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New research published in JAMA Internal Medicine compared current USPSTF criteria to a potential shift toward total years smoked, rather than pack years. 

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Researchers recently sought to better understand how patients perceive rapidly evolving advancements in AI, sharing their findings in RSNA’s Radiology

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An analysis from cybersecurity consultancy group Omega Systems reveals that most healthcare practices place too much trust in their third-party vendors to secure patient data, neglecting their own IT systems in the process.

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An emergency department nurse at Heritage Valley Sewickley Hospital is accused of stealing drugs and neglecting patients, causing at least two fatalities. A lawsuit filed by two whistleblowers further alleges that hospital leadership covered for the drug-dependent nurse.

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The Trump administration said the reduction can be attributed to a cleanup of fraud, waste and abuse, but the real reason extends back to enhanced subsidies put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Medicaid protesters

Led by Massachusetts and California, the plaintiffs say CMS ignored the will of Congress by strictly defining a “medically frail” exemption that would allow a person access to safety net medical coverage.

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Memo to health execs: If your hospital hasn’t had a C. auris scare yet, odds are quite high that it soon will. 

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The issue could cause a reader to unintentionally report on the wrong patient when using interactive applications, according to a notice from the FDA. 

Ziad Ali, MD, DPhil, director of the DeMatteis Cardiovascular Institute, St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center, spoke with Cardiovascular Business about his center's experience using the recently released Johnson & Johnson MedTech next-generation Shockwave C2 Aero Coronary IVL Catheter to treat calcified coronary artery disease. Ali said his center was the first in the world to use the catheter in August 2025 and has since gained experience in roughly 80 cases.

Ziad Ali, MD, said the new device has completely changed the way he and his colleagues treat patients with calcified coronary artery disease. 

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The needles were added to the FDA’s list of device shortages in April months after a major manufacturer stopped shipments to “correct an issue."

Medtronic Evolut FX TAVR valve

These three-year data represent a major update to one of the more noteworthy TAVR trials in recent memory.

newborn baby vaccination

New research is offering updated insight into the risk iodinated contrast media poses to the health of babies in NICU.

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New research published in JAMA Internal Medicine compared current USPSTF criteria to a potential shift toward total years smoked, rather than pack years. 

Researchers recently sought to better understand how patients perceive rapidly evolving advancements in AI, sharing their findings in RSNA’s Radiology

An analysis from cybersecurity consultancy group Omega Systems reveals that most healthcare practices place too much trust in their third-party vendors to secure patient data, neglecting their own IT systems in the process.