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Philips-Nvidia team-up strives to create a ‘self-driving MRI’ machine

The Amsterdam-based imaging giant is working with the AI powerhouse to create an AI-generated preview of MRI scans, before the acquisition even begins.

Bill Gates-backed nuclear medicine company investing $450M to build new radiopharma facility

TerraPower Isotopes is building a flagship factory in the Bellwether District of Philadelphia, which will eventually produce actinium-225.

FDA pushes back its review of new PET imaging agent from Lantheus

The Bedford, Massachusetts-based drugmaker announced the news on March 17, with the three-month delay pertaining to LNTH-2501.

Consolidation, competition, consumer costs: Healthcare econ experts break it all down, make it make sense

Market forces like competition cannot stem the urge to merge among and between payers and providers, so neither will they staunch the price hikes in premiums.

Hospital opens new $3M interventional radiology suite, the first in its region

The hope is that the new service will open the door for patients to undergo treatment and diagnostic exams locally instead of having to travel long distances.

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GE HealthCare finalizes $2.3B Intelerad acquisition

GE previously noted that the acquisition was a reflection of the company’s “continued commitment to cloud-enabled and AI-powered solutions.”

US doctors scoot toward 100% AI adoption

A new Doximity survey shows 94% of American physicians using AI or at least keen on it. Just as tellingly, the pace of adoption is brisk and accelerating.

Ultra-processed foods significantly increase a person’s risk of heart attack or stroke

Study participants who ate high amounts of ultra-processed foods were 66.8% more likely to experience a heart attack, stroke or cardiac arrest than those who did not.

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Telix submits new brain imaging agent for FDA review following previous rejection

The Australia-based company has resubmitted its New Drug Application for Pixclara, an investigational PET product.

Strategic Radiology adds its 50th member practice

Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based Radiology Associates LLC is the latest to join SR, bringing aboard 62 additional physicians.

Stolen data complaint against Geisinger Health, Nuance Communications settled for $5M

The caper was carried out by a former employee of Nuance Communications, a Microsoft subsidiary. According to court documents, the man used his credentials to access patient data from 1.3 million patients at Geisinger. Police said they found the trove stored on a flash drive in his car.

Telehealth company admits to sharing medical records with law firms as Epic’s lawsuit heats up

GuardDog admitted to accessing medical histories from patients stored on Epic’s platform, selling some of them to law firms engaged in unrelated civil litigation. The primary defendant in Epic’s lawsuit, Health Gorilla, maintains it did nothing wrong and accuses Epic of stifling interoperability.

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Philips-Nvidia team-up strives to create a ‘self-driving MRI’ machine

The Amsterdam-based imaging giant is working with the AI powerhouse to create an AI-generated preview of MRI scans, before the acquisition even begins.