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Artivion, an Atlanta-based medical device company, has received a Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its AMDS Hybrid Prosthesis designed to treat DeBakey Type 1 dissections when malperfusion occurs. This HDE ensures select patients can be treated with the device before the FDA makes its final approval decision.

This update helps ensure Artivion's AMDS Hybrid Prosthesis can be used to treat high-risk patients as the FDA makes its final approval decision. The news came as Artivion works to bounce back from a cybersecurity attack that occurred in November.

UnitedHealthcare CEO Shooter NYPD Crime Stoppers

Luigi Mangione, 26, was on a Greyhound bus traveling through the area on Monday morning. When he stopped at a McDonald's, an employee recognized him from photos circulated by the NYPD. Mangione had evidence on his person linking him to the crime, police said.

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New photos of the suspect have been released by the New York City Police Department as the manhunt for Brian Thompson's killer enters its second week. 

RSNA attendees through bore of the new release Philips CT 5300 scanner at RSNA 2024. Three new CT systems were released at RSNA that included numerous AI enhancements. Photo by Dave Fornell. #RSNA #RSNA24 #RSNA2024

Several key trends were evident at the Radiological Society of North America 2024 meeting, including new CT and MR technology and evolving adoption of artificial intelligence.

Atlanta

The Atlanta Police Department has joined the NYPD, as a nationwide manhunt for the killer takes authorities to Georgia. The NYPD said they believe the suspect entered New York City by bus shortly before Thanksgiving. 

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Insulet accused multiple parties, including a rival CEO, of working together to copy its insulin pump technology and bring a "clone product" to market.

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