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Not long ago, physicians and grocery clerks had a key duty in common: ‘connective labor.’  Today barcode reading machines sweep you through the checkout. And AI can handle most of your health questions. 

Drugs money scam

Merck was the No. 1 funder for radiologists, contributing nearly $108 million in payments, followed by imaging manufacturer Siemens Healthineers ($64 million) and drugmaker Novartis ($57 million). 

wisconsin baldwin rural healthcare

Five Northern California critical access hospitals are banding together to share a mobile MRI unit across three counties. 

NYC Health + Hospitals

The country’s largest municipal healthcare system aims to bring imaging services "directly into the community" to eliminate barriers to care, reduce wait times and detect diseases earlier.  
 

Mindbloom, a telemedicine company that provides ketamine for depression and anxiety as part of a treatment program, is accused of negligence in the death of Philip Ward. But the facts leading up to his overdose are in dispute. 

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The initial condolences were mailed out as a result of a computer error, a hospital spokesperson said. The recipients were never marked as deceased on any official records. 

President Donald Trump’s administration wants states to check to see if hundreds of thousands of residents are enrolled in Medicaid illegally. CMS provided a specific list of people it suspects are undocumented.

Medicare physician fee schedule final rule 2026.

The new, negative 2.5% efficiency adjustment will be applied to the vast majority of Medicare payments for physician services. It was opposed by cardiology and most other medical societies. 

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The veteran doctor says she was treated “vastly different from her male counterparts” during her 17 years with Lehigh Valley Health Network.

COVID-19 coronavirus mask smell

Researchers have identified what they believe could serve as imaging biomarkers that predict recovery from anosmia after contracting the virus. 

CT guided bone marrow biopsy

The technology offers measurable benefits without sacrificing insertion accuracy, according to new research. 

Meril Life Sciences, an India-based medical device company founded in 2006, developed the Myval TAVR valve

Meril Life Sciences has been manufacturing its Myval heart valves for years. The devices are approved and available in both India and Europe, but they have not been approved by the FDA.

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Not long ago, physicians and grocery clerks had a key duty in common: ‘connective labor.’  Today barcode reading machines sweep you through the checkout. And AI can handle most of your health questions. 

Merck was the No. 1 funder for radiologists, contributing nearly $108 million in payments, followed by imaging manufacturer Siemens Healthineers ($64 million) and drugmaker Novartis ($57 million). 

Five Northern California critical access hospitals are banding together to share a mobile MRI unit across three counties.