American counties hit hardest by the Great Recession saw a sharp increase in deaths from CVD and stroke that wasn’t mirrored in communities that experienced less economic distress, according to a new study.

Tennessee-based radiologist Sadhish Siva, MD, had argued in court that the ABR ran afoul of antitrust laws by tying together its physician certification and ongoing recertification programs, locking providers into years of expensive accreditation with little benefit.

The ruling deemed that the board did not illegally tie its initial radiology certifications to its ongoing Maintenance of Certification program.

The Medscape report surveyed more than 4,300 U.S. physicians across 29 specialities.

Beaumont Hospital in Troy, Mich., Aspirus Wausau Hospital in Wausau, Wis., and Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford, Ore., topped IBM Watson Health’s 2020 lists of the best cardiovascular hospitals in the U.S.

Both the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association voiced their public support this week for legislation that would expand access to cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation services in the U.S.

A Portland-area cardiologist has been accused of implanting more than 100 patients with unnecessary pacemakers, incentivized by free travel and gifts from device sales representatives, the East Oregonian reports.

Nala, a Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-based digital health company, has launched a new AI platform for medical diagnosis. According to Nala, it is the first platform to provide users with diagnoses in Arabic.