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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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Nursing homes report highest COVID case totals to-date, plead to Congress for help

The recent spike is directly attributable to the growing case count among the general population in the Sun Belt, according to a new report from one of the nation's leading long-term care organizations.

7 reasons Slavitt is jazzed over rapid saliva test for COVID

Former CMS acting head Andy Slavitt, MBA, is virtually fist-bumping the FDA for greenlighting Yale’s fast and cheap SalivaDirect protocol for COVID testing.

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CVS Health thriving despite COVID setback

After weathering rising costs in its health insurance business due to claims coming in from rescheduled procedures, CVS Health expects excellent 2020 earnings on the strength of its diversified business model.

Essential workers in therapy resilient against COVID

More than 70% of people who receive mental health therapy via an app are stressed by changes in their lives caused by the COVID-19 crisis.

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Pfizer CEO: Expecting pharma to fight COVID for free ‘very fanatic and radical’

The head of the largest pharmaceutical company by revenues is pulling no punches defending the profit motive in the fight against COVID-19.

CDC commits to improving COVID-19 disparities with new data-driven strategy

The agency released a document Friday outlining its approach, which also includes more testing, contact tracing, and safely quarantining, isolating and treating minorities at risk.

Least stressed over the COVID crisis: Older adults

As the “panic-demic” descended on the U.S. and Canada in March and April, older adults (ages 60 and up) coped better with the stress than both young adults (18–39 years old) and middle agers (40–59).

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Half of hospitals will operate at a loss without further COVID relief: AHA

As Congress gets to work following its Independence Day break, provider lobbyists are pushing hard for a fifth relief package to stem the bleeding from widespread declines in patient visits. 

Around the web

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. 

Kit Crancer, RBMA board member, speaks with Radiology Business about key legislative developments on the Hill that will affect the specialty. 

California-based Acutus Medical has said its ongoing agreement to manufacture and distribute left-heart access devices for Medtronic is the company's only source of revenue.