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Healthcare educators: Want to stabilize nurse staffing for years to come? Stand up for the Nurse Faculty Loan Program

Federal policy is bandaging localized nursing shortages while ignoring the patient’s serious internal illness.

The federal regulatory agency that exists to protect consumers and promote competition across the economy is newly focused on patients and clinicians as well as taxpayers.

Example of an automated artificial intelligence (AI) assessment of soft coronary plaque from a CT scan from the vendor Cleerly. This image shows the AI's reconstruction of a patient's coronary tree and color codes the vessel segments by the amount of overall plaque burden. The AI gives a very detailed report of all the plaque in all the coronary vessels. Some cardiology experts believe this may be the way of the future in screening patients for early coronary disease and monitoring the impact of prevention

AI-powered CCTA assessments show ‘close agreement’ with IVUS

Advanced AI software developed by Cleerly consistently produced plaque assessments comparable to intravascular ultrasound.

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Match Day 2026: Radiology programs offer more positions than ever, but applicant pool declines

This year, imaging training programs offered a total of 1,478 positions across diagnostic and interventional radiology, a 5% increase over last year.

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Early use of tirzepatide after heart attack or stroke linked to key cardiovascular benefits

When patients without diabetes land in the hospital after a heart attack or stroke, early treatment with tirzepatide may prove beneficial.

Workflow efficiencies and automation enhance newer cardiovascular IT systems

9 ways cardiovascular IT systems can improve your day-to-day workflow

Bringing in a new and improved cardiovascular IT system can save physicians a ton of time and lead to considerable cost savings.

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Another win for Wegovy: FDA approves higher semaglutide dose as part of new pilot program

Novo Nordisk will be selling the new 7.2-mg dose under the brand name Wegovy HD. The FDA's decision fell under a new pilot program intended to grant certain companies improved access and quicker approvals.

Cardiovascular Business announces its Forty Under 40 Class of 2026

The Cardiovascular Business Forty Under 40 Class of 2026 represents an accomplished group of clinicians, researchers, entrepreneurs and administrators who are redefining what cardiovascular leadership looks like under the age of 40.

Data allegedly from UMMC priced at $800K, posted on dark web

Medusa, an infamous ransomware cybercriminal organization, has claimed credit for the February data breach at University of Mississippi Medical Center. In a post on its leak site, the gang is asking for $800,000 for the sale or deletion of the information it said it stole. An ominous ticking clock sets the deadline for March 20.

ACIP meeting postponed after judge pauses RFK’s new vaccine recommendations

Judge Brian Murphy with the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts sided with the American Academy of Pediatrics and other plaintiffs who challenged the authority of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr to effectively remove the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices from the process put in place to make changes to CDC vaccine recommendations.

'Cybersecurity vulnerability' spurs FDA recall of GE HealthCare image viewers

The recall is due to an issue with the software that could make the viewer vulnerable to security threats and data manipulation.

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Not all AI is created equal—experts caution against 'useless' applications

“If we are not careful, we run the risk of spending more time admiring these novelty-driven tools than advancing the real frontiers of radiology.”

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Healthcare educators: Want to stabilize nurse staffing for years to come? Stand up for the Nurse Faculty Loan Program

Federal policy is bandaging localized nursing shortages while ignoring the patient’s serious internal illness.