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FDA sees promise in voice-based AI model for heart failure
Software errors lead to major insulin pump recall—manufacturer shares a fix
Activist investors sue UnitedHealth to force annual reporting on patient care access
Trump DOJ launches probe into three medical schools over possible race-based admissions
Helium prices spike as war rages on—should MRI providers be worried?
Whoop, a Boston-based wearable technologies company, has raised $575 million in new financing at a $10.1 billion valuation. Investors include Abbott, Mayo Clinic, LeBron James and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Whoop raises $575M—Abbott, LeBron James, Cristiano Ronaldo among the investors

Whoop, a Boston-based wearable technologies company, raised the new funding on a $10.1 billion evaluation.

Interventional cardiologist Roxana Mehran, MD, officially started her one-year term as the president of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) on the closing day of ACC.26, the group’s annual conference in New Orleans.
Interventional cardiologist Roxana Mehran elected ACC president

A prominent figure in the fields of interventional cardiology and women’s health is now leading the American College of Cardiology.

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Physicians who feel they ‘fit in’ experience less burnout—and entertain fewer thoughts of quitting or cutting back

Three-fifths of 14,000 physicians surveyed, 60%, enjoy a strong sense of belonging within their organization. Better yet, four-fifths, 80%, feel their teammates have their back.

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To tell or not to tell: Do patients really need to know who—or what—writes their doctor’s notes?

When blinded as to authorship, healthcare consumers slightly prefer medical messages composed by generative AI to those written by human clinicians. 

CMS ends ACA special enrollment, changes deadline for signing up

Changes are coming to the Affordable Care Act marketplace, with the new deadline for annual enrollment shifted to Dec. 15.

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Walgreens $10B private equity buyout financed by 83% debt

A filing with the  U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reveals details on how Sycamore Partners intends to pay for the struggling pharmacy chain. 

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Family files lawsuit after transplant ends in tragedy—says son ‘got the heart of a meth addict’

A Florida family is suing Mayo Clinic for allegedly performing a heart transplant without communicating certain risks associated with the donated organ. Mayo Clinic has pushed back against those claims, saying it acted appropriately every step of the way. 

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Report: NIH continues to pull research grants, in violation of court orders

While the policy of President Donald Trump is to axe research on transgender issues and DEI, scientists who spoke to the Boston Globe said their work does not run up against those restrictions. 

HHS sends 80K workers a $25K ‘voluntary’ resignation notice

Per a media report, employees received the offer via email on Friday. No official layoffs have been announced. 

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PCI before TAVR? In older CAD patients, deferral may be the best approach

Patients with coronary artery disease and severe aortic stenosis often undergo PCI before TAVR. According to new data presented at ACC.26, however, deferring PCI is associated with comparable outcomes as well as a reduced bleeding risk.