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Pitting three multipurpose LLMs against two healthcare-specific AI tools, researchers have discovered the consumer-level AI can beat its purpose-built counterparts in healthcare scenarios—and soundly, at that. 

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Treating certain high-risk PCI patients with nicorandil before and after treatment can significantly reduce their risk of contrast-related injuries.

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“We have colonoscopies, we have mammograms, but we have not had equivalents for most forms of heart disease,”  Pierre Elias, MD, Pathway Labs founder and CEO, explained.

 Derek Pineda, FNP, CCRN, RCIS, FACC, with Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital, explains the use of a digital app platform for STEMI team coordination that helped his health system improve STEMI outcomes.

One of the platform's biggest benefits is the rich clinical information it provides to all members of the care team.

radiology residents training

Harvard University is the No. 1 school in the world for radiology, nuclear medicine and medical imaging, according to the publication. 

Javier Villanueva-Meyer, MD ou health

Javier Villanueva-Meyer, MD, is slated to take on the title in September, also acting as clinical service chief of radiology at OU Health, the school’s academic hospital system. 

Akumin

The Tampa, Florida-based firm announced it’s teaming with CGS Premier to form a new company called Mobile Healthcare Innovations

UPMC Williamsport interventional radiology suite

UPMC Williamsport, a 224-bed acute care hospital, said the relocated IR facility seeks to bring minimally invasive care closer to home for patients in north central Pennsylvania

The new rule was expected to go into effect on March 21 and would have expanded prescribing practices for buprenorphine, a non-opioid painkiller used to treat addiction.

By 2050, new cases could rise by up to 38%, while deaths may see a steeper climb, potentially increasing 68%, according to new research from WHO. 

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Researchers tracked three years of CMS data to explore how meal-based marketing may influence the habits of general and advanced heart failure cardiologists.

Video of Laxmi Mehta, MD, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, explaining the causes of cardiologist burnout and possible solutions. She spoke on this topic at AHA 2024.

Laxmi Mehta, MD, detailed several ways she and her colleagues at The Ohio State University are working to combat the rising levels of burnout among cardiologists.

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Pitting three multipurpose LLMs against two healthcare-specific AI tools, researchers have discovered the consumer-level AI can beat its purpose-built counterparts in healthcare scenarios—and soundly, at that. 

Treating certain high-risk PCI patients with nicorandil before and after treatment can significantly reduce their risk of contrast-related injuries.

“We have colonoscopies, we have mammograms, but we have not had equivalents for most forms of heart disease,”  Pierre Elias, MD, Pathway Labs founder and CEO, explained.