Thirteen healthcare companies have reached $1 billion in valuation this year, an especially notable achievement as the U.S. economy approaches a recession and investors pull back.

The recall includes more than 1,600 devices distributed from October 2006 to June 2021. Medtronic's HVAD system has already been associated with multiple issues, including a separate recall in 2021. 

Teladoc has been hit with a class action lawsuit for allegedly making “false and misleading statements” about its business.

Charles D. Fraser, Jr., MD, executive director of the new Institute for Cardiovascular Health in Austin, Texas, discusses the facility's new, state-of-the-art cardiology program.

As researchers take a hard look at the impacts and associations of long-haul COVID-19 infections, more trends are appearing. 

Oracle has completed its $28.3 billion acquisition of Cerner, the company announced. The deal will finalize June 8.

Brian Ghoshhajra, MD, MBA, division chief, cardiovascular imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital and associate professor of radiology, Harvard Medical School, and a board member of the Society of cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT), explains the rapidly expanding interest in cardiac computed tomography (CT) under the new chest pain evaluation guidelines.

“It seems obvious that addressing social needs, like food and housing, in clinical settings would benefit patients,” said first study author Claire Chang, a University of Michigan Medical School student.