The FDA is backing a new “qualified health claim” that oils high in oleic acid can help improve cholesterol levels and protect against coronary heart disease, Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, announced Nov. 19.

Despite recent actions by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to remove restrictions around MRIs for heart patients with implantable cardiovascular devices, the U.S. government is failing to protect a subset of those patients with fractured, epicardial or abandoned leads, according to an editorial published in JAMA Cardiology this November.

Diabetics who have transitioned to an employer-mandated, high-deductible insurance plan are significantly more likely to delay healthcare visits for macrovascular symptoms, diagnostic tests and procedures, researchers reported Nov. 20 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

More than half of personal healthcare information (PHI) data breaches in recent history can be traced back to healthcare providers themselves rather than hackers or external parties, researchers reported in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Jacksonville, Florida-based TIAA Bank announced Friday, Nov. 16, that it has acquired $1.5 billion in healthcare equipment leases and loans from GE Capital’s Healthcare Equipment Finance business. The move is part of GE Capital’s mission to become “smaller and more focused” moving forward.

The NFL has awarded more than $35 million in grants to fund research into brain health and concussions. These grants, the league said, are a part of its previously announced $40 million investment in funding medical research “focused on enhancing player health and safety.”

Radiation oncologist Timothy Showalter, MD, and breast cancer surgeon Shayna Showalter, MD, of the University of Virginia Cancer Center in Charlottesville, have been awarded a five-year grant of more than $1.8 million for their work on improving care for early-stage breast cancer patients.

The market for AI healthcare IT applications is expected to cross $1.7 billion by the end of next year, according to a report by Forbes.