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The phenomenon is not unique to healthcare, but researchers have been exploring the prevalence and predictability of these experiences in medical settings. 

ABUS represents a viable imaging alternative that could compensate for many of the known issues with handheld ultrasound scanners, researchers suggest.

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The next 10 years will see the technology’s job-replacement rate largely determined by non-technological factors. 

Researchers recently uncovered multiple anatomical variations in the brains of convicted killers that may help explain their lack of empathy, guilt and sensitivity to consequences.

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Patients were randomized to undergo treatment with the new-look AnchorMan or the Watchman 2.5. A follow-up study comparing the AnchorMan to the Watchman FLX and FLX Pro devices is already planned.

Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement (TPVR) with Medtronic’s self-expanding Harmony valve is both safe and effective after more than a year, according to new real-world data published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.[1]

The same device was previously recalled back in 2022. Customers are urged to return unused delivery systems to Medtronic to avoid any issues.

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The daily polypill was also associated with improved drug adherence, according to new research out of UT Southwestern.

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The agency said it hopes to control “unnecessary” increases in the volume of clinic visit services furnished at certain off-campus hospital departments.

Martha Gulati, MD, MS, FACC, FAHA, FASPC, FESC, director of prevention, associate director, Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center, Cedars-Sinai, and past president of the American Society for Preventive Cardiology (ASPC), was co-chair on a new joint scientific statement from the Heart Failure Society of America, and the ASPC on the need to boost prevention efforts for heart failure. She explains the new scientific statement that calls for greater prevention efforts in heart failure.

Martha Gulati, MD, co-chair on a new joint scientific statement from the Heart Failure Society of America and the American Society for Preventive Cardiology, discusses the dire need she sees to boost prevention efforts for heart failure.

Radiology providers from Israel share how their hospital handled the mass casualties caused by the October 2023 terror attacks.

Soroka University Medical Center served as the primary evacuation destination after the attack, accepting nearly 700 injured patients, most of whom needed medical imaging.

SCAI says many children and adults living with congenital heart disease are being left behind by a payment system that does not adequately value their care.

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Researchers with the U.S. FDA recently assessed the impact of one such product for pulmonary embolism, with mixed results depending on the time of day. 

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The phenomenon is not unique to healthcare, but researchers have been exploring the prevalence and predictability of these experiences in medical settings. 

ABUS represents a viable imaging alternative that could compensate for many of the known issues with handheld ultrasound scanners, researchers suggest.

The next 10 years will see the technology’s job-replacement rate largely determined by non-technological factors.