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Hospital execs exhorted to lead the affordability movement from the front

The American Hospital Association is out with a set of strategies for making healthcare more affordable—not only within hospitals but also across U.S. healthcare as a whole. The gameplan walks hospital leaders through a number of actionable and achievable aims to which they can contribute.

DDR dynamic cardiac X-ray for pulmonary valve regurgitation evaluation. Figure courtesy of RSNA

Seven-second X-ray assesses severity of regurgitation congenital heart defect patients

Moving X-ray images can help evaluate pulmonary regurgitation in Tetralogy of Fallot patients.

Cathie Biga, MSM, MACC, past president of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and president/CEO of Cardiovascular Management of Illinois, spoke in a business session at ACC 2026 on the use of artificial intelligence analytics and said human interface is needed to make the data actionable.

The key to AI cardiology analytics is human action

While AI analytics has greatly increased the ease of access to vast amounts of cardiology data, action is still required to make it useful.

U.S. Supreme Court, SCOTUS. Photo by Dave Fornell

U.S. Supreme Court sides with generic drug maker for severe hypertriglyceridemia agent icosapent ethyl

The decision clears the way for Hikma Pharmaceuticals' sale of icosapent ethyl in the U.S. market.

‘Disaster for research’: Concern among radiologists over new federal rule regulating grantmaking

Radiologists and others in the imaging research industry are lining up to oppose proposed changes that would purportedly politicize federal funding.

University of Utah names new radiology chair

The Salt Lake City-based institution has selected Stanford University's David B. Larson, MD, MBA, to take on the title beginning Sept. 14.

Charges dismissed against California woman accused of poisoning radiologist

A grand jury previously indicted dermatologist Emily Yu, MD, PhD, in 2023, charging her with four felony counts for allegedly poisoning her former husband with Drano.

Emergency physicians lead the league in burnout—but when they quit, it’s often for another reason

Among all medical specialties, emergency medicine is the single most likely to burn out its practitioners.

John Puskas, MD, MSc, PhD., FACS, FACC, professor of surgery, and chief of cardiothoracic surgery at Emory University Hospital Midtown, explains how interventional cardiologists can play a role in increasing referrals for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery for patients who are best suited for the procedure, as opposed to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). As the heart team approach expands across cardiology, with surgeons and interventionalists making more decisions together.

How interventional cardiologists can boost cardiac surgery volumes

Competition was once fierce between interventional cardiologists and cardiac surgeons, but that has changed over the years. "It is absolutely a partnership," one veteran surgeon told Cardiovascular Business.

AHA Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Health Initiative regions as of July 2025.

AHA expands efforts to spread the word about CKM syndrome

This is a rapidly growing area of interest in cardiology as research continues to find close links between heart disease and kidney disease.

Including diffusion tensor imaging in return-to-play protocols improves athletes' outcomes

DTI use could enable providers to make more informed decisions about athletes’ readiness to re-enter competition.

Radiology staffing shortages force health system to temporarily shutter imaging centers

Anderson Healthcare in Maryville, Illinois, said it's short on techs and rads and facing weeklong delays in report turnaround times.

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