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A grand jury previously indicted dermatologist Emily Yu, MD, PhD, in 2023, charging her with four felony counts for allegedly poisoning her former husband with Drano. 

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Among all medical specialties, emergency medicine is the single most likely to burn out its practitioners. 

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Patients who have their claims turned down by private insurers often incur debt they need months to pay off, according to an analysis of 4,589 survey responses. More than half the field reported such debt topped $1,000 in their household. 

This could enable ECG to become a primary screening tool for a largely underdiagnosed cardiac disease.

The Edwards Lifesciences Triformis Resilia surgical tricuspid valve top and side views..

The Edwards Lifesciences Triformis Resilia is the first dedicated surgical tricuspid valve on the market cleared with data from off-label use of mitral valves.

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Armed with an advanced 7T MRI and one very committed graduate student, researchers are gaining new insight into how sleep patterns affect brain health. 

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The lawsuit claims that GE HealthCare's “MotionFree” imaging technology actually was developed by someone at the noted New York-based cancer center. 

Michael Coords, MD, FSCCT, Medical Director of Cardiovascular Imaging, RadNet, a leader with the SCCT Health Policy and Practice Committee Regulatory Task Force, and incoming co-chair of the Health Policy and Practice Committee, says SCCT offers a unique blend of clinical education, business strategy, and networking to stay on top of CCTA's rapid proliferation.

SCCT offers a unique blend of clinical education, business strategy, and networking to stay on top of CCTA's rapid proliferation.

private equity

Senate Bill 196 was signed into law by Gov. Ned Lamont a year after the state saw Prospect Medical Holdings, an investor-backed health system, fall into bankruptcy as investors extracted hundreds of millions of dollars in fees from its hospitals.

Physician warning

This latest recall was put in place due to an increased risk of blood clots developing during use. Only a small number of hospitals are affected. 

prostate PSMA

PAE has emerged as a treatment alternative for patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia who don’t respond well to medication but cannot or do not want to undergo an invasive surgery. 

ultrasound pacemaker

The engineers behind this new device envision a future where patients wear a single postage stamp-sized sticker that images and stimulates the heart. 

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A grand jury previously indicted dermatologist Emily Yu, MD, PhD, in 2023, charging her with four felony counts for allegedly poisoning her former husband with Drano. 

Among all medical specialties, emergency medicine is the single most likely to burn out its practitioners. 

Patients who have their claims turned down by private insurers often incur debt they need months to pay off, according to an analysis of 4,589 survey responses. More than half the field reported such debt topped $1,000 in their household.