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Meanwhile, docs have helped defeat the controversial policy's implementation in Indiana with the passage of Senate Bill 189. 

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The downgrade comes amid concerns the radiology provider may have overpaid in its $270 million bid to buy Paris-based AI firm Gleamer.  

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Stryker, a Michigan-based company that manufactures surgical implants, confirmed it was experiencing a global network outage. Employee devices reportedly displayed the logo of a pro-Iran cybercrime cell.

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That's according to findings from the largest NHS study on the use of AI in breast cancer screening settings to date. 

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The U.S. Department of Justice said the insurer upcoded patient diagnoses to boost risk-adjusted payments it received from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The company did not admit to wrongdoing, despite agreeing to the payout. 

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However, the regular supply of these imaging radiotracers may not be back online for another few months.

MRI-compatible BrainBot surgical system

BrainBot's development represents a significant step forward for image-guided interventional procedures, as fully robotic neurosurgical devices are not designed to be MRI-compatible.  

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The newly cleared device was built to provide support, trackability and stability during the treatment of time-sensitive stroke patients. 

Clestina Lamai, the surgical technician, claimed in a lawsuit that Iowa Methodist Medical Center removed her from surgery at the request of a racist patient. The case was settled as a jury was set to deliver its verdict, local media reports. 

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The U.S. Department of Justice said ExThera cooperated with the investigation into a failure to file adverse event notices with the Food and Drug Administration after two cancer patients who used its blood filtration systems in Antigua died shortly after returning home. The California-based company’s former chief regulatory officer has agreed to plead guilty and could serve prison time. 

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Tenaya Therapeutics and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals have agreed to collaborate on identifying potential new gene therapies for the treatment of cardiovascular disease. Tenaya will receive an upfront payment of $10 million, but stands to earn much more.

Ligence Heart is a recently FDA cleared AI that fully automates analyses, measurements and reporting for transthoracic echo.

Cardiology is No. 2 behind radiology when it comes to FDA-cleared AI algorithms. Neurology, meanwhile, is a distant No. 3. 

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Meanwhile, docs have helped defeat the controversial policy's implementation in Indiana with the passage of Senate Bill 189.