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Nichelle Nichols, who played Lt. Uhura on the original Star Trek series, at a sci-fi convention. Image from her website

Star Trek star's family awarded $13M in heart failure malpractice case

Nichelle Nichols, who played Lt. Uhura in Star Trek, died from undiagnosed and untreated heart failure after seeking medical treatment.

Sudhir Srivastava performing a left internal mammary artery (LIMA) takedown robot-assisted heart procedure on a patient in India, with the surgeon located at Georgetown Public Hospital Corp. (GPHC) in Guyana, 12,500 miles away.

Longest-distance robotic cardiac telesurgery ever performed over 12,500 miles

A left internal mammary artery takedown robot-assisted heart procedure is the latest milestone for an Indian robotics company.

Biotronik's LivIQ leadless pacemaker offers a single-device solution designed to deliver atrioventricular (AV) synchrony through advanced electrical atrial far-field sensing.

First US patient implanted with Biotronik leadless pacemaker

The LivIQ leadless pacemaker offers a single-device solution designed to deliver AV synchrony through far-field sensing.

Radiologist-designed app offers emergency reference for addressing contrast reactions

The app offers detailed guidance on how to treat adverse reactions to both iodine- and gadolinium-based contrast media.

Whole-body PET system reduces image acquisition time.

Whole-body PET system cuts scan time by over 80%

The saved time does not come at the expense of image quality, with the exam actually increasing lesion detection instead.

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Ascension, FTC reach deal as $3.9B acquisition of Amsurg is finalized

The buyout, announced last summer, drew the attention of federal regulators at the Federal Trade Commission, concerned that competition for ambulatory surgery services would be stifled by the merger. To appease the agency, Ascension has agreed to divest from some centers previously owned by Amsurg.

New Mayo–Microsoft collaboration may mean much for AI in healthcare

When Mayo Clinic and Microsoft announced last week that they’re partnering to develop a frontier AI model for healthcare, observers could see where Mayo’s expertise in advanced digital medicine would interest Microsoft. The Big Tech behemoth has not been coy about its healthcare ambitions.

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.

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Imaging AI vendor Heartflow raises $364M from ‘upsized’ public stock offering

Based in Mountain View, California, and founded in 2007, Heartflow had originally hoped to raise about $100 million from the IPO, but the tally ballooned amid sizable interest.

Prostate MRI is significantly underutilized in racial minority groups

A large study is shining a light on problematic racial disparities with respect to imaging utilization in men with suspected prostate cancer.

AI-aided marketing is driving medical tourism upward, onward

From boutique clinics in Mexico to medical spas in Europe to top-tier academic medical centers in the U.S., healthcare organizations courting medical tourists are enjoying boom times.

New York prosecutors accused of violating HIPAA in Mangione case

The Manhattan District Attorney's Office requested records on Luigi Mangione from the insurer Aetna—information the defense is now moving to have suppressed. Mangione is accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

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Star Trek star's family awarded $13M in heart failure malpractice case

Nichelle Nichols, who played Lt. Uhura in Star Trek, died from undiagnosed and untreated heart failure after seeking medical treatment.

Cardiovascular Business

Longest-distance robotic cardiac telesurgery ever performed over 12,500 miles

A left internal mammary artery takedown robot-assisted heart procedure is the latest milestone for an Indian robotics company.

Cardiovascular Business

First US patient implanted with Biotronik leadless pacemaker

The LivIQ leadless pacemaker offers a single-device solution designed to deliver AV synchrony through far-field sensing.