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ACR and other medical societies recently wrote to the secretaries of State and Homeland Security to voice their concern about ongoing staffing issues. 

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Targeted interventions could help reduce pre-test anxiety, improve the physical screening experience, and address structural barriers in underserved settings. 

Economics

Legislative changes, demographic shifts and growing demand will combine to drive national health spending to almost $9 trillion by 2034.

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Pitting three multipurpose LLMs against two healthcare-specific AI tools, researchers have discovered the consumer-level AI can beat its purpose-built counterparts in healthcare scenarios—and soundly, at that. 

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Researchers believe the technique also could have utility for brain, head and neck MRI applications and could eventually be adapted to other imaging modalities as well.

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Researchers believe pigeons' perceptual processes could be used to develop artificial intelligence applications in radiology.

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Treating certain high-risk PCI patients with nicorandil before and after treatment can significantly reduce their risk of contrast-related injuries.

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“We have colonoscopies, we have mammograms, but we have not had equivalents for most forms of heart disease,”  Pierre Elias, MD, Pathway Labs founder and CEO, explained.

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Radiologists and other physicians recently wrote to Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, asking for changes related to contrast-enhanced ultrasound. 

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Experts have suggested the emerging technology could be a “pivotal” tool for the future of breast cancer detection. 

San Francisco TCT 2025

This year marks the 37th annual gathering of the popular Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics conference. What started as a small gathering in 1988 has grown into one of interventional cardiology’s biggest events.

An attendee at AHA 2024 looking at educational displays on Lp(a) in the Novartis booth. Photo By Dave Fornell

"We can start helping people right now, and it would be meaningful if we can raise more awareness to reduce the burden of CVD," explained Katherine Wilemon, founder and CEO of the Family Heart Foundation. 

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ACR and other medical societies recently wrote to the secretaries of State and Homeland Security to voice their concern about ongoing staffing issues. 

Targeted interventions could help reduce pre-test anxiety, improve the physical screening experience, and address structural barriers in underserved settings. 

Legislative changes, demographic shifts and growing demand will combine to drive national health spending to almost $9 trillion by 2034.