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‘Big Breakthrough’: New Low-Field MRI Is Safer and Easier
New study describes ultra low–field MRI to allow for whole-body scanning.
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People still want their medical intelligence in human form
Plus: Finding humor in the temporal lobe and comparing reproductive inequality in mammals.
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‘Stunning variation’ in CV test, procedure costs revealed at top U.S. hospitals
Should an echocardiogram cost $200 or $2,500? Such costs varied more than tenfold in some cases, not only among hospitals but also at individual...
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ISCHEMIA substudy data don’t add up, cardiac surgeons say
Discrepancies between the paper and supplemental data have been slow to come to light, but the substudy authors say it’s a simple formatting error...
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‘Where does it hurt?’: Primary care tips for common ortho problems
An accurate diagnosis of the underlying cause of discomfort is key to appropriate management of knee and shoulder pain.
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Hybrid ACC 2022 resurrects the live scientific session
The ACC offers a traditional in-person meeting spanning all of cardiology paired with what could be a lasting legacy of the pandemic, a robust,...
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Tiny hitchhikers like to ride in the trunk
Flushing fireworks, MRI metamaterials, and the architecture of intelligence.
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Fully endovascular mitral valve replacement a limited success in feasibility study
Although progress in transcatheter mitral valve replacement has been slow compared with TAVR’s rapid ascent, its transition from a transapical to...
Conference Coverage
FFR-guided PCI falls short vs. surgery in multivessel disease: FAME 3
PCI guided by FFR assessment may have yielded better outcomes in patients with less complex coronary anatomy, researchers say; others doubt the...
From the Journals
PCPs play a small part in low-value care spending
Study indicates waste was widely distributed among specialties.
From the Journals
Chest imaging guidelines released for pediatric COVID-19
The authors wrote the consensus statement to help clinicians evaluate children with potential COVID-19, interpret chest imaging findings, and...