The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA Pain Medicine) has released new guidelines surrounding cannabis use in relation to surgery, advocating for all patients undergoing procedures with anesthesia to be screened for cannabis use.

The VA and Oracle-Cerner expect to move forward with new rollouts of its EHR system in June 2023. 

What's behind the jump in Affordable Care Act enrollment? HHS comments on this year's 18% jump. #ACA

Clyde Yancy, MD, vice dean for diversity and inclusion, chief of cardiology, and a professor of medicine in cardiology and medical social sciences at Northwestern Medicine, discusses health equity issues and how greater inclusion should be a business model because of changing demographics.

Cancer patients who are offered free hospital-provided rideshare services are more likely to comply with radiation therapy recommendations. 

The FDA has cleared Polarean Imaging’s xenon gas-based MRI contrast agent for evaluating pulmonary function in patients aged 12 years and up.

The NRC noted that advancements in nuclear medicine and increased use of radiopharmaceuticals prompted the commission to reconsider the exclusion of extravasation from medical event reporting.  

Read our monthly recap of some of the biggest FDA-related stories that have hit cardiology, including updates related to Cytokinetics, Dexcom and Abiomed.