A team of healthcare scholars is making U.S. states an offer they hope the border-defined polities won’t refuse: If you’ll pay for the reinvention of primary care, we’ll help sell the public on the rightness of measured, state-level efforts to preserve the profession.

CDC seeking volunteers to control Ebola at U.S. airports, entry points

In an email, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asked workers to consider supporting screenings of at-risk individuals arriving stateside. The move follows a formal recognition of the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Africa as a Level 2 emergency, meaning the U.S. will have to take certain precautions to keep the virus from entering the country.

Imaging advances may be leading to renal cancer overdiagnoses

Renal cell carcinoma diagnoses have increased steadily over the last 30 years, rising by up to 3% annually in the U.S. alone.

Have clinicians been wrong about how they diagnose PAD?

The ankle-brachial index, a noninvasive diagnostic test for peripheral artery disease, may provide even more value than clinicians previously realized.

Interventional radiologist helps Chicago children’s hospital achieve a world’s first

IR specialist Shankar Rajeswaran, MD, and colleagues have delivered a "groundbreaking" new image-guided procedure to treat a rare condition.

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Imaging solutions provider Captive Radiology scores private equity investment

RC Capital said it’s investing in the North Canton, Ohio-based radiology vendor as it pursues nationwide expansion.

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Radiology Business

Grady Health System goes live with Sectra Amplifier Services to enable smooth implementation of AI—enhancing diagnostic workflows across sites

With this platform, Grady can efficiently deploy and manage AI applications at scale, supporting clinicians to handle large imaging volumes and deliver consistent, high-quality patient care.

Cardiovascular Business

FDA shares another warning about Impella heart pumps after death

The FDA is once again warning the public about a safety issue with certain Impella heart pumps.

Cardiovascular Business

FDA sees potential in new AI software for monitoring heart failure patients

The software-only platform helps clinicians keep track of patients when they are at their most vulnerable.