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

 University of Utah Health

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

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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. 

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

In what’s being called a “data security incident,” Acadia Healthcare confirmed a compromised email account led to sensitive data on patients being accessed by hackers. The full number of victims is being tabulated. 

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Patients who have their claims turned down by private insurers often incur debt they need months to pay off, according to an analysis of 4,589 survey responses. More than half the field reported such debt topped $1,000 in their household. 

This could enable ECG to become a primary screening tool for a largely underdiagnosed cardiac disease.

The Edwards Lifesciences Triformis Resilia surgical tricuspid valve top and side views..

The Edwards Lifesciences Triformis Resilia is the first dedicated surgical tricuspid valve on the market cleared with data from off-label use of mitral valves.

ALS drug repurposed for PET imaging

Researchers radiolabeled the drug so that they could follow its movement and breakdown in the body to help visualize areas of oxidative stress.

self-centering guide catheter (SCGC) for TAVR from Boston Scientific

The new Self-Centering Guide Catheter was designed to help care teams with the retrograde crossing of the aortic valve during TAVR. Researchers evaluated the safety and effectiveness of the catheter, sharing their experience in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.

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Tenecteplase is a tissue plasminogen activator given to patients through a single five-second intravenous bolus. It is only the second drug of its kind to gain FDA approval, and the first in many years.

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Medical device companies navigating regulatory pathways should know: Large language models are not reliable guides. 

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

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

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.