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Jennifer Forbes, 50, allegedly sent a cryptic, threatening letter to a UnitedHealthcare office along with an unknown substance. She has been charged with two counts of terrorism.

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The 940-page document passed the House of Representatives in a 218 to 214 vote, and now heads to President Donald Trump’s desk. It contains a 20% cut to federal Medicaid funding, something Trump said he opposes. 

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With the buyout, global private equity investor Nordic Capital makes a big bet on healthcare AI. Arcadia said the influx of cash will be used to improve its technology and find new sources for data it can use for quality care initiatives. 

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It may not always be necessary to subject heart transplant patients to one biopsy after another. 

Researchers hope these policies can be standardized in the future to help avoid confusion and improve clinician safety.

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A prominent doctor and multiple family members are dead after an Israeli airstrike. "Thousands of heart patients will suffer as a result of his killing," one colleague said.

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Some AI researchers have taken to calling certain LLMs ‘Shoggoths.’ Be afraid. Be very afraid.

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MGMA and others who are part of the “Regulatory Relief Coalition” are urging Congress to continue pushing forward with the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act. 

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"We strongly urge CMS to acknowledge the negative effects of the proposed payment cut on Medicare beneficiaries in the final rule," the American Medical Association wrote in a comment letter shared Sept. 5. 

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Moving away from a "one size fits all" approach to one that targets women at greater risk of developing the disease could help the UK's NHS  better allocate scarce screening resources, experts wrote.  

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WVU Medicine Thomas Hospital announced the new partnership on after ARI recently acquired its former partner, Kanawha Valley Radiologists, based in Charleston, W.V. 

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation are sending notices to impacted patients. The data was leaked as a result of the May 2023 MOVEit exploit. 

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Jennifer Forbes, 50, allegedly sent a cryptic, threatening letter to a UnitedHealthcare office along with an unknown substance. She has been charged with two counts of terrorism.

The 940-page document passed the House of Representatives in a 218 to 214 vote, and now heads to President Donald Trump’s desk. It contains a 20% cut to federal Medicaid funding, something Trump said he opposes. 

With the buyout, global private equity investor Nordic Capital makes a big bet on healthcare AI. Arcadia said the influx of cash will be used to improve its technology and find new sources for data it can use for quality care initiatives.