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The public has more confidence in the American Heart Association than it does in the FDA, CMS or any other federal health agencies. 

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The new-look device was designed to deliver 10 pulses to severely calcified coronary lesions in five seconds. Early data linked the catheter with positive 30-day safety and effectiveness outcomes.

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Burnout remains one of the biggest issues in modern healthcare. More than 1,500 surgeons, including many from the field of cardiac surgery, provided feedback for a new report on that very topic. 

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Scientia Vascular, a Salt Lake City-based medtech company focused on developing new vascular devices, was founded in 2007 and has more than 300 employees.

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As more healthcare organizations rely on AI to interpret imaging, ECRI is urging leaders to take “a balanced approach to adoption.” 

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Utilizing data from the Texas STAR database, researchers believe this is one of the first such studies to assess trends in radiology residency applications post-pandemic. 

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The regulatory decision applies to GEHC’s View, a key piece of the Chicago-based company’s Genesis Radiology Workspace. 

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House Bill 300 was officially enacted on March 5 after it was signed into law by Republican Gov. Kay Ivey. 

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A jury found Healthcare Associates of Texas guilty of knowingly submitting tens of thousands of fraudulent claims to Medicare, costing the government more than $2.8 million. 

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According to an analysis from the Commonwealth Fund, millions of patients are skipping necessary care and struggling to pay mounting medical debt. 

Medtronic has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its new InPen smartphone app and announced the launch of its new Smart MDI system. Smart MDI was designed to provide real-time insights for users on multiple daily injection (MDI) therapy. It includes the InPen smart insulin pen, the InPen app and Medtronic’s disposable, all-in-one Simplera continuous glucose monitor (CGM), which received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval back in August.

Medtronic designed its new Smart MDI system to provide real-time insights to users on multiple daily injection therapy.

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TAVR is a go-to treatment for symptomatic severe aortic stenosis in much of the world, thanks in large part to the hard work of research teams that never stop looking for new, innovative ways to make the technology more effective.

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The public has more confidence in the American Heart Association than it does in the FDA, CMS or any other federal health agencies.