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Lawmakers led by Rep. Greg Murphy, MD, R-N.C., are reintroducing the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2026, which is endorsed by the AMA and MGMA. 

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Noridian is reportedly requiring rads to provide medical records “they do not control,” and are unable to force referring physicians to furnish. 

prostate PSMA

U.K.-based Lucida Medical’s diagnostic tool is already deployed by the NHS, with the company earmarking the funds for the pursuit of regulatory approval in the U.S. 

FDA issues recall of imaging systems

Philips notified affected customers of the issue in early March, also sharing details on signs of potential system failures. 

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The closed-loop digital platform is equipped with an intelligent scheduling algorithm and a dynamic report dispatching system.

Michiel Voskuil, MD, PhD, an interventional cardiologist and professor at University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands, presented his team’s data on the ACC.26 stage.

Patients with coronary artery disease and severe aortic stenosis often undergo PCI before TAVR. According to new data presented at ACC.26, however, deferring PCI is associated with comparable outcomes as well as a reduced bleeding risk.

lung cancer screening

New findings from a large CT lung cancer screening dataset reveal that a substantial number of patients have significant incidental findings visible on their scans. 

Whoop, a Boston-based wearable technologies company, has raised $575 million in new financing at a $10.1 billion valuation. Investors include Abbott, Mayo Clinic, LeBron James and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Whoop, a Boston-based wearable technologies company, raised the new funding on a $10.1 billion evaluation.

Video of SNMMI President Cathy Cutler explaining the efforts to get U.S. production started for Mo-99 for a domestic supply of nuclear imaging isotopes. #RSNA #SNMMI #RSNA24 #RSNA2024 #isotopeshortage

Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging President, Cathy Cutler, explains the long road to jump-starting a new U.S. domestic supply of imaging isotopes.

healthcare value value-based care money dollar

Merck sent Hansoh Pharma, a Chinese biopharmaceutical company, an upfront payment of $112 million to license a new investigational GLP-1 receptor agonist. There could be many more payments to come if certain milestones are met. 

BioZorb 3D bioabsorbable marker Hologic

More than 100 plaintiffs have now sued the Marlborough, Massachusetts-based mammography-maker, claiming they suffered injuries and emotional distress stemming from implantation of the BioZorb radiographic marker. 

AI in healthcare

“With this signal about the public’s preference for notification, the question for health systems and policymakers is not whether to notify patients but when and how.” 

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Lawmakers led by Rep. Greg Murphy, MD, R-N.C., are reintroducing the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2026, which is endorsed by the AMA and MGMA.