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More patients, fewer doctors: Demand keeps climbing as the cardiologist shortage continues

Job growth in cardiology is expected to outpace other healthcare specialties in the years ahead. The demand for new cardiologists is so high, however, that the current shortage is not expected to end anytime soon.

Stryker enters competitive IVL space with acquisition of Amplitude Vascular Systems

Stryker, one of the world’s largest medtech companies, has agreed to acquire a rising name in the field of intravascular lithotripsy.

FDA shares warning about cath lab procedure kits due to risk of patient injury

The syringes included in several convenience kits commonly used by interventional cardiologists and interventional radiologists should not be used. If treatment is necessary and no other devices are available, it should be done with “extreme caution and vigilance.”

Deepak Bhatt discusses the MOMENTUM STUDY and the prevalence of hypercortisolism hypertension. #ACC #ACC26

New data highlight an unexpected link between hypercortisolism and resistant hypertension

Clinicians may need to broaden their diagnostic approach when treating and managing patients with resistant hypertension.

Radiology Partners reportedly eyeing international expansion

America’s largest radiology group has purportedly considered making a bid to buy its Australian counterpart, which tallied over $176 million in adjusted earnings last year.

9 questions radiology practices should ask when pursuing ‘disruptive innovation’

CHAMPIONSGATE, Fla. — Kaihan Krippendorff, MBA, spoke on April 12 during the opening keynote of the Radiology Business Management Association’s annual meeting.

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RBMA Immediate Past President Pete Moffatt takes home association’s top honor

CHAMPIONSGATE, Fla. — Moffatt, currently president of radiology AI and coding firm Reasint, is the 2026 winner of the prestigious Calhoun Award.

FDA accepts previously rejected application for new PET imaging agent

Radiopharma firm Telix hopes to soon begin selling Pixclara (Floretyrosine F 18), an investigational product for glioma, a type of brain cancer.

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Imaging artificial intelligence firm Rad AI raises $60M, boosts value to $525M

Boston-based growth equity firm Transformation Capital led the Series C funding round, which increases Rad AI’s war chest to over $140 million.

GE HealthCare signs $249M imaging AI deal with 31-hospital system

The collaboration is with Nuffield Health, the United Kingdom’s largest healthcare charity, which operates outside of the NHS.

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Siemens Healthineers touts 1st US installation of next-generation mammography system

Grace Breast Imaging & Medical Spa of Iowa—with locations in the Des Moines metro area communities of Clive and Urbandale—is rolling out the new 3D technology

An Illinois appellate judge upheld a pervious trial victory that cleared and central Illinois cardiologist Amit Dande, MD, and Prairie Cardiovascular Consults LLP of alleged misdiagnosis of the severity of a patient's heart condition that led to his death prior to a schedule percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

‘Uterus collector’ doctor sues news outlet in $30M defamation case

Mahendra Ami, MD, is seeking the judgement after MSNBC reported several times that he was performing unwanted hysterectomies on patients at a Georgia detention center. Ami said the outlet ignored evidence to the contrary and failed to verify that statements from a whistleblower were true.

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More patients, fewer doctors: Demand keeps climbing as the cardiologist shortage continues