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Early TAVR for asymptomatic severe AS cuts costs, improves outcomes

The study found lifetime per-patient savings from early TAVR ranged from about $2,334 in the U.K. to $19,607 in Switzerland.

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Radiology societies join initiative to fight payer restrictions around key interventional service

ACR, SIR and others altogether representing over 100,000 physicians recently wrote to 5 of the 7 Medicare Administrative Contractors to voice their concerns. 

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Multispecialty physician group expands into imaging by adding 36-rad private practice

Northern California-based Vituity, which is led and owned by doctors, said it has reached a deal to partner with Focused Medical Imaging. 

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UCLA launches ‘first of its kind’ new standalone Department of Nuclear Medicine and Theranostics

“Becoming an independent department elevates this work and strengthens UCLA’s role in shaping the future of precision health," said the department's new acting chairman. 

RapidAI's opportunistic aortic management tool earns FDA clearance
FDA clears RapidAI's opportunistic aortic management tool

The solution can assess the aorta on any CT scan that offers visualization of it, including post-treatment and unenhanced noncontrast studies. 

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Four providers, two data exchanges sued over high cost of medical record access in Maine

In a report, News Center Maine spoke to a personal injury attorney who said she often receives numerous copies of medical records for her clients, each with its own fee. She said she is glad someone decided to sue over the issue, which may violate state law capping patient record-sharing costs.

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Teen girl dies after hospital misdiagnoses her with hormonal condition that affects men

According to a lawsuit, Jasmine Vincent, 15, was diagnosed by providers at MainHealth’s Mid Coast Medical Group with gynecomastia—a condition that typically affects males. She later died of leukemia-related cardiac arrest. Her mother was awarded $25 million in damages.

ALS drug repurposed for PET imaging
ALS drug repurposed for PET imaging

Researchers radiolabeled the drug so that they could follow its movement and breakdown in the body to help visualize areas of oxidative stress.

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Cardiologists are first in world to use new TAVR catheter from Boston Scientific

The new Self-Centering Guide Catheter was designed to help care teams with the retrograde crossing of the aortic valve during TAVR. Researchers evaluated the safety and effectiveness of the catheter, sharing their experience in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.

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FDA approves first new clot-dissolving drug for ischemic stroke in decades

Tenecteplase is a tissue plasminogen activator given to patients through a single five-second intravenous bolus. It is only the second drug of its kind to gain FDA approval, and the first in many years.

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Healthcare AI newswatch: Regulatory sparring partners, AI nutrition labels, agentic AI basics, more

Medical device companies navigating regulatory pathways should know: Large language models are not reliable guides. 

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Early TAVR for asymptomatic severe AS cuts costs, improves outcomes

The study found lifetime per-patient savings from early TAVR ranged from about $2,334 in the U.K. to $19,607 in Switzerland.

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