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Trump’s EPA wants to roll back Biden-era pollution limits for medical device sterilization

Ethylene oxide is an odorless gas used to sterilize pacemakers, leads, stents and many other medical devices. Long-term exposure, however, can cause cancer. The Biden administration made it a priority to reduce ethylene oxide emissions, but many critics thought those cuts were too extreme.  

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New obesity statistics highlight importance of preventive cardiology

Cardiovascular health is much worse in some parts of the United States than others. Cardiologists in those high-risk areas can make a world of difference by embracing preventive cardiology and working to treat patients before it is too late.

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Imaging evaluations and PCI planning: Heartflow announces ‘tremendous progress’ for AI portfolio

Heartflow's AI technologies are at the center of multiple ACC.26 presentations. In addition, the company announced, the first patient was enrolled into the NAVIGATE-PCI registry.

Heart failure hospitalizations after PCI: a warning sign of ‘exceptionally high risk’

Nonfatal adverse events after PCI are associated with an increased risk of two-year mortality. That risk is especially high, it seems, when patients are hospitalized for heart failure symptoms such as shortness of breath and edema. 

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‘Compensation remodeling’ and 9 other solutions to help preserve radiology’s core mission

The American College of Radiology recently gathered 25 different medical societies to discuss how to save academic radiology. 

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Radiologists help develop AI tool that detects patients in danger of domestic violence

Mass General experts have created a program to pinpoint intimate partner violence, using inputs including radiology reports, imaging and diagnoses to aid in detection. 

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Hospital apologizes after leaving patient on MRI scanner for 6 hours

The institution has reportedly suspended multiple members of its staff and is implementing shift-change procedures in the wake of the incident. 

Squatter patient refuses to leave hospital room five months after discharge, lawsuit claims

In its complaint, Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare said it cleared an unnamed female patient for discharge on Oct. 6, 2025. Despite setting her up with transportation and coordinating with family, she refused to leave. 

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Google's mammography AI system slashes interpretation times by one-third

That's according to findings from the largest NHS study on the use of AI in breast cancer screening settings to date. 

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Medicare Advantage fraud allegations against Aetna settled for nearly $118M

The U.S. Department of Justice said the insurer upcoded patient diagnoses to boost risk-adjusted payments it received from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The company did not admit to wrongdoing, despite agreeing to the payout. 

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Shortage of cardiac amyloidosis radiotracers should ease in late March

However, the regular supply of these imaging radiotracers may not be back online for another few months.

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Experts develop first-of-its-kind fully robotic MRI-compatible system for neurosurgery

BrainBot's development represents a significant step forward for image-guided interventional procedures, as fully robotic neurosurgical devices are not designed to be MRI-compatible.  

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Trump’s EPA wants to roll back Biden-era pollution limits for medical device sterilization

Ethylene oxide is an odorless gas used to sterilize pacemakers, leads, stents and many other medical devices. Long-term exposure, however, can cause cancer. The Biden administration made it a priority to reduce ethylene oxide emissions, but many critics thought those cuts were too extreme.  

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