Ultromics thinks the significant payment increase will help ramp up utilization among U.S. healthcare providers.

The system, designed for patients with uncontrolled hypertension who are unresponsive to medication, uses ultrasound ablation to target nerves in the renal arteries, increasing blood flow. This approval comes just months after an FDA advisory panel voted in favor of the system. 

The study's authors communicated with ChatGPT-4 in both English and Japanese, noting that it appeared to struggle more with the complexities of the Japanese language. 

Medical facilities and distributors have been advised to immediately discontinue the use of these devices due to a significant labeling issue. 

Last week a business publication reported data showing the Northeast is the best region in the U.S. for healthcare while the South is the worst. Well, what a difference a week makes.

Research out of China found that the pairing proved to be more accurate in identifying cancer in nonmass-like lesions.

The new-look algorithm, trained and validated with data from more than 25,000 patients, scans a patient's electronic health record and identifies signs of trouble. 

"Changing just six alerts in the system knocked out about 5 million alerts annually," explained Patrick McGill, MD, executive vice president and chief transformation officer at CHN.