Interventional cardiologist David Kandzari, MD, performed the procedure just days after the device received full FDA approval. 

"This practice has been adopted by multiple organ-procurement organizations and is used on thousands of organ donors each year, without ever having been rigorously studied," one researcher said. 

The COVID-19 pandemic shaved 2.4 years off U.S. life expectancy, and the population has yet to fully recover from the setback. 

GLP-1 agonists are often taken as daily or weekly injections. A new delivery system could help make it so those same drugs are only required three times per year. 

While TAVR and SAVR are reliable treatments for calcific aortic stenosis, some patients are not considered for those procedures due to severe comorbidities or a limited life expectancy. This is where the investigational Valvosoft device from Cardiawave enters the equation.

Claiming possible juror misconduct, attorneys for Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in Florida have filed a motion for retrial.

If the country avoids slipping into an economic recession over the next few months or even years, it could have the healthcare job market to thank.

Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla., is crying foul over the damages a jury ordered it to pay Maya Kowalski and her family earlier this month.