Along with the obvious hits to patient traffic and population health, the COVID-19 pandemic delivered a financial upending to U.S. healthcare. Is it over yet? 

Nearly 50% of patients under the age of 60 are now opting for TAVR over SAVR, according to a new study presented at STS 2024 in San Antonio. "We owe it to our patients to take a more prominent role in providing the highest quality evidence to help our patients make these major healthcare decisions," one researcher said. 

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The study involved an analysis of the genomic data from 5,000 families and could lead to new treatments.

The device, which also received Great Britain’s UKCA marking, was specifically designed to be less bulky and easier to wear than other wearable cardioverter-defibrillators.

Healthcare executives were already struggling to establish a more resilient workforce before the pandemic, and that challenge has only worsened in the years since.

The study’s authors emphasized that a person can still occasionally eat meat, fish or dairy products and still see substantial benefits—the key is to keep such foods to a minimum.

The Journal of the American College of Radiology founding editor and former University of Virginia radiology chair died on Jan. 9 at the age of 76. 

Healthcare saw an alarming spike in Chapter 11 filings last year, lengthening a trajectory that started taking shape in mid-2022.

Going by criteria set and applied by Money magazine, only two of America’s 6,000 or so hospitals deserve the title “best of the best.”