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When Mayo Clinic and Microsoft announced last week that they’re partnering to develop a frontier AI model for healthcare, observers could see where Mayo’s expertise in advanced digital medicine would interest Microsoft. The Big Tech behemoth has not been coy about its healthcare ambitions. 

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The American Hospital Association is out with a set of strategies for making healthcare more affordable—not only within hospitals but also across U.S. healthcare as a whole. The gameplan walks hospital leaders through a number of actionable and achievable aims to which they can contribute.

DDR dynamic cardiac X-ray for pulmonary valve regurgitation evaluation. Figure courtesy of RSNA

Moving X-ray images can help evaluate pulmonary regurgitation in Tetralogy of Fallot patients.

Cathie Biga, MSM, MACC, past president of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and president/CEO of Cardiovascular Management of Illinois, spoke in a business session at ACC 2026 on the use of artificial intelligence analytics and said human interface is needed to make the data actionable.

While AI analytics has greatly increased the ease of access to vast amounts of cardiology data, action is still required to make it useful.
 

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The decision clears the way for Hikma Pharmaceuticals' sale of icosapent ethyl in the U.S. market.

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Radiologists and others in the imaging research industry are lining up to oppose proposed changes that would purportedly politicize federal funding. 

 University of Utah Health

The Salt Lake City-based institution has selected Stanford University's David B. Larson, MD, MBA, to take on the title beginning Sept. 14. 

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A grand jury previously indicted dermatologist Emily Yu, MD, PhD, in 2023, charging her with four felony counts for allegedly poisoning her former husband with Drano. 

A figure from the new SCCT FFR-CT consensus document to help explain how the technology works to assess hemodynamic flow using CT imaging.

FFR-CT literature has reached a state of maturity where experts can comfortably start to provide guidelines to the wider community. 

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Kain Capital is backing a network of 26 imaging centers across Florida, Michigan, Maryland, Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama, co-founded by radiologist Chintan Desai, MD. 

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The Los Angeles-based imaging center operator will use the proceeds to finance future acquisitions, “organic expansion initiatives,” and health system partnerships. 

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ACP Partners is buying the Boise, Idaho-based mobile diagnostic imaging provider for an undisclosed sum, planning to pursue further add-on deals. 

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When Mayo Clinic and Microsoft announced last week that they’re partnering to develop a frontier AI model for healthcare, observers could see where Mayo’s expertise in advanced digital medicine would interest Microsoft. The Big Tech behemoth has not been coy about its healthcare ambitions. 

The American Hospital Association is out with a set of strategies for making healthcare more affordable—not only within hospitals but also across U.S. healthcare as a whole. The gameplan walks hospital leaders through a number of actionable and achievable aims to which they can contribute.

Moving X-ray images can help evaluate pulmonary regurgitation in Tetralogy of Fallot patients.