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Replaceable doctors, online-only doctors, Dr. Thomas Keane & more healthcare AI news in brief

Medical misdiagnoses account for almost 800,000 deaths and other serious harms every year. Meanwhile healthcare AI is roundly celebrated for its diagnostic prowess. Can’t it help cut out a couple hundred thousand of those horrible mistakes?

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Medtronic’s diabetes spin-off files for IPO

Make way for MiniMed! Medtronic's diabetes division has filed the necessary paperwork to go public. The company hopes to be traded on Nasdaq under the symbol MMED.

Advances in intravascular imaging and physiology assessment are reshaping how interventional cardiologists plan and optimize percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), but workflow challenges continue to limit adoption, according to Haroon Faraz, MD, director of interventional cardiology and cardiovascular research at Hackensack University Medical Center.
New strategies for intravascular imaging and physiological assessments in the cath lab

"If you're not using an intravascular imaging modality, the PCI is not optimal," explained Haroon Faraz, MD, from Hackensack University Medical Center. Faraz is hopeful new and improved technologies will help these modalities become more popular among interventional cardiologists.

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Bleeding reversal agent pulled from market over FDA’s safety concerns

AstraZeneca has stopped selling Andexxa because randomized data suggested some patients may face an increased risk of certain adverse events. The company emphasized that it remains confident in the agent's abilities.

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Abbott PFA system gains FDA approval

The Volt Pulsed Field Ablation System from Abbott has been approved by the FDA. The technology, which gained CE mark approval in March, features a one-of-a-kind catheter design and allows patients to be treated under conscious sedation.

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HHS seeks input on how reimbursement, regulation could bolster use of healthcare AI

The key agency released a request for information on Dec. 19, asking for broad input on how it can accelerate the adoption of AI in clinical care. 

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Rayus Radiology agrees to class action settlement in case over alleged website tracking

Patients first sued the St. Louis Park, Minnesota-based imaging group in two separate lawsuits, both filed in 2023, over its use of tracking pixels to allegedly filter info to Facebook and other third parties. 

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Short-selling investment startup accuses RadNet of exaggerating its success

Founded in 2023, Hunterbrook is an investigative news and investment outlet, which creates reports criticizing publicly traded companies and then benefits from the corresponding drop in share prices

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Safety update: FDA announces Class I recall due to atherectomy devices breaking during use

The FDA shared a warning about these safety issues in February, but said it was still reviewing the evidence. The agency is now saying the devices “may cause serious injury or death” if used without following the updated instructions for use.

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Radiology groups urge prominent medical journal to retract ‘flawed’ research on interventional procedures

Over 30 medical societies recently wrote a response to the BMJ, criticizing a meta-analysis on IR treatments for chronic spine pain. 

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Establishing a standalone interventional radiology department: Finances and other key factors

The University of Miami believes it has established the first completely independent IR department in the country, which is thriving years after creation. 

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Radiology artificial intelligence firm Brainomix raises $18M, expands in US

The company specializes in software focused on stroke and lung fibrosis, with its solutions deployed at over 300 hospitals and impacting 1.5 million patients. 

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Replaceable doctors, online-only doctors, Dr. Thomas Keane & more healthcare AI news in brief

Medical misdiagnoses account for almost 800,000 deaths and other serious harms every year. Meanwhile healthcare AI is roundly celebrated for its diagnostic prowess. Can’t it help cut out a couple hundred thousand of those horrible mistakes?

Cardiovascular Business
Medtronic’s diabetes spin-off files for IPO

Make way for MiniMed! Medtronic's diabetes division has filed the necessary paperwork to go public. The company hopes to be traded on Nasdaq under the symbol MMED.

Cardiovascular Business
New strategies for intravascular imaging and physiological assessments in the cath lab

"If you're not using an intravascular imaging modality, the PCI is not optimal," explained Haroon Faraz, MD, from Hackensack University Medical Center. Faraz is hopeful new and improved technologies will help these modalities become more popular among interventional cardiologists.

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