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A data-crunching method for staffing a key clinical department has reduced physician overtime by 13 hours a day and downtime by 14 hours at a large urban health system. The researchers who tallied the results estimate daily savings at $8,400 a day. 

Helene damage to bridge Baxter North Cove facility in North Carolina.

The facility near Asheville, North Carolina, was shut down after floodwater from the 2024 hurricane left its production lines inoperable. It took the company roughly five months to resume normal operations—and now it’s seeing a slowdown in demand in wake of the supply chain disruption. 

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McLaren Health Care fell victim to ransomware in 2023 and 2024, with the total number of victims exceeding 3.2 million. Those affected may be eligible for a cash payment. Per the terms of the agreement with lawyers representing victims, the health system does not admit to wrongdoing. 

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Despite the dangers associated with the condition, its presence can often evade detection during pregnancy.

A majority of medical devices involved in Class I recalls were never required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to undergo premarket or postmarket clinical testing, according to new research published in Annals of Internal Medicine.[1]

Redo TAVR can be challenging, requiring a significant amount of preprocedural CT planning. This proposed framework was designed to simplify that planning and help interventional cardiologists thrive. 

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Experts believe the tool could better inform surveillance strategies in women who have been treated for breast cancer.

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Former NBA player Muggsy Bogues, who also acted in the 1996 film Space Jam, is one of many athletes now participating in the registry. "I’ve lost too many friends to cardiovascular disease," he said. 

Total plaque volume and total plaque burden can help find patients who may be closer to suffering a heart attack than they realize.

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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 data-crunching method for staffing a key clinical department has reduced physician overtime by 13 hours a day and downtime by 14 hours at a large urban health system. The researchers who tallied the results estimate daily savings at $8,400 a day.