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bipartisan house task force on artificial intelligence

This week Washington took a major step toward nailing down a solid game plan on federal AI spending for everything outside of defense.

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The party drug could soon be prescribed, in conjunction with psychological interventions, as a treatment for mental health disorders.

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Most of Ascension's retail pharmacies nationwide are unable to fill prescriptions or accept payments. During the outage, patients are being given pen-on-paper scripts. 

Abbott issued the new recall after receiving more than 80 reports of blood or air entering the LVAD during implant procedures. Customers can still use these devices, but they are advised to follow specific steps to limit the risk of complications. 

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No devices need to be returned at this time. However, the FDA warned, using these heart pumps without reviewing the updated instructions could result in "serious injury or death.” 

The FDA recently cleared the company's cable-free, credit card-sized heart monitor that produces 12-lead ECGs.

If 25% tariffs go into effect, it could have a big impact on the cost of medical imaging and radiotherapy systems, with many manufacturing facilities in Mexico.