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Radiology vendor Aidoc raises $150M from Goldman Sachs and others

Funding will help the New York-based company expand into additional clinical indications and capabilities while also supporting further development of Aidoc’s CARE Foundation Model.

5 reasons AI should never spell ‘game over’ for physicians

Certain corners of the healthcare AI industry continue hyping the notion that their technology will render physicians unneeded. Young people, including potential medical students, might believe the claim. Here’s help.

Overheard on Capitol Hill: Hospital leaders getting upbraided over ‘charging an insane amount for care’

A handful of health-system CEOs took withering fire this week at a hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee.

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Nearly half of women surveyed still think breast cancer screening starts at 50

The responses also suggested that a significant amount of women believe mammograms start before 40, highlighting a gap in screening policy knowledge.

Q&A: Virtual health system places bet on primary care as the future of telemedicine

During the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth provider HealthTap began to emphasize its ability to deliver primary care services. Now, the group’s Co-Founder and CEO Sean Mehra says long-term patient care delivered from anywhere has become its central focus, as advancements in technology made it a reality.

FDA approves next-gen mitral valve from Medtronic

The Mosaic Neo mitral bioprosthesis can be implanted through sternotomy, minimally invasive cardiac surgery or robotic access.

AI helps spot pancreatic cancer over a year before radiologists can

AI model bests radiologists at detecting early signs of pancreatic cancer

The AI framework was designed to identify radiomic signatures of pre-diagnostic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma on CT.

Heart Rhythm 2026 Program Chair Dhanunjaya "DJ" Lakkireddy, MD, MBA, FHRS, Executive Medical Director, Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute, and professor of medicine at the University of Kansas Health System, offers an overview of key trends in electrophysiology (EP) technology.

PFA's dominance and other key electrophysiology trends on display at Heart Rhythm 2026

Heart Rhythm 2026 Program Chair DJ Lakkireddy, MD, spoke to Cardiovascular Business during the conference about several key EP trends.

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Whole-body MRI provider Prenuvo ramps up radiologist recruitment

The Redwood City, California-based startup says it is seeking to hire multiple remote physicians, claiming it’s offering “not just another job” but a “better way to practice.”

What has AI done for healthcare administration lately?

Administrative AI can meaningfully cut providers’ price tags on prior authorization processes. Yet the technology is not doing much to reduce overall system-level costs. And it tends to increase billing intensity, inflating medical spending as it does so.

Hackers say they breached Medtronic's servers—the company confirms access from an 'unauthorized party'

Multi-national device manufacturer Medtronic confirmed on Friday it was the victim of a cyberattack. Details such as the scope and method of the data breach are still unknown

400-pound crocodile described as 'a perfect patient' during CT scan

Bill, a 61-year-old Siamese crocodile that calls Utah’s Hogle Zoo home, recently had to undergo advanced imaging due to concerns about his health.

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