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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 cardiology, heart failure, electrophysiology, hypertension, structural heart disease, use of pharmaceuticals, and COVID-19.   

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Many nationally recognized cancer centers are not complying with price transparency rules

The lack of cooperation may be hindering efforts to rein in cancer costs and improve affordability, oncology experts explained recently.

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FDA authorizes Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11

The administration said it studied the vaccine's safety in more than 3,100 children, and no serious side effects have been reported thus far.

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Small cash incentives kept vaccination rates from nosediving, pilot study shows

More than 40% surveyed said the cash card played an important role in their decision, experts explained in JAMA Internal Medicine.

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Dangled dollars did next to nothing for COVID vax campaigns

Big-payout lotteries aimed at incentivizing Americans to get vaccinated for COVID-19 have largely flopped, according to a research letter running in JAMA Health Forum.

More than half of COVID survivors struggle to shake off direct, indirect symptoms

A systematic review of 57 studies representing more than a quarter-million COVID cases has turned up some distressing statistics on survivors—not least those considered “long-haulers.”  

Voice of herd immunity pipes up after hiding in plain sight

Is an Amish community in Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County the first U.S. subpopulation to achieve herd immunity against COVID-19?

Primary care’s plea: ‘Wake up to the fact that [we] are key to getting us [all] out of this prolonged pandemic’

A reversal in COVID telehealth reimbursement could further demoralize a medical specialty that has arguably carried more than its own weight during the public health crisis.

COVID’s ‘mysterious 2-month cycle’ may point to its own end

As COVID-19 continues its latest falloff, close observers are trying to unravel the mystery of the virus’s repeating two-month cycles of surges and retreats.

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AI in Healthcare
From Capitol Hill to a hospital near you? 5 federal recommendations for healthcare AI policy

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. 

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Merck spends up to $2B to license new weight loss drug with potential heart benefits

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. 

AI in Healthcare
Healthcare AI regulation needs nuance, balance: Research review

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.