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Almost two in five physicians suffered moral distress in the two weeks leading up to their being asked about it by researchers. That was a markedly larger slice than the team observed in the general U.S. working population. 

Cryoablation treatment for inoperable non-small cell lung cancer

New findings suggest that the procedure offers effective local control and a favorable safety profile for patients with medically inoperable stage 1A non-small cell lung cancer.

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Gadolinium-153, or Gd-153, is routinely used to calibrate nuclear imaging equipment. It has been in short supply since 2023 when global distribution of the radioisotope came to a halt. 

intrasaccular flow disruptor coronary aneurysm

A multidisciplinary research team has found a new use for a reliable medical device. Multiple heart patients have already benefited for the group’s outside-the-box thinking.

Radiologist Michael Morris, MD, radiologist and director of cardiac CT and MRI at Banner Health, explains how cardiac radiology imaging is moving toward expanded use of fractional flow reserve CT (FFR-CT) and artificial intelligence analysis of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) exams as a standard of care. He spoke to Radiology Business during RSNA 2025.

The specialty is moving toward expanded use of fractional flow reserve CT and AI analysis of coronary CT angiography exams as a standard of care.

The high-risk patients who require urgent or emergent TAVR are often excluded from major clinical trials. To learn more about this population, researchers explored data from nearly 600 patients treated at high-volume facilities. 

Xiaodong Zhang, MD, PhD,

The first FDA-approved pacing lead specifically developed for LBBAP is now being implanted throughout the United States. 

Guerbet

Regulators recently scolded the France-based pharmaceutical firm for safety issues that occurred at its plant in Raleigh, North Carolina, which produces imaging contrast agents. 

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The U.S. Department of Justice is appealing a lower court’s ruling that would see 16,000 federal employees return to work, including many from Veterans Affairs. 

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for vutrisiran, a subcutaneous injection the company sells under the brand name Amvuttra, to treat adult patients with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM).

The subcutaneous drug, sold under the brand name Amvuttra, joins an ATTR-CM market that already includes Pfizer’s tafamidis (Vyndaqel, Vyndamax) and BridgeBio’s acoramidis (Attruby).

lung cancer pulmonary nodule chest

By the time the patient was diagnosed with advanced stage lung cancer, his tumor was double the size it was when it first appeared on imaging in 2017. 

progress step forward business announce

Abbott has received an investigational device exemption from the FDA for a new clinical trial evaluating the safety and effectiveness of using its coronary IVL technology. The trial is expected to enroll up to 335 U.S. patients.

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Almost two in five physicians suffered moral distress in the two weeks leading up to their being asked about it by researchers. That was a markedly larger slice than the team observed in the general U.S. working population.