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Infectious disease experts are ratcheting up their watchfulness of the H5N1 influenza virus. That’s because the strain of “bird flu” has continued turning up in domestic livestock.
Five of the largest U.S. medical societies focused on cardiovascular health are one step closer to seeing their paradigm-shifting proposal become a reality.
If a clinician you care about counts on AI to help make medical decisions, remind them: Tort law principles hold that doing so means risking liability should a patient sue over harm done.
This year’s flu season is underway in the United States, and the number of cases is rising, according to the latest flu data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Forbes has announced its annual 30 Under 30 list, highlighting leaders across industries. Within the healthcare space, the list features leaders working to expand access to care and to treat and cure disease.
Under terms of the deal, Boston Scientific will pay $10 per share to acquire Apollo Endosurgery, well above the company’s previous day’s close of $6 per share.
Dozens of lawmakers banded together to urge the Department of Justice to act on rising anti-transgender threats made against the nation’s children’s hospitals.
The Biden-Harris administration helped expand access to health insurance coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic, but rising costs may still cause some Americans to drop insurance coverage altogether.
Five of the largest U.S. medical societies focused on cardiovascular health are one step closer to seeing their paradigm-shifting proposal become a reality.
The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions and Society of Thoracic Surgeons have both shared statements in support of the ban, which is already being challenged in court. The American Hospital Association, meanwhile, opposes the policy shift, saying it “errs by seeking to create a one-size-fits-all rule”
Alison Bailey, MD, co-chair of the business of cardiology sessions at ACC.24, emphasized that reimbursement cuts can have a long-term negative impact on patient.