High-risk transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) patients see the same rates of functional recovery and survival as surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) patients half a decade after their procedures, according to data published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
When it comes to abdominal imaging, CT continues to reign supreme. Authors of a recent Journal of the American College Radiology article examined a few ways in which radiologists can lower required radiation dose and enhance patient care.
Former University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) radiologist Marios D. Papachristou, who pleaded guilty in May to federal charges of healthcare fraud, faces a prison term of up to 46 months—but he is now saying he deserves probation and not jail time.
An interventional cardiologist performed percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) on five patients located 20 miles away—the first truly remote PCIs in human patients.
Radiology has the highest use of telemedicine for patient interactions than any other medical specialty, according to results from a nationally representative survey published in the December issue of Health Affairs by the American Medical Association (AMA).
It’s no secret the healthcare industry is undergoing massive consolidation, and hospital mergers and acquisitions are a concern among more than 60 percent of American adults, according to a new survey.
A new report from ProPublica reveals more information about President Trump associates and members of the Mar-a-Lago resort who have been involved in the oversight of the Department of Veteran Affairs’ multibillion-dollar effort to overhaul its electronic health records system.
Subtle Medical, a Menlo Park, California-based medical device startup, has received FDA clearance for its SubtlePET solution, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance medical images.
Patients treated for carotid stenosis with a new mesh-covered stent demonstrated stroke rates of 1.1 percent at 30 days, suggesting the device could help overcome one of the previously reported weaknesses of carotid artery stenting.
