Professional Associations

This page includes news coverage of medical associations and medical societies. Use these links to find focused news coverage from specific organizations: Cardiology Associations, Healthcare Associations, Radiology Associations.

First 500 patients in Align-AR trial using TAVR for pure aortic regurgitation show strong outcomes
Raj Makkar, MD, Cedars-Sinai, explains the late-breaking data from the Align-AR trial on the first 500 patients treated for aortic regurgitation using the Jena Valve TAVR device.
ACC testifies in Washington to get funding for the HEARTS Act amid big cuts to healthcare
ACC President Christopher Kramer, MD, testified before a Congressional subcommittee to ask for federal funding to support a new law aimed at reducing sudden cardiac arrest deaths, and to support NIH research.
5-year Evolut Low Risk Data: Durable clinical outcomes, outstanding valve performance
The late-breaking five-year results of the Evolut Low-Risk Trial presented at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2025 meeting in late March, showed positive results for the Evolut transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) system vs. surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR).
'We need to come together as a nation': Why science, not politics, should guide healthcare policies
ACC Immediate Past President Cathie Biga spoke to Cardiovascular Business about some of the challenges healthcare faces in the wake of mass layoffs and significant funding cuts put in place by the Trump administration.
FDA clears new device for enabling access to the heart’s surface without an exposed needle
CardioVia's ViaOne technology includes a blunt-tip needle that remains concealed to help interventional cardiologists and electrophysiologists treat cardiac arrhythmias with a reduced risk of perforation or any other complications.

Many cardiac surgery patients do not need opioids when they leave the hospital

The study's authors hope that “just in case” prescriptions can become a thing of the past.

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American College of Radiology says recent advocacy efforts will save physicians more than $1B

Avoiding such Medicare reductions, despite a "bitterly partisan Congress" and ongoing pandemic, is "simply remarkable," one ACR leader said Thursday.

American Medical Association calls out ‘confusing, counterproductive’ quarantine guidance from CDC

The association underscored that a negative test should be required to end isolation after testing positive.

No Surprises Act takes effect, leading to a mix of cheers and jeers from heart specialists

Many healthcare groups remain concerned about the law's potential long-term impact on providers and patients alike.

Biden administration announces new actions to help hospitals keep up with omicron

The feds are making a large push to expand testing, setting up new sites across the U.S. and sending 500 million free kits to Americans beginning Jan. 1.

Hyperfine doling out thousands of free brain MRIs, RSNA21’s final tallies, plus more vendor news

Also, Royal Philips expands through acquisition, U.K. antitrust regulators investigating Microsoft's acquisition of Nuance, and Fujifilm installs an MRI scanner in an NFL stadium.

UnitedHealth Group pushes back timeline of $13B Change Healthcare acquisition

The two healthcare heavyweights had originally hoped to complete their merger in 2021's second half but will take more time, according to an SEC filing.

Five hospital groups join AHA, AMA legal challenge against surprise billing provision

The Federation of American Hospitals and Association of American Medical Colleges are among those organizations that filed an amicus brief in December.

Professional Associations

First 500 patients in Align-AR trial using TAVR for pure aortic regurgitation show strong outcomes

ACC testifies in Washington to get funding for the HEARTS Act amid big cuts to healthcare

5-year Evolut Low Risk Data: Durable clinical outcomes, outstanding valve performance

'We need to come together as a nation': Why science, not politics, should guide healthcare policies

FDA clears new device for enabling access to the heart’s surface without an exposed needle