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The young boy was allegedly living on a diet of potato chips, French fries and other unhealthy snacks. One prosecutor described the case as "extraordinary, terrible neglect."  

Artivion, an Atlanta-based medical device company, has received a Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its AMDS Hybrid Prosthesis designed to treat DeBakey Type 1 dissections when malperfusion occurs. This HDE ensures select patients can be treated with the device before the FDA makes its final approval decision.

The AMDS Hybrid Prosthesis was designed to help clinicians treat DeBakey Type 1 dissections complicated by malperfusion. It works as a complement to hemiarch replacement, preserving the native arch and making reinterventions possible if needed. 

The recall includes a total of nearly 45,000 devices that should be returned to the manufacturer.

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New Neiman research explores how Medicare's New Technology Add-On Payment has impacted use of an AI triage tool for pinpointing severe strokes. 

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The Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act seeks to streamline the “often cumbersome and time-consuming” task of approving requests for medical imaging in Medicare Advantage. 

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The publicly traded, Israel-based company reported its quarterly earnings result on June 25, including a net loss of $14.3 million, up 8% from the previous year. 

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The Bedford, Massachusetts-based manufacturer has for months sought to roll out LNTH-2501—a radioactive diagnostic kit for localizing neuroendocrine tumors. 

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The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said it needs more data to determine what savings the 2020 law is bringing to the U.S. healthcare system—but early data indicate it falls short of expectations.

These images were taken at the 2025 American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates (HOD) meeting in Chicago. This annual meeting brings together representatives from across the House of Medicine to propose, debate and vote on resolutions that shape AMA policy. Once adopted, these resolutions guide the group's advocacy efforts on healthcare issues—whether in Congress, state legislatures or in formal recommendations to regulatory agencies.

 

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ACR and 10 other medical societies filed a “friend of the court” brief in an ongoing lawsuit against the National Institutes of Health, HHS and their leaders. 

A majority of medical devices involved in Class I recalls were never required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to undergo premarket or postmarket clinical testing, according to new research published in Annals of Internal Medicine.[1]

The group highlighted the proven effectiveness of these drugs, especially semaglutide and tirzepatide, while noting that eligibility, affordability and availability will still play key roles in any treatment decisions. 

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Workforce solutions could include regional on-call pools serving multiple facilities and cross-training vascular surgeons and interventional cardiologists on select procedures.
 

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The young boy was allegedly living on a diet of potato chips, French fries and other unhealthy snacks. One prosecutor described the case as "extraordinary, terrible neglect."  

The AMDS Hybrid Prosthesis was designed to help clinicians treat DeBakey Type 1 dissections complicated by malperfusion. It works as a complement to hemiarch replacement, preserving the native arch and making reinterventions possible if needed. 

The recall includes a total of nearly 45,000 devices that should be returned to the manufacturer.