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Long COVID resurfaces in the national dialogue after long absence from the headlines

In early 2025 public health researchers at City University of New York projected Long COVID would cost the U.S. $6.6 billion over three years. This week two members of that research team amplified their findings and updated their projections.

The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) is raising concerns over what it describes as an inadequate payment update for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, warning that current policies may strain providers and limit patient access to care.
American Medical Group Association outlines key policy changes to make healthcare delivery more efficient

AMGA senior director of regulatory affairs Darryl Drevna outlines key policy issues that HHS should resolve to streamline the U.S. healthcare system.

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5 points of light in the darkness of ‘healthcare’s moral emergency’

Western medicine often functions more like a high-tech patient-processing machine than a high-touch people-healing mission. This can and must change, argue three distinguished healthcare thought leaders. 

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FDA warns public about Johnson & Johnson heart pump controllers after patient death

The FDA has identified another safety concern with Johnson & Johnson MedTech's Automated Impella Controllers. This comes after the devices were linked to five separate recalls in 2025. 

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Advocacy group wants TAVR changes, urging Trump admin to ‘stop getting in between patients and their doctors’

The Alliance for Aging Research wants CMS to go through with policy changes that could make many more patients eligible for TAVR. The agency is currently considering the changes, and a final decision is expected in June. 

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Medtronic recalls thousands of surgical devices due to contamination risk

This Class II recall includes more than 18,000 cannulae used during cardiac surgery.

Jupiter Endovascular's Vertex Pulmonary Embolectomy System showed positive results in its SPIRARE II pivotal trial.
'Compelling' study shows promise of new pulmonary embolectomy system

"Pulmonary embolism is fundamentally a cardiovascular disease, where restoration of hemodynamic stability, beyond simple clot removal, is the key determinant of patient recovery,” one researcher explained. 

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Data breach on New York public health system claims 1.8M victims, leaking biometric data to hackers

First revealed in March, the incident was confirmed to be months long. NYC Health + Hospitals blamed the intrusion on an unnamed third-party vendor. Stolen data includes medical records, finger and palm prints, and location data from patients and workers alike.

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Radiologists, other docs quitting clinical practice earlier and for different reasons than before

“Hassle factor” and the profession being “too stressful” were among the top 2 reasons for exiting practice, according to new survey data from the AMA.

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Snowbird couple sues radiologist, claiming he missed signs of an impending stroke

Jeffrey and Kim Sayward, of Florida, charge that radiologist Eric J. Sax, MD, working for MaineHealth Hospital in Biddeford at the time, failed to identify a dangerous blood clot three years ago. 

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Catholic health system sued by regulators over alleged failure to accommodate pregnant nurses

Washington-based Providence Health and Services denies the allegations. The lawsuit, filed by the state attorney general, details incidents of noncompliance and retaliation dating back to 2021. 

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Staffing struggles contribute to string of 3 deaths at major US teaching hospital

Going forward, if the institution persistently fails to comply with its state’s minimum nurse-to-patient staffing plans, it could face regulatory fines, enforced corrective actions, external oversight and—should worse ever come to worst—the potential loss of its state license to operate as a hospital. 

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Long COVID resurfaces in the national dialogue after long absence from the headlines

In early 2025 public health researchers at City University of New York projected Long COVID would cost the U.S. $6.6 billion over three years. This week two members of that research team amplified their findings and updated their projections.

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American Medical Group Association outlines key policy changes to make healthcare delivery more efficient

AMGA senior director of regulatory affairs Darryl Drevna outlines key policy issues that HHS should resolve to streamline the U.S. healthcare system.

Health Exec
5 points of light in the darkness of ‘healthcare’s moral emergency’

Western medicine often functions more like a high-tech patient-processing machine than a high-touch people-healing mission. This can and must change, argue three distinguished healthcare thought leaders. 

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