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In new Neiman Health Policy Institute research, scientists explored the use of artificial intelligence to aid in diagnosing PE on CTPA, with “AI-informed radiologists" scoring high marks. 

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The Towerbrook Capital-backed breast imaging provider announced the latest openings on May 11, with new centers in Houston and Doylestown, Pennsylvania. 

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This leaves only about 18% of docs practicing in physician-owned settings as of Jan. 1, with corporations employing an additional 48,000-plus docs over the past two years. 

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Conventional wisdom holds that social standing and economic stability tend to manifest as long life, good health and optimal wellbeing. In the U.S., the subpopulation holding the most such power and footing is White men. So: What has happened to this demographic? 

The patient was reportedly having difficulty breathing before the scan started but signaled to technologists that he was doing OK once it began. 

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said it’s issuing a nationwide moratorium on new providers entering the spaces until it has a chance to look into allegations of fraud, waste and abuse. It confirmed investigations of various organizations are pending.

Diaphragmatic dome height could inform lung cancer surgery outcomes

For the first time, research has identified diaphragmatic dome height measured on chest X-rays as an indicator of what patients’ post-op recovery will look like following surgery for cancer or other lung disorders.

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The days when most doctors worked in independent practice settings are fading from memory like old photoprints in a dog-eared scrapbook.

Gore Viabahn Fortegra Venous Stent

According to Gore, the newly approved device was built with conformability, strength and fracture resistance in mind. 

Cardiac surgeon and innovator Thomas Fogerty, MD, who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Technology.

Fogarty created many inventions that fundamentally changed cardiac surgical practice. He also received the Presidential Medal of Technology and Innovation from President Barack Obama in 2014.

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Improvements in care have resulted in a growing number of patients who go on to be diagnosed with both cancer and severe aortic stenosis. TAVR appears to be an effective treatment option for those individuals, and it may help them go on to receive life-saving cancer therapies.

Nick West, MD, chief medical officer, Shockwave Medical, Johnson and Johnson Meditech, explains how the company is innovating intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) therapy devices and building clinical evidence from trials for its use in a variety of calcified lesions. There are several companies developing IVL therapy, but West says Shockwave will remain the market leader because of its nearly decade long head start in the market, strong clinical evidence and has about a 10% market penetration. #IVKL

Nick West, MD, Shockwave Medical's chief medical officer, detailed how the company is continuing to push IVL technologies forward. "We are leading the space ... we have no intention of giving up that position," he said.

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In new Neiman Health Policy Institute research, scientists explored the use of artificial intelligence to aid in diagnosing PE on CTPA, with “AI-informed radiologists" scoring high marks. 

The Towerbrook Capital-backed breast imaging provider announced the latest openings on May 11, with new centers in Houston and Doylestown, Pennsylvania. 

This leaves only about 18% of docs practicing in physician-owned settings as of Jan. 1, with corporations employing an additional 48,000-plus docs over the past two years.