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Robert Hawkins, MD, MSC, assistant professor of cardiac surgery, University of Michigan, discusses the growing trends of surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) following prior transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and how to best risk assess these patients using a new STS risk calculator.

Robert Hawkins, MD, discussed an updated risk calculator—and the latest data on SAVR after TAVR—for a new video interview with Cardiovascular Business.

Former ACC president William Parmley, 1936-2026.

Parmley is most noted for his research on the harmful effects of secondhand smoke, hemodynamics and new therapies for heart failure. 

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Researchers project that the global healthcare workforce will need approximately 750,000 more radiologists by 2050. 

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Recent policy changes under the Trump administration "highlight potential vulnerability in relying on this as a supply of radiologists," experts write in Academic Radiology

Hospital for Special Surgery HSS

The Raleigh, North Carolina-based radiology group said this marks its ninth JV deal, with the latest boosting its presence in New York. 

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The data on medical coverage rates comes from the 2025 National Health Interview Survey, with data being released by the CDC twice a year. Numbers from last year show that 28 million people have no health insurance.

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AI is now as much a part of U.S. healthcare as any other technology category in wide use across the sector. However, like no other technology, its role is “being actively shaped, not passively adopted” by clinicians and patients alike. 

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When nursing  homes lose their fear of getting sued for substandard care quality, they tend to make do with fewer caregivers, a new study reveals. 

Umar Mahmood, MD, PhD

Umar Mahmood, MD, PhD, currently is chief of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital and a Harvard professor of radiology, will take on the title beginning Feb. 1. 

 

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Marcy Markes, NP, has secured representation from the Pacific Legal Foundation in an effort to overturn a state law that requires nurse practitioners to pay a physician “collaborator” if they wish to run their own practice. The lawsuit argues the regulation exists only to stifle competition.

CVS Health announces $10.6B acquisition of Oak Street Health

The pharmacy chain also agreed to perform an annual audit of billed drug prices to ensure it does not run afoul of the state’s “Most Favored Nation” policy. 

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New data out of ESC Congress 2025 suggest care teams can take a more minimalist approach during a majority of TAVR cases and only treat patients with local anesthesia. In some cases, however, sedation will still be necessary. 

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Robert Hawkins, MD, discussed an updated risk calculator—and the latest data on SAVR after TAVR—for a new video interview with Cardiovascular Business.

Parmley is most noted for his research on the harmful effects of secondhand smoke, hemodynamics and new therapies for heart failure. 

Researchers project that the global healthcare workforce will need approximately 750,000 more radiologists by 2050.