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Primary care providers are excited about the promise AI holds to help them help patients living with multiple chronic conditions. However, they believe these patients will continue to need the human connection they get from their PCPs. 

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Multiple professional groups, including the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Physicians, challenge recent policy changes to vaccine recommendations for COVID-19, which end routine inoculations for minors and pregnant women.

Sweeping tax cuts and reduced spending on Medicaid and SNAP were signed into law by President Donald Trump. However, a key provision that would have paused new AI regulations was removed by the Senate.

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Of the more than 1,200 cases under review, 176 of the patients have passed away, and 101 of those individuals’ radiology findings were “misreported.”

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The Siegel TAVR valve includes no nickel or cobalt. In fact, its frame was built using special alloys specifically developed by MiRus. 

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New data suggest increases in CAC scores between lung cancer screenings strongly correlates with the risk of adverse cardiovascular events.

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Researchers with Mayo Clinic have shown that EHR-driven risk assessments could go a long way toward improving care for PCI patients. 

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Despite this, not all radiologists are on board with routinely using oncology templates.

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Patient lifestyles represent a significant challenge when treating and managing heart patients, according to a survey of more than 400 cardiologists. 

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If passed, this bill would help clinician-led clinical registries explore Medicare data for research purposes. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and American College of Cardiology both shared public support for the bipartisan legislation. 

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On Aug. 5, the Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator released the proposed rule, amending regulations issued under the 21st Century Cures Act. 

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OA impacts more than 595M people worldwide and produces $80B in healthcare costs in the U.S. alone, experts detailed in the American Journal of Roentgenology.  

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Primary care providers are excited about the promise AI holds to help them help patients living with multiple chronic conditions. However, they believe these patients will continue to need the human connection they get from their PCPs. 

Multiple professional groups, including the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Physicians, challenge recent policy changes to vaccine recommendations for COVID-19, which end routine inoculations for minors and pregnant women.

Sweeping tax cuts and reduced spending on Medicaid and SNAP were signed into law by President Donald Trump. However, a key provision that would have paused new AI regulations was removed by the Senate.