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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. 

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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

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.

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

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

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

 University of Utah Health

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

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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. 

A study analyzing data on 1.2 million children over two decades found no evidence that aluminum ingredients in vaccines cause autism or autoimmune disorders. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called the research “deceitful propaganda.”

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.

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.

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

DTI improves return to play protocols

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

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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. 

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.

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