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The exact number of patients potentially infected was not released. However, the botched procedures date back some six months. 

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Dynocardia has now received nearly $5.1 million in funding from the NHLBI to help speed commercializing its wrist-worn monitor to avoid the need for invasive catheter BP monitoring.

Employee parking lot is a sea of mud and storm debris at the the Baxter North Cove facility. Photo by Aerial Lens.

Hurricane Helene severely damaged Baxter's plant near Asheville, North Carolina, leading to a nationwide shortage of IV fluid bags. 

Three executives at Loretta Hospital were allegedly receiving cash bribes from a local businessman who operated medical supply companies.

Resigned | Fired

Timothy Story, MD, said Ascension St. Vincent Medical Center damaged his career and reputation after they fired him without cause. After a three-and-a-half year legal trial, a jury in Indiana agreed. 

HeartFlow Plaque Analysis. A European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Imaging study compared the noninvasive Plaque Analysis technology developed by HeartFlow, which uses advanced AI algorithms to evaluate coronary CT angiography (CCTA) images, with coronary plaque assessments achieved by using intravascular ultrasound (IVUS). The REVEALPLAQUE trial included data from 237 patients. Plaque Analysis showed strong correlation and high accuracy when compared with IVUS.

The new policy goes into effect in November, improving Medicare coverage for a technology that has rapidly gained momentum in recent years.

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