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Robert Hawkins, MD, MSC, assistant professor of cardiac surgery, University of Michigan, discusses the growing trends of surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) following prior transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and how to best risk assess these patients using a new STS risk calculator.

Robert Hawkins, MD, discussed an updated risk calculator—and the latest data on SAVR after TAVR—for a new video interview with Cardiovascular Business.

Former ACC president William Parmley, 1936-2026.

Parmley is most noted for his research on the harmful effects of secondhand smoke, hemodynamics and new therapies for heart failure. 

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Researchers project that the global healthcare workforce will need approximately 750,000 more radiologists by 2050. 

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Recent policy changes under the Trump administration "highlight potential vulnerability in relying on this as a supply of radiologists," experts write in Academic Radiology

Hospital for Special Surgery HSS

The Raleigh, North Carolina-based radiology group said this marks its ninth JV deal, with the latest boosting its presence in New York. 

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The data on medical coverage rates comes from the 2025 National Health Interview Survey, with data being released by the CDC twice a year. Numbers from last year show that 28 million people have no health insurance.

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AI is now as much a part of U.S. healthcare as any other technology category in wide use across the sector. However, like no other technology, its role is “being actively shaped, not passively adopted” by clinicians and patients alike. 

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When nursing  homes lose their fear of getting sued for substandard care quality, they tend to make do with fewer caregivers, a new study reveals. 

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Medicare may have paid up to $105 million for questionable vascular procedures in 2023 alone, according to a new OIG report. No accusations have been made at this time, but the government thinks 139 different physicians deserve "further scrutiny."

Cathie Biga, MSM, MACC, past president of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and president/CEO of Cardiovascular Management of Illinois, explains some of the key consideration and strategic questions cardiologists should ask before signing a contract.

Cathie Biga, MSN, a former ACC president, says salary is just one thing a cardiologist should ask about before signing any contract.

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Medical societies representing all three specialties shared their official response to the independent dispute resolution, or IDR, final rule on May 29. 

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SIR on May 28 announced it supports the Radiology Outpatient Ordering Transmission, or ROOT, Act, joining the American College of Radiology

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Robert Hawkins, MD, discussed an updated risk calculator—and the latest data on SAVR after TAVR—for a new video interview with Cardiovascular Business.

Parmley is most noted for his research on the harmful effects of secondhand smoke, hemodynamics and new therapies for heart failure. 

Researchers project that the global healthcare workforce will need approximately 750,000 more radiologists by 2050.