The inclination to organize and sound off for better working conditions and more patient-centric job descriptions continues to spread among healthcare workers.

ACC President Hadley Wilson, MD, explains the big impact four late-breaking studies on intravascular imaging may have on revising PCI guidelines.

New research is providing a broader understanding of how cardiovascular disease risk manifests following pregnancy. Having obesity before and during early pregnancy appears to be a strong indicator of risk for developing future cardiovascular disease and was significantly linked with adverse outcomes during pregnancy.

“The goal is to create a blood test that can be used in clinics to complement CT imaging assessment of lung nodules for cancer risk," UCLA radiologist Denise Aberle noted. 

Clarix Imaging has created a “state of the art,” point-of-care platform that allows radiologists to assess surgical specimens in real time. 
 

During the height of the COVID-19 crisis, around 1 in 5 nonphysician healthcare workers quit their jobs. That was then and this is now. (Plus: Hospital quotes of the week) 

The new healthcare facility is the first of its kind, offering same-day cardiac imaging scans, cardiologist consultations and diagnoses. 

The agency said Abiomed did not seek the necessary approvals for one Impella-related device and was slow to act on certain safety concerns.