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The ramifications of the conflict in the Middle East may soon extend beyond the gas pump and into the healthcare sector, experts are cautioning. 

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Starting menopause before the age of 40 could increase a woman's lifetime risk of coronary heart disease by up to 40%.

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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. 

The report on the financials comes from Mississippi Today. University of Mississippi Medical Center said it’s still processing paper backups and has extended clinic hours to address the backlog of elective surgeries and bring revenue back up to expectations. The attack happened in February and caused non-emergency operations at the health system to shut down for nine days. 

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In a lawsuit seeking class action status, a woman identified as “P.M.” said she began using the website for Kisqali, a Novartis breast cancer treatment, in late 2024 shortly after being issued a prescription. Unbeknownst to her, sensitive data she shared when seeking a discount may have been shared with advertisers.

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.

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California has moved assertively to legislate guardrails around AI in healthcare. Will other states follow? 

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Healthcare AI agents can be classified as one of four models. In increasing order of autonomy and clinical integration, these are: foundation, assistant, partner and pioneer. 

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The notices are unrelated, but both require that clinicians adhere to a set of updated use instructions. One patient died as a result of injury. 

Motivity is receiving an injection of cash from Five Elms Capital, a software investment firm. The companies said the funds will be used to hire staff and improve products.  

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The ramifications of the conflict in the Middle East may soon extend beyond the gas pump and into the healthcare sector, experts are cautioning.