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U.S. nurse shortages are bad and getting worse. And that’s only the most obvious problem vexing the profession at the national level.

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A Nexford University blogger set out to find the best bets for college students making career plans in healthcare. The research led to medical director in the No. 1 slot. (Wait. What?) 

Example of a typical mammography imaging suite during a breast screening exam. The patient has their breast compressed by the clear plastic part of the mammography system. The compression is necessary to get diagnostic grade images. It also helps with getting consistent images, which is important because new exams are compared to prior exams to help identify any changes in the breast that may be due to cancer. The black base below the breast is the X-ray detector. What is involved in a mammogram?

The filler contains hydroxylapatite microspheres, which may be visible on medical imaging. 

Neuropacs for Parkinsonian syndromes

The diffusion MRI software helps differentiate between Parkinson’s disease, atypical parkinsonism, multiple system atrophy Parkinsonian variant and progressive supranuclear palsy.

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Although teleradiology positions are increasing in number, not all employers are keen on offering remote reading capabilities. 

The leaders of the new Adams Valve Institute at Mount Sinai are Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD, director of aortic surgery and director of the Adams Valve Institute (left), and David H. Adams, MD, the Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Professor and chair of the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine, and cardiac surgeon-in-chief of the Mount Sinai Health System.

The Adams Valve Institute—named after David H. Adams, MD—plans on uniting specialists to provide high-quality care, promote innovation and advocate for policy reform.

Video interview with Ronald Crystal, MD, chair, Department of Genetic Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, presented late-breaking findings on a first in-human, virus-delivered gene therapy trial to stop cardiomyopathy death in patients with Friedreich Ataxia (FA). #ACC #ACC26

A majority of deaths from Friedreich's ataxia are associated with heart complications. A new treatment years in the making could provide some much-needed relief.

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Keith McAllister, 61, died after he was allegedly summoned into the MRI suite to help his wife and then sucked into the scanner by a heavy neck chain.

Part of the ASNC delegation that visited with congressional members to to explain policy and payment challenges that face. Members of ASNC's Health Policy Committee from left: Daniel Huck, MD, MPH, David E. Winchester, MD, MS, FASNC, Suman Tandon, MD, FASNC, Vikas Veeranna, MD, Friederike Keating, MD, FASNC, and Attila Feher, MD, PhD.

The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology made its voice heard, pushing for legislation to repeal Medicare payment cuts and tie payments to inflationary increases. Prior authorization and a proposed tariff on radioisotopes were also discussed.

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A bad outcome for Johnson & Johnson MedTech just got worse. A jury previously ordered the company to pay $147M, but the new total is $442M.

Artificial intelligence could serve as an effective tool for determining which patients may need additional breast MRI sequences mid-protocol.

CABG coronary artery bypass grafting heart surgery

Clinical guidelines already recommend that these procedures be performed together when applicable. However, researchers noted, it is still not terribly common among today’s surgeons. 

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U.S. nurse shortages are bad and getting worse. And that’s only the most obvious problem vexing the profession at the national level.