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Gregg Stone previews major trials, sessions at TCT

The 21st annual scientific symposium of the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) meeting will open on Monday in San Francisco. Gregg W. Stone, MD, immediate past-chairman of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, which sponsors TCT, highlighted some of the trials and important sessions at next weeks show.

Senate Finance Committee unveils its version of healthcare reform

The Senate Finance Committee, chaired by Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., issued its long-awaited Americas Healthy Future Act of 2009 on Wednesday, which would cost $856 billion over 10 years, and is scheduled to begin committee action on Sept. 22.

Report: Global cardiac MRI sales to reach $605M in 2012

Developments in imaging technology and software continue to help cardiac MRI exams gain prominence in the medical imaging market and will drive global sales of the technology to a projected $605 million in 2012, according to a report by healthcare market research firm Kalorama Information.

Study: fMRI shows link to weight maintenance, brains response to food

A difference in brain activity patterns may explain why some people are able to maintain a significant weight loss while others regain the weight, according to a functional MRI (fMRI) study published last month in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Study: Noninsurance means an extra 45,000 deaths annually

A study in today's online edition of the American Journal of Public Health has found that nearly 45,000 deaths annually are associated with a lack of health insurance.

Radiology: MRI can monitor evolution of carotid vessel wall volume

MRI can help monitor carotid vessel wall volume changes over time and identify factors that contribute to changes, according to a study in this months issue of Radiology. In addition, researchers found that patients not receiving statin therapy had a faster increase in vessel wall volume changes.

eHealth Global connects six rad centers to provide images to NY RHIO

Physicians are now able to see radiology imagesincluding x-rays, MRI, CT and ultrasoundfrom six radiology centers in the Rochester, N.Y., area through the Rochester RHIO, the communitys regional health information organization, with the assistance of eHealth Global Technologies (eHGT).

U.S. Census: 15.4% of the U.S. population uninsured, more on govt coverage

Between 2007 and 2008, the number of people covered by private health insurance decreased from 202 million to 201 million, while the number covered by government health insurance climbed from 83 million to 87.4 million, according to statistics released yesterday through the U.S. Census Bureau.

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AI in Healthcare
A modest proposal to rally AI regulators around a simple game plan

As debate simmers over how best to regulate AI, experts continue to offer guidance on where to start, how to proceed and what to emphasize. A new resource models its recommendations on what its authors call the “SETO Loop.”

Cardiovascular Business
FDA commissioner urges clinicians to join fight against medical misinformation

FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, said the clinical community needs to combat health misinformation at a grassroots level. He warned that patients are immersed in a "sea of misinformation without a compass."

AI in Healthcare
4 points crucial to the nimble regulation of GenAI

With generative AI coming into its own, AI regulators must avoid relying too much on principles of risk management—and not enough on those of uncertainty management.

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