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Ben Sasse is showing the effects of the terminal pancreatic cancer he was diagnosed with late last year. Yet he’s still in good spirits and his mental energy remains high. 

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The model’s aim is to help make sure tomorrow’s physicians learn not only how to practice medicine with ethical intentionality but also how to lead others with sound character, specific skills and concerted efforts. 

When it came to all-cause mortality and ischemic stroke, however, the two popular DOACs were associated with comparable outcomes. 

Beacon Tip Centimeter Sizing Catheter FDA alert

These catheters from Cook Medical are associated with an increased risk of device fragmentation or vessel injury. Customers are urged to return them to the manufacturer. 

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Millions of angiographic syringes were recalled due to a risk of parts becoming loose or disconnected. The FDA, unhappy with Medline's response to this situation, sent the company a new warning letter. 

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U.S. nurse shortages are bad and getting worse. And that’s only the most obvious problem vexing the profession at the national level.

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A Nexford University blogger set out to find the best bets for college students making career plans in healthcare. The research led to medical director in the No. 1 slot. (Wait. What?) 

Example of a typical mammography imaging suite during a breast screening exam. The patient has their breast compressed by the clear plastic part of the mammography system. The compression is necessary to get diagnostic grade images. It also helps with getting consistent images, which is important because new exams are compared to prior exams to help identify any changes in the breast that may be due to cancer. The black base below the breast is the X-ray detector. What is involved in a mammogram?

The filler contains hydroxylapatite microspheres, which may be visible on medical imaging. 

Prem Soman, MD, director of the Cardiac Amyloidosis Center and nuclear cardiology, and associate chief of cardiology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Heart and Vascular Institute presented the late-breaking results from the long-term survival benefits and disease stabilization with the drug acoramidis in patients with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy at ACC 2026.

Patient outcomes clearly show acoramidis reduces both all-cause mortality and cardiovascular hospitalizations, but the study also reinforced the importance of early diagnosis and prompt medical therapy. 
 

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New survey responses delve into how management shakeups at the divisional level affect morale and physician burnout.

Johnson & Johnson announced the launch of its new Varipulse Pro pulsed field ablation (PFA) system in Europe following CE mark approval. It is five times faster at ablation delivery at a cooler temperature than the previous version.

The new version of the PFA system is five times faster than the current catheter to improve workflow.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an investigational device exemption (IDE) to conduct a pivotal clinical trial for TRiCares Topaz transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement (TTVR) system in the U.S. The TTVR system uses two stent frames, one for the valve and one to engage the annulus with a membrane shirt between them to enable flexing of the outer ring to better seal against regurgitation.expansing stents

The TRiCares Topaz uses a unique two-stent frame valve prosthesis for better sealing and flexibility.

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Ben Sasse is showing the effects of the terminal pancreatic cancer he was diagnosed with late last year. Yet he’s still in good spirits and his mental energy remains high.