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This channel newsfeed includes clinical content on treating patients or the clinical implications in a variety of cardiac subspecialties and disease states. The channel includes news on cardiac surgery, interventional cardiologyheart failure, electrophysiologyhypertension, structural heart disease, use of pharmaceuticals, and COVID-19.   

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Novavax to cut 25% of its workforce, with R&D taking the biggest hit

Although the vaccine maker previously cut expenses by $50 million without laying off staff, the measures were not enough to keep pace with the effects of the COVID-19 global health emergency. 

National Science Foundation AI Institutes

$140M in federal funds primed to advance AI across 7 realms

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is setting up seven new institutes for studying foundational AI. Two of the initiatives have healthcare as a prime focus.

Exploring diversity, compensation among academic cardiothoracic surgeons

New research presented at the 103rd Annual Meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery examined the lack of diversity seen in this important specialty. 

CDC director announces her resignation from the agency

News of the CDC director’s departure comes on the same day as an announcement made by the World Health Organization declaring the end of the COVID global health emergency.

ChatGPT bests physicians at patient care

AI outplays physicians at informing patients and feeling their pain too

Unexpected empathy: Blinded healthcare professionals consistently scored the AI—yes, a ChatGPT model—higher than the doctors even for bedside manners.

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Nurses return to hospitals after pandemic exodus

Hospitals are seeing a return of the nursing workforce after many left their jobs during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

New COVID-19 variant with high transmissibility identified

“We're not seeing high rates of XBB.1.16 yet in the United States, but it may become more prominent in coming weeks," says Matthew Binnicker, PhD, director of the Clinical Virology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic.

Large language AI ChatGPT concerns thought leaders

Generative AI: 5 concerns voiced by healthcare thought leaders

Every industry on earth is buzzing over the promise and potential of ChatGPT and similarly sharp AI models, whether “large language” or another generative form. Healthcare is no exception. But shouldn’t it be?

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The 24 members of the House Task Force on AI—12 reps from each party—have posted a 253-page report detailing their bipartisan vision for encouraging innovation while minimizing risks. 

Merck sent Hansoh Pharma, a Chinese biopharmaceutical company, an upfront payment of $112 million to license a new investigational GLP-1 receptor agonist. There could be many more payments to come if certain milestones are met. 

When regulating AI-equipped medical devices, the FDA might take a page from the Department of Transportation’s playbook for overseeing AI-equipped vehicles. These run the gamut from assisting human drivers to fully taking the wheel.