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The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said it needs more data to determine what savings the 2020 law is bringing to the U.S. healthcare system—but early data indicate it falls short of expectations.

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Reese Jackson, the former president and CEO of Chesapeake Regional Healthcare was unceremoniously dismissed from his role on June 1. Jackson has been named as a defendant in a pending class-action lawsuit filed by 900 women. 

These incidents became much more common after the FDA started approving GLP-1 drugs for chronic weight management in 2021. 

Damini Dey, PhD, FSCCT, a professor of biomedical sciences, co-associate director of the Biomedical Imaging Research Institute, and director of the quantitative image analysis program at Cedars-Sinai, explains how artificial intelligence (AI) is impacting cardiovascular imaging without most people realizing.

AI impacts care in so many ways now that it often goes unnoticed by clinicians. 

Newsweek ranked the 50 best heart hospitals in the world

Philippe Généreux, MD, presented updated findings from one of cardiology's most closely watched trials at New York Valves 2026. 

 The clearance marks a key milestone in the company’s expansion into the North American market. 

Compensation for healthcare providers rose some 4.3% in 2025. The sobering news is that the gain owes more to heavier daily workloads than to bigger per-patient billings. 

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The state’s Supreme Court restored the judgment, agreeing that John Farmer, Jr., MD, was branded with a “proverbial scarlet letter” after the complaint, which spiraled out of control and damaged his career. 

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A new report from the New York Times reveals a system of de facto quid pro quo where wealthy patients from oil-rich nations are sometimes moved to the top of organ transplant lists.

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Physicians love AI scribes. Has anyone thought to ask patients what they think?

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The January 2024 incident at Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin had all of the hallmarks of a ransomware attack, with an unknown cybercrime group taking credit in a letter to the payer. In total, 533,000 people were impacted by the data breach.

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The Pennsylvania-based drug distributor announced it would be buying OneOncology, a physician-led specialty service group in which it already owned a minority stake. The company said the acquisition will complement its "pharmaceutical-centric strategy." 

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The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said it needs more data to determine what savings the 2020 law is bringing to the U.S. healthcare system—but early data indicate it falls short of expectations.

Reese Jackson, the former president and CEO of Chesapeake Regional Healthcare was unceremoniously dismissed from his role on June 1. Jackson has been named as a defendant in a pending class-action lawsuit filed by 900 women. 

These incidents became much more common after the FDA started approving GLP-1 drugs for chronic weight management in 2021.