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Where children thrive, according to measures of general health and overall wellbeing

Going by four markers of health risk, four neighboring U.S. states are the best places to raise children with high chances of living long, healthy lives.

The stages of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome that was included in the new ACC-AHA CKM syndrome guideline.

ACC-AHA release first cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome guidelines

Science shows the deep relationship between cardiac, kidney and metabolism issues that may impact up to 90% of the U.S. population.

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Over 400,000 patients forced to wait 6 weeks or more for medical imaging

Backlogs in some regions have grown by 500,000 since 2022 and are now 83% higher than they were during COVID, according to a new report.

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Commercially available AI can spot breast cancer 6 years sooner

“Analyzing the AI scores of screened individuals over time could provide insight into how early detectable changes arise, potentially allowing for earlier intervention," researchers write in Radiology.

BioCardia's CardioAMP heart failure cell therapy.

BioCardia raises $4.4 million in financing for its heart failure cell therapies

Funds with help bring its cellular therapeutics to market in the next year.

ASE guidelines summary of recommended imaging steps for performance of M-TEER.

New guideline standardizes echo guidance for mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repairs

The new guideline emphasizes the importance of 3D multiplanar reconstruction for M-TEER to increase precision.

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Federal court vacates $100,000 visa fee opposed by radiologists

Judge Leo T. Sorkin on June 8 declared the charge unlawful, contending it “exceeds the fee-setting authority delegated by Congress.”

The radiologist shortage is real but smaller and more local than believed: Report

Approximately 1,470 of active radiologist openings have been sitting unfilled for over two months or more, concentrated in certain states.

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Hospital apologizes after imaging delay results in needle being left in patient

The organization is under fire after the patient’s wife charged that it could have prevented her husband’s untimely death.

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Nuclear imaging company Positron moves to New York for ‘exciting new chapter’

Positron made the move to help its case when it files an official Form 10 registration statement with the SEC.

Geoffrey Rose, MD, president of Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute, discusses how to manage a sustainable cardiology practice in the coming decade and what challenges are involved.

Cardiology practices must be more sustainable to survive

Cardiology faces one of its most challenging decades ahead, with mounting pressures from workforce shortages, an aging population and declining reimbursements. To remain sustainable, practices are forced to rethink how care is delivered from the ground up.

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Healthcare AI today: 95% fail rate, epic at Epic, AI to the rescue of short staffs, more

Most organizations trying out generative AI—a full 95%—are failing to receive a measurable return on the pilot investment.

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