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'Breakthrough' MRI contrast design could make GBCAs safer, more effective

Researchers are hopeful their new approach to developing MRI contrast will "pave the way for safer, smarter imaging in clinical diagnostics."

UnitedHealthcare bucks Medicare, ends reimbursement for most RPM services

Starting in 2026, patients covered by UnitedHealthcare's Medicare Advantage and commercial plans will not have care reimbursed for instances of remote patient monitoring unless they have diagnosed heart failure or are pregnant and experiencing hypertension. The shift stands at odds with traditional Medicare, which added new claims codes for providers to use next year.

Doctor sues Waymo after AI flags him as a terrorist

Nasser Mohamed, MD, a neurologist who operates a clinical practice in San Francisco, said an artificial intelligence system used by the autonomous taxi company led to him being denied multiple rides. He is seeking injunctive relief.

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PocketHealth's latest agentic AI offering improves patient compliance, reduces administrative costs

Conductor is a platform of AI-enabled agents that can read clinical documents and orders, call patients and orchestrate appointments.

Some reviewers opposed FDA's approval of new drug for life-threatening disease

When the FDA approved elamipretide for the treatment of Barth syndrome, not everyone agreed with the agency's decision.

Eating unsalted peanuts improves the brain's vascular health

MRIs show how peanut consumption improves the brain's vascular function

Consistently incorporating unsalted peanuts into a person’s diet enhances cerebral blood flow to multiple brain regions.

Healthcare AI today: Billions for AI-based biotech, fast ROI or else, AI for imprisoned patients, more

The Zuckerbergs have many billions to give away. They want to shower a lot of it on researchers using AI to cure diseases.

Carlos Collet, MD, PhD, director, cardiovascular imaging, physiology and translational therapeutics, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, explains how noninvasive coronary CT angiography (CCTA) assessments will play a major role to eliminate invasive diagnostic angiography and to pre-plan percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures.

CCTA will play an essential role in the cath labs of the future

Noninvasive coronary CT angiography is growing more and more important as time goes on, helping cardiologists make critical treatment decisions. Carlos Collet, MD, PhD, discussed the technique's potential to be a real game-changer for patient care in a new interview.

New Heartflow tech delivers AI-powered PCI planning for cardiologists

PCI Navigator from Heartflow was designed to help cardiologists plan ahead for percutaneous coronary interventions before they even step foot into the cath lab. It assesses a patient’s CCTA results and creates a state-of-the-art 3D model.

Healthcare AI today: Spending skyrockets, UnitedHealth finetunes AI claims processing, more

If you’ve sensed healthcare AI spending has been going extra-gangbusters over the past year or so, your perceptions are impressively attuned.

PCI for eruptive calcified nodules: Drug-eluting stents, drug-coated balloons both linked to poor outcomes

In some cases, researchers noted, CABG may be a better treatment option. The group emphasized that alternative therapies are still needed to improve patient care.

UnitedHealthcare cutting radiology group pay rates in bid to preserve affordability

“Rapidly rising healthcare costs continue to be a top concern for members and their employers," the nation's largest commercial insurer wrote in a recent letter to an unidentified imaging group.

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'Breakthrough' MRI contrast design could make GBCAs safer, more effective

Researchers are hopeful their new approach to developing MRI contrast will "pave the way for safer, smarter imaging in clinical diagnostics."

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