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Compensation for U.S. cardiologists is up across the board, according to a recent survey published by MedAxiom, an American College of Cardiology company. The report identified similar trends for cardiovascular surgeons, highlighting the country’s high demand for all heart specialists in 2024 and beyond.

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons put together an expert committee of surgeons, cardiologists, anesthesiologists and intensivists to examine this topic in detail. The group shared recommendations for before, during and after cardiac surgery. 

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About 45% of radiologists have experienced such workplace exhaustion, which places the specialty fifth among medical professions polled. 

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Keith Lynch is taking on the title after previously serving as senior VP of strategy and development at SCA Health, a prominent ambulatory surgery center operator.

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“From an operational perspective, these findings have implications for staffing and resource planning in emergency radiology departments serving high-tourism regions."

Rochester Regional Health eyes imaging, oncology expansion

Leaders with the New York organization hope the project will help improve care coordination for those who need it the most. 

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Pharmaceutical companies are spending close to $10 billion per year on direct-to-consumer advertising in the U.S. Only the entertainment industry spends more. Is that a good thing? 

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Conavi Medical's new hybrid imaging system simultaneously performs IVUS and OCT.

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Physician burnout rates continue to fall, and the healthy trend comes alongside strong and stable rates of physician job satisfaction.

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AI technologies have changed daily life for provider organizations and industry partners alike. Arguably the biggest single difficulty to emerge from the complex transformation is the risk of cybersecurity breaches. 

FDA issues recall of imaging systems

The recall is officially an early alert, as the syringes are part of surgical convenience kits—the rest of which are safe to use. The defective syringes risk causing fatal injuries to patients and must be discarded. 

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The maker of popular GLP-1 agonists Wegovy and Ozempic said technology from OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, will allow it to sift through and make sense of massive datasets to identify potential new uses for its diabetes and obesity treatments.

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NCCN suggests that 5-year future breast cancer risk assessments based on routine mammograms should be integrated into standard practices. 

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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons put together an expert committee of surgeons, cardiologists, anesthesiologists and intensivists to examine this topic in detail. The group shared recommendations for before, during and after cardiac surgery.