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A new survey from the nonprofit research group found that many Americans are increasingly worried about the cost of living, but fears over how to pay for medical insurance premiums, drug costs and copays are afflicting a supermajority (66%).

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A surgeon and a medical device representative accuse Portneuf Medical Center of failing to address an ongoing problem with contaminated surgical tools that left patients with serious infections.

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Heated tension between state and federal AI regulators is coming, predict two attorneys subspecialized in AI startup success, data privacy and cybersecurity.

Valcare Medical’s Amend Transseptal System for mitral regurgitation

The Amend device from Valcare Medical has a closed ring shape similar to the annuloplasty rings used to treat MR during open-heart surgeries. These early patients will be followed for a total of five years.

FDA clears Siemens Healthineers' Biograph One PET/MR system

The Biograph One is the company's second-generation PET/MRI combo scanner—its first in 14 years.

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A growing chorus of academic physicians, policy experts and public health specialists is harmonizing behind the idea of licensing medical GenAI models like they’re doctors or nurses.

The use of intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is still safe and effective when patients present with calcified nodules (CNs), according to new long-term data published in EuroIntervention.[1] Researchers compared outcomes from patients with and without CNs, highlighting key similarities in stent expansion and luminal gain.

Researchers explored data from more than 1,000 patients with calcified coronary artery disease who required plaque modification. IVL and atherectomy were linked to comparable success rates, but adverse events were less likely with IVL.

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The rad was accused of writing a “confusing” report that allegedly had long-lasting implications for the plaintiff's child, who was born with severe birth defects. 

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Despite this, consensus is lacking on whether radiologists should be required to report on findings that are not relevant to the exam. 

New data highlight the long-lasting effects of the coronavirus, revealing changes that are not detectable by standard medical assessments. 

U.S.-China tariffs will have a $226M to $340M net impact on its bottom line in 2025, even after substantial mitigation efforts, the imaging manufacturer estimates. 
 

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Researchers tracked short- and long-term data from nearly 2,000 patients, presenting their findings in JACC: Heart Failure

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A new survey from the nonprofit research group found that many Americans are increasingly worried about the cost of living, but fears over how to pay for medical insurance premiums, drug costs and copays are afflicting a supermajority (66%).