OXOS Medical has ballooned its fundraising total to $45M, with Parkway Venture and Intel Capital leading the way, leaders announced.

Billionaire Barry Sternlicht, founder and CEO of Starwood Capital Group, was one of the board members who resigned.

The research fund aims to track the health of Americans for decades, with the intent of housing the long-term health information of 70% to 90% of the population.

The FDA-approved tool works by reprioritizing CTPA exams to the top of a radiologist’s work list when the scan is positive for PE.

These are factors that healthcare systems can and should control, experts recently suggested in a new JACR paper.

Commissural alignment is especially important now, researchers explained, because TAVR is being recommended for younger patients with longer life expectancies. 

Johnson & Johnson has offered to pony up $8.9 billion over 25 years to settle all current and future claims that its talc baby powder contained asbestos and caused cancer to some consumers. It is one of the largest consumer liability settlements in history.

The company emphasized that the issues are quite rare. No devices are being recalled, and it is not recommended that customers stop using them. 

Others such as the AMA and the American Lung Association similarly blasted the decision, which could jeopardize coverage for preventative care.

Such behaviors may lead to delays in cancer diagnosis and treatment and adverse outcomes, experts wrote Tuesday in Radiology.