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DDR dynamic cardiac X-ray for pulmonary valve regurgitation evaluation. Figure courtesy of RSNA

Seven-second X-ray assesses severity of regurgitation congenital heart defect patients

Moving X-ray images can help evaluate pulmonary regurgitation in Tetralogy of Fallot patients.

Cathie Biga, MSM, MACC, past president of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and president/CEO of Cardiovascular Management of Illinois, spoke in a business session at ACC 2026 on the use of artificial intelligence analytics and said human interface is needed to make the data actionable.

The key to AI cardiology analytics is human action

While AI analytics has greatly increased the ease of access to vast amounts of cardiology data, action is still required to make it useful.

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U.S. Supreme Court sides with generic drug maker for severe hypertriglyceridemia agent icosapent ethyl

The decision clears the way for Hikma Pharmaceuticals' sale of icosapent ethyl in the U.S. market.

‘Disaster for research’: Concern among radiologists over new federal rule regulating grantmaking

Radiologists and others in the imaging research industry are lining up to oppose proposed changes that would purportedly politicize federal funding.

University of Utah names new radiology chair

The Salt Lake City-based institution has selected Stanford University's David B. Larson, MD, MBA, to take on the title beginning Sept. 14.

Charges dismissed against California woman accused of poisoning radiologist

A grand jury previously indicted dermatologist Emily Yu, MD, PhD, in 2023, charging her with four felony counts for allegedly poisoning her former husband with Drano.

Emergency physicians lead the league in burnout—but when they quit, it’s often for another reason

Among all medical specialties, emergency medicine is the single most likely to burn out its practitioners.

Used car salesman scams $1.5M from buyers of wheelchair-accessible vehicles

Edward Scott Rock, 50, was sentenced to 41 months in prison and ordered to pay back the disabled and elderly customers who bought the customized vehicles only to realize they were never going to be delivered.

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Women on GLP-1 medications may be less likely to develop breast cancer

The study, which was managed by the American College of Radiology, is raising important questions related to the benefits of GLP-1 use.

Immigration ban hits underserved US communities hard

When the Trump administration fully suspended entrance to foreign nationals from 19 countries it deemed high-risk for exporting troublemakers, an unintended consequence was cutting off a helpful flow of qualified doctors and nurses.

Is coffee bad for the heart? New research links it to a major risk—and multiple benefits

Drinking a lot of coffee may increase a person's heart attack risk, according to a new meta-analysis. On the other hand, coffee intake was linked to key benefits in the same study.

SPECT agent differentiates between active inflammation and fibrosis in lung disease

SPECT agent could help guide lung disease treatments, new data suggest

In February, the imaging agent made its way onto the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Fast Track to clearance.

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Cardiovascular Business

Seven-second X-ray assesses severity of regurgitation congenital heart defect patients

Moving X-ray images can help evaluate pulmonary regurgitation in Tetralogy of Fallot patients.

Cardiovascular Business

The key to AI cardiology analytics is human action

While AI analytics has greatly increased the ease of access to vast amounts of cardiology data, action is still required to make it useful.

Cardiovascular Business

U.S. Supreme Court sides with generic drug maker for severe hypertriglyceridemia agent icosapent ethyl

The decision clears the way for Hikma Pharmaceuticals' sale of icosapent ethyl in the U.S. market.